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"It doesn't take much to make us happy. Sometimes one person is all it takes and it is the most unexpected journeys that leads us to our happiness. All we need to have is a little faith and trust."
                                                            -MC
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"Wait, stop!" Kiara shouts rather loudly.

"What is it? Did you see someone?" Marquése holds onto her back trying to drag her down to hide both of their bodies from the person that she might have seen.

"No that's not it." She sighs and stares at the ground while he stares at her.

Was she being crazy for thinking this?

"What is it then?"

"Are you sure? Are you sure you're ready to step cross this line and enter this world. I don't want you to make a decision you can't live with and I don't want you to blame me for it. We both know that when we do step over, there is no going back."

He heard her words and the finality of them sunk into his head.

"If you're asking if I'm sure I want to go in there and face your parents then no, no I'm not sure I want to do that. But if your asking me if I'm willing to walk in with you, to not let you walk away after all of this then yes I'm so sure of that because you aren't going anywhere.
We are here now and I'm not loosing you, not after we've come this far.

She felt a little flutter somewhere in her chest and smiled up at her mate.
"Ok let's go then."

They both held each other's hand and stepped over the border line, officially entering her lands.

"Let's go this way. We need to avoid the guards and I know somewhere we can stay for a little while."

They creep through Pack Vencer, trying to avoid running into anyone and luckily they don't come across many people.

They both stop, hiding behind some bushes when they reached the desired destination.

"Ok so that one over there. We have to get to it before anyone sees us or else we're in big trouble."

"Ok so we'll wait till she leaves and then we'll go."

"Ok", Kiara agrees

The coast becomes clear and they both shoot off, running across a field and up to a small house.

They come to a stop at the back of it, trying the knob and praying to Goddess that it was opened.
The back door pushed open and there hearts sang as they entered the house.

Closing the door behind them, their backs slide down the cool wood, until they touch the floor, finally being able to breathe in peace

"Oh thank Goddess."

"Who's house is this?"

"It's my best friend's, the one you-"

She didn't even get the chance to finish her sentence because the front door opened immediately and in came Khal.

"Kiara?! You're back!
And who the fúck are you?!"

"Khal wait! Khal stop!"

Kiara goes between the two men, playing referee as Khal comes towards them. He is angry at Marquése for some reason and tries to charge at him every chance he gets.

"Khal look at me. It's me. Stop it."

It was like reality clicked and he finally got back to his senses. He holds her face in both his hands probably seeing her properly for the first time since he came through the door.

"Oh my Goddess, Kia. It's been so long, where have you been?! I've been looking everywhere for you and I couldn't find you. Why didn't you come home-"

"Hey, Hey slow down K, I'm fine ok. I was just dealing with some things. I needed time. I'm fine."

"Yeah I bet it had everything to do with this halfbreed huh?"

"What are you talking about? Why would you call him that?"

Khal is giving Marquése the evil eye and it's only now that Kiara has had a chance to look at him since her best friend bursted through the door.

"Is that true?"

"No."
His words are soft and simple but somehow she believes him.

"Look can we all just sit down and talk? Please?" She gives Khal her special eyes and he succumbs to her magic easily.

"Fine"

Both Kiara and Khal sit down, finally ready to talk but Marquése remains standing.

"I don't know where I'm allowed to-"

"Come here. Sit by me."

He takes her outstretched hand and settles in the seat beside her as farthest away from Khal as he can possibly get.

"Ok good. Now I need you two to answer my questions."

After about fifteen minutes Khal is all caught up on the minority of what took place when his best friend was missing. She didn't tell him that Marquése kidnapped her but she didn't think he needed to know that. He would just want to kill him and that wouldn't be good for anyone now would it?

"Wow." He said slowly, his mind was truly blown.

"So all this time you were just out there?"
This question was directed at Marquése to which he just gave a simple answer.

"Yes."

"Why do you smell like a half-breed?"

"I don't know. I'm different but I'm not a half-breed."

"Hmm ok. So what now? You need a plan."
Khal wasn't too convinced with that answer but he let it slide.

"Uh", Kiara thinks out loud, "now we... get food because I'm starving."

"Haha" They all laugh at her awful attempt at a distraction.

"Let's feed you two then."

Khal cooked and they all ate dinner, now feeling full.

"Thank you for letting us stay here Khal, I appreciate it."

"Don't you even mention that. You're my best friend, you know I'd do anything for you. I love you."

A soft growl rings out in the small room and it catches both of them off guard.
"Really Marquése?"

"It's Greyson."

She didn't expect him to say that, it's the first Greyson had ever spoken to her like this.

"Oh. Hi Greyson." She walks to him, slowly sitting beside him on the sofa.

She strokes his hair and Khal watches the interaction from afar before slowly creeping away and into his own room.

"Hello"
His voice sounds so proper unlike Marquése's she had to smile at that.

They both stayed there talking to each other for a while until some how they both ended up laying beside each other on the couch. He was quiet for a while and Kiara thinks that he had fallen asleep.

"I'm not sleeping. Just enjoying the feel of you."

That caught her off guard but she completely disregards his statement and scream out at him.
"Stop doing that!"

He raises up slightly and they both stare into each other's eyes as he scrunches up his face in a cute little way. She swears that she can feel an 'awe' coming from the depths of her but does well to hold it back.

"What do you mean? I just listened to what you said."

"But I didn't say it out loud, I said it in my mind. You read my mind again."

"Oh"

"Oh?"

"I'm sorry, I- I'll try to stop doing it."

"Thank you"

"Can we resume laying peacefully together now?"

"Um-", she tried to speak but her statement is cut short because he doesn't even wait for an answer, he just lays back down and engulfs her body in his scent.

His sweet, masculine scent.

How did she get here again?

He's nuzzling into her and Kiara is trying to stay still but she can't seem to. This is the man that she hated greatly up until yesterday but now she's wanting to lovingly stroke his hair until he falls asleep.

How can this be happening so fast?

"Don't beat yourself up", he raises his head once again and they look into each others eyes. She doesn't know how she knows it but something is telling her that this was Marquése now and not Greyson.

"Good guess Kitty."

She's ready to scold him again for reading her mind but he continues nonetheless,

"I hated you too, I still want to hate you deep down and I want to try so hard at it, I just can't anymore. I need you."

Kiara lets out a heavy sigh at that

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

He gives her a slight warning look, basically saying that she should tell him what was on her mind.

"Look I just want for this to go ok, for them to accept you like I do"

"I know you do, but it's not that simple. I'm not like you Kiara and we have history together."

"I know that, I understand that but it shouldn't mean that they should still carry hate for you. It's the past. Right?"

"That's not the only reason, look I-"

"Please no more negative details ok. I don't want there to be another reason to worry, so please don't say it. This will all go ok, it has to."

The look in her eye tells him that it was better if he kept this one to himself. It was a vital part of their history together but he didn't want her to worry anymore than she was now.
Besides no one could change the past.

"Ok you're right. I will work twice as hard as anyone else to know everything about living in your world and everything else that it takes ok?"

"Ok, because I can't loose you, not when I've just really found you" He smiles at her words and kisses her forehead lovingly.

No matter how hard it gets he's still her mate, the same mate that never really had anyone. So she was determined to show him that he really has her.

"I can't loose you either."

He takes her into his arms and they both lay there, getting comfortable. He cuddles her into his side and she had never felt more happier, safer or at peace in her entire life.
It was like coming home. He was her real home.

Tears of joy spring to her eyes and she sniffs.
"Its been so long, everyone else in my village has their own mate. They had all given up hope on me. They thought I wouldn't be able to produce an heir and give them the next ruler so most of them gave up on me. I could feel them loosing faith in me every single day that I passed them by."

Kiara sobs into his chest and it takes him by surprise. Who knew someone so strong could break down like this.

"Hey, hey don't cry. I'm here now, its all going to be OK." He tries to console her but that only makes her cry more. This time in happiness.

"Baby please don't cry"

"Baby?" She laughs through her tears and he follows suit, using his thumbs to wipe them from under her eyes.

"Maybe, if you'll let me."

She blushes at his statement getting the underlying meaning of it.

"Are you willing to try?"

He raises up his head slightly and she stares at his handsome face. He stares right back at her thinking over his answer.

"Are you seriously thinking about it?! I'm kidding! This is way too soon." she bursts out laughing.

"Yeah you're right but I'd still do anything to make you happy"
His statement makes her feel so giddy inside.

"I know."

She resumes laying beside him and cuddle into him.

"Having you beside me, always. That is the only thing that I need to make me happy."