Chapter 1002

• "Hana Sulkanen, would you do me the honor of consenting to be my partner, spouse and better half?" I requested.
• The conversations around us sputtered, then ceased all together. Even the wait staff was looking our way. Hana...Hana was stunned, quite literally. It began with a tremble in the lips. Her eyes watered up, then she gulped twice. Her eyes flitted over the necklace, then back at me.
• "Yes I will, Cáel Nyilas," she sniffed. "I will be your partner, spouse and equal half."