C181 Unyielding Love

His lips curled into a soft, knowing smirk. "It’s too late," he murmured, his eyes never leaving hers. "I’ve already swum so far that there’s no turning back."

Then, with a passion that sent a shiver through her very soul, he declared, "I hold these stars as my witness, and the earth itself as my vow—I choose you. If I must abandon my wealth, then so be it. If the breath in my lungs defies me