This was one of the few times Kalina had been left wondering what to do. So, she spent a few precious seconds of indecision until she chose to take one of his hands.
"Hey, Valian. It is alright."
"Is it alright, Kal?" He looked at her with terrible eyes. "I just received a report about the damn man daring to overstep his bounds and right after that, this. Not even his ashes will remain…"
Shit.Kalina swallowed. She knew very well what that this was.
"That's not going to happen." She stated calmly. "Never. That hateful noble is not going to lay a finger on me. Valian, calm down." She asked at the end. "You know I'm not that helpless."
"I can't…" His answer came with a tremor.
Oh, shit. The flames grew larger and the heat increased. Out of the corner of her eye, Kalina saw that Zael was slipping away, taking the ladies to safety. When they were out of sight, Kal stood on tiptoe and took Valian's face with both hands. Then she forced him to bend over and she kissed him softly.
