Oh, how warm hearing those words made Henry feel. For a moment, it was as if all the heat he felt in his body settled in his chest and spilled outward from there. He never could have imagined loving someone in this strange place so very much. With his free hand, Henry traced the curve of Gaura's cheek. The other continued in its languid pace.

"I love you," he murmured back, voice low and breathless.