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“How?”
“As a boy, you always ran toward the fight. As a man, you typically slapped the man first, and as the Lion. . .” He chuckled. “You typically bomb first.”
“With this war, I am not worried about myself.”
“You are worried about your kids?”
“Yes, and Emily.” I gazed back at her sleeping form. “I am not sure if she can handle another war? Italy was a lot. She came here to heal, and now. . .I wonder if this will break her.”
“No, cousin.” Tisha came closer. “Emily is just as strong as you, if not stronger.”
I studied him.
“Kazimir, I have been a first person witness to her ruthlessness, her ability to stand up and fight when it is needed. She has survived things that would break many of our men.”
“You are correct.”
Our fight in that bathroom flashed in my mind.
My mouse and I had been fierce together.
Unstoppable.
“Your mouse brought a new life into this world amidst chaos. Emilio is strong and healthy with no signs of the war in Italy.” Tisha shrugged. “If that does not symbolize strength, I do not know what does.”
His words seeped into my pores. “My mouse is strong.”
“She is.”
Relief came. “Thank you, Tisha.”
“I only reminded you of what you already knew.” Tisha gazed back at my mouse. “You and Emily. You both are a team. Unbreakable.”
His words, simple yet profound, anchored me back to reality, to the present moment where fear had no stronghold.
I took my hands out of my pockets. “We are unstoppable.”
“Yes.”
Sighing, I curled my lips into a smile. “She thinks that we should have the wedding here.”
“Amidst the war?”
“Will there ever be a time when the Lion is not in war?”
“That is a question I cannot answer.”
I thought about her dressed in white—breathtaking and sparkling in diamonds. “A wedding would be nice in the midst of this war and her healing.”
“Then, I will fly in the best tailors.”
Excitement filled me. “The best for you and me.”
“Me?”
“I expect you to be a part of the wedding party.”
Tisha’s face brightened.
