Page 34 of Her Silent Knight

Indeed, this treasure was theirs. Her scent washed over him. Her natural scent, a scent unique to her. She smelled of fire and flowers. It was unlike anything he’d smelled before. He burned that scent into his memory. If they were ever separated, he’d be able to find her.

We will not be separated from her.

“I have no intention of that happening. The Deciders, however...”

Will die if they try to harm her.

“We don’t even know where they’re located. We can’t take the fight to them. And for as long as I’ve been here, I’ve never heard of them taking the fight to anyone. They always send their henchmen.”

Their henchmen will die.

“I don’t think keeping her safe is going to be as easy as that.”

You doubt our ability to kill those who come after her?

“Hell no. I’m ready for that. I doubt our ability to keep her from making those late-night trips to the frozen region.”

Oh... that.

“Yeah, that. If I tell her she can’t go, she’ll probably try to burn me up again.”

That sounds like something our mate will do. That will only bring her pain.

“I would accompany her on the nights I don’t have to stand watch at the compound. But on my watch nights, I’d have to send someone else with her.”

We cannot entrust her safety to anyone else.

“Which is why we’re going to have a problem keeping her safe. Fuck it. I just won’t let her go.”

Eventually, she’ll come to understand we’re only doing what we have to in order to protect her.

“She will. That’s settled then. Once we get her to the compound, she’ll remain safely inside until I find a way to return us to the Mortal Plane. Even if it takes another sixty years to do so.”

It’s for the best.

“It is.”

He would keep her safe. Even if doing so angered her. He’d rather have her mad at him than have her be captured by The Deciders’ henchmen. In time, she’d get over her anger and learn to love being safe within the walls of the compound.

She’d make friends. She could even help the other females who live there with the daily chores. Her life would be much safer there than it had been here. He just needed to find a way to convince her of that without her trying to kill him.

Good luck with that.