Best friends to Eternal lovers

Heading back to the little palace

Aleks lifted me up on his table where his maps were so we were eye to eye as he seemed to be admiring my surprise look. I blushed and looked away knowing he was the only one in my life to make me feel like this. Since the tent was closed up for privacy I felt Aleks unbutton the kefta I had on as I felt him move my hair out of the way. 

"Aleks what are yo-" before I could finish I felt his lips on my neck making my blush even darker as he'd been using our time wisely since reuniting. So when I gasped at feeling him bite at a spot on my neck above my kefta collar he covered my mouth when it almost turned into a moan. He always made me feel things that others couldn't as he kept up making the hickey on my neck. 

You always mark me..to show I'm yours..and I don't mind. I thought 

When he pulled away he had me look at him and smirked as I looked at him and pulled him close kissing him. He smirked as he pulled my legs where he could stand between them as we kissed. When I pulled away he just held me close but I was working my own plan as I moved his kefta and kissed his neck as I made my own hickey on him. 

After a few minutes I pulled away and smiled at my work seeing the way things were we were even. He was mine and I was his but we didn't have our soulmate marks to prove this was for us..it hurt me to think he would be meant for someone else. I felt him touch under my chin as he had me look at him. "What is on your mind? You have that look in your eyes Sunshine." He said using my nickname he'd given me to use when we're alone. "I..We haven't gotten our soulmate marks..what if we get married and.." before I finished he cut me off with a kiss. 

I kissed him back my arms wrapping around his neck as we made out like this, I wouldn't allow him to do anything else. When he pulled away he made sure I was still looking at him. "No one is better for me than you Sunshine. So if the saints think otherwise they'd be mistaken..it's as we said you're the only one for me." Aleks said as he looked at me and I smiled "And you're the only one for me. My love, My equal." I said 

After awhile he took me out of the tent as we walked around and knew that it wasn't going to be that easy. He held my hand as we walked and he took care of things he needed to as we were able to take care of things. My thoughts were everywhere between my new responsibilities, Anna, and the orphanage but I really didn't have a lot of work here as Aleks's 2nd.

I don't train with them..at least not for now. They probably think I just lay around and don't do much. I thought 

We were both in black since he was keeping my small science secret but I looked at it..the fold. His mistake but he wanted to keep me out of it even though my power could be a symbol of hope and yet..the stag. "We'll find it." He said as if he knew what I was thinking about. In truth we both knew that I could stay hidden for so long before I became apart of this so he'd been taking measures to find the best solutions. 

"Hey Amira.." I heard a familiar voice say as I looked seeing one of the boys who'd volunteered at my orphanage..but the problem was this one had been the reason I stopped letting humans volunteer there as my grip tightened a little on Aleks's hand. He stopped and noticed as he looked seeing the first army boy and then he held me close.

He motioned for Ivan and Fedyor to come over as he told them to keep the boy away and led me with him. I never opened up about the past in the orphanage but once we were alone he looked at me. "So you want to tell me what that was about? I've never felt you scared before.." He said his tone of slight anger that a human could do that to me clear. "I..I don't want to talk about it right now.." I said as I went with him 

We finished up the business there then he led me to the carriage as he got in and had the heartrenders go with us for now. Having me there by him he wrapped his arm around me as he rubbed my back knowing it wasn't going to be easy. I closed up when it was bad and he knew that since I hardly talked about the time in the orphanage. Yet the ride would be long before too long I took a deep breath. 

"I'll tell you.." I said as he looked at me but knew that I couldn't speak too freely with the others there and people were following in aid as he knocked on the top to get the carriage to stop. "Can you two join the others outside the carriage for now? I'd like to talk with her alone." Aleksander said as he knew I was clearly having a hard time with it. 

Ivan and Fedyor got out without hesitating as he knocked on the top again as we started moving again. "Alright, go ahead and talk Amira." Aleks said as he put an arm around me so I'd be comfortable. "That boy his name is Peter..he used to volunteer with the orphanage when I allowed humans. I wasn't paying attention to his flirting and advances with all my work." I said 

I tensed at the memory as I covered my mouth and tears started to fall, it wasn't even really that bad but somehow I just couldn't shake it and be ok. Aleks held me close as he let me get it out knowing a human caused this. "I should have been paying attention and he pinned me..he tried to kiss me even after I told him I was with someone..my dad kicked him out before he could try anything else.." I said as he rubbed my back. 

I calmed down as I wiped my eyes feeling silly now "Seeing him brought it all back and now that he knows I'm at the little palace.." I said but felt him put a hand under my chin and had me look at him. "He would think twice before he tries to approach you. You're under my protection with your small science secret..I'm strong enough to protect you now." 

Aleks..you're so strong but you've been hurting too..from our separations. From losing your healer..but I'm here now. I can heal those wounds..maybe. I thought 

Aleks held me as I closed my eyes relaxing with his arm around me as I dozed off on the way back. With him, I could let my guard down and know everything would be alright but going back meant I had to deal with Baghra again. "She's going to try to hit me again Aleks..she tried to hit me with her cane." I said as I knew Baghra just seemed to hate me. Hate me with him, despite how much we'd gotten close..Aleks ran his fingers through my hair to  calm me down. "Know I won't let that happen..and she's never liked anyone I'd been with. I figured she'd be more lenient with you being the granddaughter of her best friend." Aleks said 

The carriage suddenly stopped as we both looked at each other when my eyes opened and I knew something was up. He knew I couldn't do anything like this, his hatred was clear as I realized something. Without me, he was a man consumed with vengeance for those he lost but he took me and got out seeing the grisha handling the enemy but then he used the cut on one of them which made the others run. 

Aleks went over taking one of the horses and saddling it for us as he looked at Ivan and Fedyor "I'm taking her ahead. We can't afford to lose anyone so finish them off and meet back at the little palace." Aleksander told them as they nod and he had me get on as he got on ahead of me and we rode off. 

The enemy..I train the kids to take them down and if I was able to use my small science willingly instead of keeping it secret we'd have an advantage..but I'd always have a target on my back. I do anyway, an invisible target for just being Grisha..like we all do. To Aleks though, it's a bigger target being his fiancé..after all Luda died but it wasn't for being with him. I thought