I'll Stand By You

Chapter 14: The Dark Island

"Sabrina!"

I ignored Caspian's calls as I reached the shore of the island where our ship was. With my magic I had destroyed majority of the plants without even realising it. I forgot just how powerful my magic could get, especially with my emotions. Just before I could board the ship, I felt a tug on my arm. I whipped around to find Caspian with a serious expression on his face.

"Let go of me!" I snapped.

He then grabbed both of my wrists as I struggled to set myself free of my grasp. However Caspian was much stronger than me, and he soon had me pinned to the ground with my wrists above my head.

"Will you stop acting like a child?" He asked.

That's where I lost it. "Oh I'm acting like a child? You're the one who couldn't keep their eyes off of the bloody star!"

"What are you talking about?" He asked. "I was just trying to be friendly."

"Friendly?" I scoffed. "By calling her beautiful and asking her if you'd see her again?!"

Then a voice...the same one from when I was in Coriakin's library reached my ears. "Caspian doesn't love you, he loves another...he's lying to you, Sabrina."

"You love her, don't you?" I asked, on the brink of tears.

"My love, are you jealous of Lilandril?" Caspian asked.

"Don't avoid the question!" I snapped as I drew my sword out and pointed it towards him. "Now answer me damn it! Do you love her?!"

"Sabrina! Stop! Don't give into temptation!"

I looked over to see Lucy and the others staring at me with surprised and horrified looks. I turned towards Caspian to see the same expression on his face. I placed my sword back in my scabbard, not daring to look my husband in the eye. What have I done? I nearly let the evil tempt me into hurting the one I love.

"Sabrina." Caspian said as he reached out to me.

"What have I done?" I whispered. "I nearly let the evil tempt me...all because I was jealous of Lilandril. But it's only natural, after all she's far more beautiful than me."

"Stop that." Caspian scolded as he placed his fingers beneath my chin. "Look at me. You are far more beautiful than any woman I've ever met in Narnia. And I mean it, Sabrina."

"I'm sorry I doubted your love for me." I confessed. "I just get easily jealous when you're around a woman like Lilandril...and it makes me wonder that maybe you'll lose your love for me and abandon me."

"Never say that again. I would never do such a thing." Caspian assured me. "I'd be a fool to leave such a loving and wonderful family. I have everything I could ever want, I have a beautiful wife and two wondrous children. What more could I have?"

"You're right, I'm sorry."

He then placed his hands on my cheeks. "I don't care how many times I say it, because I'll never get tired of telling you how much I love you...however it hurts me when you don't see how beautiful you are. To me you are my everything, without you or our children I would not be here. Now let's go, we have a task to fulfil."