Lia and Rafe's Forever

Chapter One

(Lia's POV)

I scan the paper in front of me and sigh. It's a report from one of the bands of farmers that had settled in the Cam Lanteax, saying that their fields weren't growing well. They asked for food, their crops weren't enough to feed all the mouths they had. I signed my name, granting the request, but we were running low on food in the main Vendan settlement as well. Despite the flourish under my rule, things are still tight. I moan as I slide the paper away and glance at the stack of paper I still need to finish. My candle is burning low, and the windows show pure darkness outside. Leaning back in my chair, my eyelids slip shut. My breathing begins to slow until I fall into a deep slumber. I don't hear when there's a knock at the door, or wake when hands slip around me to pick me up. I do feel when I'm laid down onto a soft bed, and feel a body's warmth materialize in the bed beside me. The covers appear over me and a soft kiss is placed on my forehead before I succumb to the warmth of the bed and the weight of an arm wrapped protectively around my waist.