Witch Blood (31 page)

She frowned up into his face. “You're not going to do something dumb and ask me to marry you, are you?”

“I want you to stay, Isabelle. I love you.”

“I love you, too, Thomas, and the only place I want to be in this world is with you. I would've said yes, you know.”

Pleasure warmed him from the tips of his toes to the top of his head. “In that case, will you—”

“Yes.” She kissed him. “Yes, I will. Thank the Lady you finally got around to asking. I've always wanted to be a queen.”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, for all intents and purposes, you're the king of witchdom.”

He smiled. “And you're definitely my queen.”