The inevitable had happened and there was no real surprise why. Ruth had spent countless days and nights now bringing the life back to Edward, his eyes warm again... she dedicated herself to getting him to eat and sleep and tried not to love him.

But she did... she loved him very much. She could no sooner stop herself from doing so than anyone else in her shoes.

She was slowly dusting to have a think. Her mother and father would probably find disappointment in her yet again and the idea hurt but she would accept that yoke and take accountability. She was so tired of looking for the one when her person was Edward Blackwood.