Annalise almost ended up smiling as she found his way of motivating her a little bit funny even if he was speaking from the bottom of his heart. She slowly nodded her head before whispering, "Thank you."
The man surprised her once again as he cupped her face with one of his hands and captured her lips in a sweet and deep kiss that left her breathless. She heard Kenric complaining from distance but her mind was too focused on Valerius to pay attention to others.
When he finally ended the kiss and pulled his face away, she immediately turned her face away to avoid getting kissed in the middle of the road once again just in case he was not satisfied with just one kiss.
Valerius chuckled as he once again took hold of the reins as he spoke, "Let's head to the Governor's place. I heard visitors aren't allowed there after sunset, so we need to hurry."
