Except, the more she thought about it, the more she realized that it wasn't one-sided. Not entirely. Antonin loved her far more than she loved him. That was a fact that could never be disputed. But, she respected him and evidently, at some point when she wasn't paying close attention, that began to bloom into something more than she ever expected. She felt safer, calmer when he was the same room. Knowing that she had a staunch ally on her side warmed her heart. For once, it wasn't even a selfish feeling. She was willing and ready to offer him her own protection if required. Maybe it wasn't what the great love songs were written about or would never fill the pages of a classic romance novel, but maybe, just maybe, it was something real.