Even Walburga was not about to bring up that part of the future, but she knew it was there. Her brother would leave her. But she would not voice it. Instead, she just allowed herself to relax against her brother and pretended that it was all going to be okay. It was the only way.
"I will always come back so long as you will always come back." Because she couldn't survive without him. Not really. She could live and continue, but she couldn't emotionally survive." Her eyes slid shut and she closed her hand around a bit of Alphard's shirt. "I won't give you up for anyone. You're my Alphard." She didn't want to share him, but she would have to. Eventually. For now, however, he was hers and only hers. It was a few minutes before she opened her eyes and looked up at him again. "Stay?"