Kapitel 197: Heroine Chapter: My Possum [2/2]

At first I thought this was normal. But the wombat wasn't like that, and I was afraid he would do the same if he found out. 

When I imagined him telling me to go away, my heart hurt so much. Bella told me the wombat didn't care. But I was still afraid. 

What if he did? 

Where would I go if I could not be with him? 

Only when I heard it in his own words did my fears disappear. After he found out what we did in Japan, his answer made me very happy.

"Cut the nonsense Bella. We've been through a lot together. You girls are mine. I would never let any of you go unless you betrayed me. I just wanted to make sure everyone got out okay."

The relief that flooded my body that day almost made my knees wobbly.

For the first time, someone had said I was theirs. It felt unreal. To belong to someone. I had been told that the only way to belong to someone was to be married to them.

'I want to be his, and I want him to be mine,' I wished.