Josephine sighed softly as Raoul leaned against her a little, but he soon pulled back. She did not complain, knowing he was just being careful; they both knew how Alyxander would act, though The William's were a different case. But they surely would not tear them apart of a simple little kiss... well, a kiss. Her smile brightened at his comment, and she looked into his golden gaze with her own ocean blue eyes. "And you as well. I have been cooped up in this house, unless under my disguise, without any true friends or any life to live. But you showed me that there are paths to life that are different from what your fate had been destined to be. I could not bear to make my own choices and follow my heart until I met you. You freed me."