Total pages in book: 91
Estimated words: 86322 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 432(@200wpm)___ 345(@250wpm)___ 288(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 86322 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 432(@200wpm)___ 345(@250wpm)___ 288(@300wpm)
Emotion swelled so fast and fierce inside me I thought I might burst. I couldn’t even read the contract through the blur of tears.
“It’s okay if you’ve changed your mind,” he murmured, a thread of fear beneath his calm.
The love inside me climbed higher—pressed against my ribs, my throat—until a startled, breathless laugh escaped. Then another. And another.
I dropped the papers and threw my arms around his shoulders.
He stilled, hope flickering in his dark eyes.
“Yes, Lucian. I’ll marry you. A real marriage.” I tried for a stern look and failed miserably. “And not your version of a real marriage—an actual one. Love and all.”
“Love, babies, and all?” he asked cautiously, like he knew he might be pushing his luck.
Another bright laugh spilled from me, my cheeks aching from smiling. “Yeah. Babies and all.”
A low growl rumbled from his chest before he crushed his mouth to mine—fierce and certain—like he was sealing the promise into place so neither of us could ever take it back.
He pulled away just enough for his breath to ghost across my lips. “Say it.”
“I love you.”
“Again.”
“I love you, Lucian Daire.”
“Again,” he growled, his face shining with a vibrant smile.
“I love yo—”
He kissed me before I could finish, colliding his lips with mine until we lost ourselves.
We lost ourselves in the freedom of letting go of the past. We gave in to the love we both learned could hurt. We gave over to finding it again in each other, knowing we were safe to be who we were always meant to be.
Passionate.
Loving.
Us.