AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Yes, he is your father’s enemy. But he isn’t yours.”
My head whipped up, shock rolling off me in waves.
His lip curled up, tugging at those sexy lip rings. “You said that out loud.”
“I’m tired,” I mumbled.
“You trust me, right?”
“Yes,” I answered instantly because, as much as my head cautioned me, my heart overruled and instinct insisted. “I do.”
“Then trust me when I say my father won’t tell anyone what I told him in confidence. No one else will know.”
I nodded.
“The point is no one blames you for his actions, okay? My parents understand this has nothing to do with you. They accept my choice, and that choice is you. I don’t expect you to ever see them. My love has no conditions, okay? Just…” His voice faded away, and he swallowed nervously.
“Just what?” I asked, feeling nervous too.
“Just let me love you.”
And then I knew. The risk could never outweigh the reward because the reward was unconditional love.
How could I turn that down? It was what I’d always wanted. Love with no conditions. No expectations. No forcing myself to fit.
And if Arsen could love me without conditions, then I could do the same.
I guess, in the end, it didn’t matter who our parents were.
Star-crossed lovers we were not because there was no reason big enough to keep us apart.
“One condition,” I whispered.
“Yes.” He was quick to agree.
I smiled. “I didn’t tell you what it was yet.”
“I don’t care what it is. It’s worth the price. It’s worth you.”
Fucking swoon.
“I’ll let you love me unconditionally,” I said, “if you’ll let me love you the same.”
Oh, his smile was blinding. It actually halted the beating of my heart. And we sat there smiling at each other, a moment stolen from time.
Turns out I wasn’t rearranging my life for him. I was watching it fall into place.
32
Arsen
ELITE GROUP CHAT
*Prism adds Arsen to chat*
Kruger: OMG! It’s bad enough I have to look at the guy at the breakfast table, and now he’s in our chat.
Ryan: He’s elite now.
