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She loved him.
She would lose him.
The pain would be excruciating.
“Yes. I’ll marry you, Bennett.”
“My beautiful, fearless Rowan.” Cupping the nape of her neck, he brought her to him for a kiss.
Their first kiss.
The moment his lips touched hers, she wanted to crawl inside his body with him. She wanted to share her heart so his couldn’t take him from her. She wanted to kiss him forever.
He held her tightly as his tongue stroked against hers and she raked her fingers through his dark hair as she pressed her upper body to his.
She was breathless and so was he.
Then she realized he wastoobreathless. She broke the kiss and quickly found the bottle of pills in his jacket. Bennett leaned his head against his chair and closed his eyes.
Placing the pill under his tongue, she reached out to press the button for James. The bodyguard appeared within seconds.
“Bennett.” He crossed the room, crouched at his employer’s side, and took his pulse. “You gave him a pill?”
“Yes.” Rowan took Bennett’s hand and he opened his eyes to look at her. “I’m sorry. I-I didn’t mean…”
“Don’t you dare apologize for the best kiss I’ve ever had.” The color slowly returned to his face. “I amlividat my weakness.” He put his hand on James’ shoulder. “Rowan finally agreed to marry me.”
A broad smile spread over the younger man’s face. “That’s wonderful. Congratulations, sir.”
“You’ll be my best man, James.”
“Bennett…”
“You’ve been with me more than twenty years. I have many friends but none like you. Say you’ll stand beside me when I marry the woman Fate took too long to give me.”
“I will, sir. I’d be honored.”
Looking at Rowan, Bennett said, “We need to move quickly.”
She nodded. “I don’t need anything fancy.” Wiping her face, she knelt beside his chair. “Stay with me, Bennett. Stay with me as long as you can.”
“I will. You have my word.”
* * *
Over the next month, Bennett introduced the world to Rowan. He removed all doubts about her place at his side.
After he received signatures on the settlements with his ex-wives and grown children, he sent each of them a gift and a handwritten card apologizing for his mistakes, forgiving them of theirs, and wishing them well.
He altered his will despite Rowan’s repeated pleas not to do so. Zach appeared at the estate with several judges in tow to witness it. A world-renowned psychologist came with them to attest to Bennett’s mental health at the time of the change.
Rowan spent every possible moment with Bennett, inviting him fully into the warmth and comfort of a heart that had been closed for years...certain it would never open again.
He made her laugh.
He made her think.
He made her ache with longing.
