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Turns out we could.
Locke had been socking away all of the cash that he made doing jobs. He had enough money for us to move out here, buy a nice house right on the beach, and buy the jet ski rental hut nearby.
The business is doing well. So well, in fact, that we’re talking about adding one or two more on the other islands. I do the books and payroll, but we have employees who work for us and run the day-to-day things. Locke said that he just wanted to relax and spend time with his wife.
That had been a joke between us for a while since the passports and IDs that we got said that we were married. I never knew if Locke asked them to do that or if they just assumed when we walked in. If I had to guess, I would say that Locke asked them.
He asked me to marry him three months after we got here. He said he wanted it to be official. I said yes, of course.
Locke is the love of my life. He’s changed a lot since he stopped being the mafia’s enforcer. He smiles more now, even jokes with me on occasion. He’s terrible at it, but he’s getting better.
I have high hopes he’ll be making terrible dad jokes before our baby gets here in seven months.
When I told Locke the news, I had been nervous about his reaction. Did he even want kids? I didn’t need to be worried, though. He wants it all with me.
He's already started baby proofing our house and I know he'll kill anyone who even so much as threatens to harm a hair on our kid’s head. He's going to be the best dad.
He’s only grown more protective of me since I told him that I was pregnant. I expected that. My big growly alpha loved to follow me around before, but now it seems like even more of an obsession.
I'm finally creating the family I was too afraid to even dream of. I had been so scared of winding up in a relationship like my parents had, but Locke is the furthest thing from my dad. He would do anything to care for and provide for me and our baby and I never have to doubt that because he shows me his love and devotion every single day.
“Are you hungry, angel?” Locke asks, his lips skating up my neck to my ear.
“I always am lately,” I say with a laugh and I feel Locke smile against my skin.
“I’m slacking on my responsibilities, then,” he jokes and I lean back into him. “Let’s get you fed.”
“If you insist,” I say, letting my husband pull me to my feet. “I love you, Locke.”
“I know, angel. I love you, too.”
His lips meet mine and I smile. I never would have guessed this would happen when I first woke up to him in my apartment, but him kidnapping me was the best thing to ever happen to me.
He’s my dark knight. The captor of my heart.
My happy ending.
THIRTEEN
Locke
Five Years Later…
I smileas I hold my little girl in my arms and watch my wife and son wade into the crystal clear blue water. Liam, my son, giggles as the waves come in, splashing against his stomach. My wife laughs, loving seeing our kid having fun.
Keyera is the best mom. She’s so caring, so giving. She would do anything to put a smile on their faces and to make sure they’re safe. She spends her days making sure they both know how loved they are.
Seeing her become a mom has only made me fall for her more. I didn’t think that was possible since I was already head over heels obsessed with her before, but the first time that I saw her with our son in her arms, I just fell deeper.
We've expanded our jet ski rental business over the years and now we have three huts on each of the islands and over a hundred employees. I fill in where I'm needed, but for the most part, Keyera runs the business. She's in her element there, too. She loves making the decisions, loves running the numbers and showing me how successful she's made each rental hut. I couldn't be prouder of her and I know how important being self-sufficient and successful is to her, so I don't try to intervene.
Instead, I stay home with the kids. I love driving Liam to school every day and then taking Rose home to play with her. My daughter has me wrapped around her finger. She has since the moment she was born and I’m powerless to say no to her.
I think it’s the way that Rose looks up at me. She makes me feel like I’m her whole world. Like I’m her hero.
“Daddy, can I touch the water?” Rose asks and I nod, already moving to do as she asks.
Keyera and Liam are a little farther out in the water but they head back toward the beach when they see us approaching.
