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“My wife is too.” He releases me and steps a little closer.
“Thank you.” Despite everything, I find myself blushing as if we just met. “What’s this for?” I look at the sculpture again.
“A present for you.”
My eyes widen. “Me? You did this for me?”
“Yeah. I was trying to get it finished by tomorrow.”
“I love it. I truly do.”
“Then I’m glad. I… told you once that you weren’t my Persephone, but life proved me wrong, showing me how blind I was to see what was right in front of me.” Shame steals the spark from the awe in his expression. “I lost you for the sake of money and power.”
“I’m here, though.” I dip my head.
“Not to tell me you’re leaving me?” He lifts my chin, and as our eyes lock, I think of all the things I wanted to say when I jumped in my car and drove here.
“No.” At that confirmation, hope fills his eyes. “My dad gave me the asset document, and I just wanted to see you. I wanted to thank younow.”
“It shouldn’t have had my name on it in the first place.”
“I understand why you did what you did.”
“But it’s not understandable that I hurt you.” He intensifies his stare. “No matter what I stood to gain.”
“You must think I’m foolish for not wanting to sell the place for the three hundred million when I have nothing. It’s a ton of money. Money I can’t even conceive, so maybe I am foolish.” I smirk, although my choice would remain the same.
“You aren’t foolish at all.” He gives me a warm smile. “Of course, three hundred million is a ton of money, but it’s not like I needed it. You didn’t need it either at the time you found out about the sale. I understand there are some things you can’t put a price on. Sunset Cove is one of them. I’m also aware that if someone is willing to offer you that much money for something, it means it’s worth more to you to keep it. In this case, there is no price to match the value.”
I nod, grateful he understands me. At the same time, I acknowledge things couldn’t have worked out for him the way he wanted.
“What does that mean for you? If you gave me back Sunset Cove, did your grandfather sort things out for you to still take control of the company?”
“No.” His voice sounds heavy. “I left Grayson Inc. the other day.”
My heart tumbles, falling into the pit of my stomach, where it continues to sink lower and lower.
“What?” I didn’t expect this. “You left?”
“It was for the best. That was my original plan when I first found out my grandfather was retiring. I never planned to work under my father or Bastian, so I’ll start my own company when I get around to it.”
“But you wanted the CEO position at Park Avenue. I thought your grandfather might have worked something out.”
“He wanted to, but it wouldn’t have been fair. I made the right choice, Aurora.”
“But you worked so hard.”
“I love you.” He says those three words I’ve longed to hear without any prelude or preamble. They just fall from his lips as effortlessly as a gentle breath and wrap around me like warm sunlight. “I love you, and that is all that matters to me. I’m so sorry for everything I did. I’m sorry for ever making you feel like I didn’t choose you, and I’m sorry for hurting you, but most of all, I’m sorry for not telling you how much I love you before now. I could have told you the moment we met.”
His words dissolve the pain and angst I’ve held in my heart for the last few days, allowing the love I feel for him to flow through me like a never-ending river.
Love welcomes the forgiveness I found so hard days ago, and I feel like I’ve been placed on another path. A path that can only lead to happiness.
“Knight…” My voice trails off, captured by the swirl of emotion swelling in my soul.
He takes my hand, presses it to his chest, and I feel his vibrant heartbeat, beating with conviction to prove the determination in his words.
“I won’t let you go, Aurora.” He smiles. “I meant what I said when I told you I want always with you, so I won’t allow you to leave meeveragain. I’ll do whatever it takes to win you back for good, even if it takes me until the rest of forever.”
