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Her eyes darted everywhere but to his. “I’m going back to my life, Quaide.”
“Back to your life,” he repeated.
She nodded. “Now that Rain is feeling more in charge of herself, she can make her own decisions. She wants to go to cosmetology school. But I will ask if she wants to come with me or take the risk and stay.”
“And you want to leave why?”
She burst out, “If that man is capable of putting that look of fear on Lark’s face, I have to get as far away from here as possible!”
He brushed his fingers over her skin. “You can’t go anywhere, Dove. You don’t have a ride. But…there might be a company car.”
His words made her mouth snap shut. “What are you talking about?”
He waved a hand at the blueprints. “That space you asked about is your personal office. I was gonna offer you a job before you resigned. I still want that.”
She folded her arms and shook her head. “It won’t work, Quaide. If it means sleeping with you or working with you, I’m sleeping with you.”
A possessive growl vibrated in his throat. “Yes, you will be sleeping with me, baby. Why do you think you can’t do both? Because for me…it’syou.It’s alwaysbeenyou. I thought you knew that when I asked you to marry me. And you accepted.”
“But you’re by the book. I don’t follow every rule. Life is too messy for rules.”
He cut his fingers through his hair. “I’m writing a new book.”
She started twisting away from him, but he grabbed her hand and held her. Reaching into his pocket, he located the slender band supporting a fat diamond. When he withdrew it, his heart thundered.
Gazing deep into her eyes, he said in a low voice, “Dove Priester, love of my life. Heart of my heart. I asked you before to be my wife, and I meant every word of that question. This just makes it official.” He held the ring up in front of her eyes.
They widened. Her lips popped open on a soft cry.
“Oh, Quaide! Yes!” She threw her arms around him, scrambling up his body and wrapping her thighs around his waist. Their lips crashed together in a stamp of unbridled passion that sealed the deal on their love.
When they broke apart, she dropped her forehead to his and stared into his eyes. “I love you so much.”
“I love you with my whole heart. I’m going to keep you safe from harm. You and Rain both.”
“You already have proved that.”
“I’m going to worship you until the day I die. Not to mention worshipping this body… And make sure you come to bed with those glasses on.” He squeezed her ass.
Her eyes glowed with love and joy. “Keep your voice down. We don’t want anyone overhearing us!”
He rumbled a laugh and leaned in to capture her luscious lips. “I don’t care who knows how I feel about you. You’re my world, Dove.”
Their mouths fused in a lingering kiss to seal the deal.
