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Some might say I gave in too easily, but if a man is willing to kill another to keep me safe, then I would be a fool not to forgive them. We’re new at this, but I have no doubt that what he said was true.
They kept a secret, which was wrong, but they did it with good intentions.
It’s time to let go of the past.
It’s time to start fresh.
Life is too fucking short not to.
“I love you too.” I kiss Raff deeply and turn to Astro. “And I love you.” I kiss him, wiping away his tears as I turn to Cillian. “I love you.” I kiss him before turning to Dal. “I love you, my beautifully flawed protector.” I kiss him deeply. I let them hold me, my voice soft. “We need to talk and discuss what happened, but I’m all in if you’ll have me. You made mistakes and so did I. I shouldn’t have shut down, shouldn’t have run away just because it was easier. I should have fought.”
“It doesn’t matter now. All that matters is that we are together,” Astro says, staring into my eyes, and just like that, I forgive them.
Humans are flawed beings, but holding onto the hurt will only make me bitter and lonely. I have a chance at a love so deep, it will scar my world, and this, like Vin mentioned, is worth fighting for no matter what.
“You are our life,” Cillian says, squeezing my hand.
“Our reason for living,” Dal adds.
“I don’t plan on changing though,” I start, needing them to know. “I’ll still be a pain in the ass.”
Astro smirks. “Our pain.”
“Baby, we never wanted you to change. We love you for who you are,” Raff promises.
“Okay then.” I snuggle back into their arms, where I should have been all along.
Sometimes things need to break apart to come back together, and when they do, their flaws are what make them shine with beauty. Those imperfections make them unique, one of a kind.
Just like our love.
I vow in that moment to never hold myself back from them again. I’ll tell them I love them every day, and I won’t be scared of it anymore because I know wherever I go, they will follow.
I let them hold me as the sun shines down on us, and when I pull back, I’m crying and grinning. “Take me home?”
“Anything you ask, Miss Harrow.”
SIXTY-ONE
It will take us a few days to get home, not that we are in any rush. We use the time with Reign, without anyone else prying, to heal together. For the first night, we stay in a rural hotel on a lake with hardly anyone around, and as I approach the firepit they sit around, my eyes are drawn to my girl. She has on one of our oversized sweaters and her leggings, but she looks so beautiful that I just stare for a moment.
Reign loves deeply, and I know we are damn lucky she forgave us.
Finding my seat at her back, I hold her in my arms as the others joke and laugh. This is the happiest they have been since she walked out of that boardroom. I know we still have a lot to talk about and work through, but that will come in time.
For now, this is all I need.
Our job as her bodyguards might be over, but as her lovers, we will be at her side until death calls us home. Where Reign Harrow goes, we go.
A few hours later, I lift her into my arms. “It’s late, and you need rest.”
The others quickly agree, and we work as a team to get the room organized. We sweep it for bugs and cameras and then push the beds together. Once she’s showered, I clean and redress her wound for her and give her medication before she crawls into the middle of the bed. I turn off the lights, and we all pile in around her, protecting our heart.
It isn’t long before snores fill the air, and I move closer.
I hold her in the dark while the others sleep, watching her lashes crest over her cheeks as she sighs. “Thank you for forgiving us. We’ll never hurt you again.”
“You better not,” she whispers with a wicked grin, and I smile.
