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He eventually rolls over once we’ve both caught our breath. “You alright, baby?” He asks, untying my hands.
“Mhmm.” I reply, boneless. He pulls his pants up and heads to the kitchen, coming back seconds later with a glass of water that he hands to me. He lies on the bed next to me and wraps an arm around my middle, using it to pull me against him.
He’s on his side, his weight on his elbow as he looks down at me.
“Thank you.” I say, taking a sip of water.
He acknowledges it with a tip of the chin. “I’m working on being a good boyfriend.”
I set the glass down on the table next to me. “Bold of you to assume I’m your girlfriend.” I say, teasing him.
He doesn’t take the bait. “Call yourself what you want. My girlfriend. My fiancé. My future wife. Doesn’t really matter, as long as you know you’re mine.”
“You’re getting a little ahead of yourself aren’t you?”
“No, baby. You’re in this for life.” He tells me, putting a strand of hair behind my ear.
“So are you.” I tell him, reaching up to cup his neck and bring his mouth down on mine. “But we should probably graduate and get jobs first.”
“About that,” He says, reaching over to grab his pants. His hand dives into its back pocket and comes back holding a small card, the size of a business card. “Look what I received this morning.”
I grab the paper from him. It's incredibly heavy for being such a small size. The back is beautiful, designs of silver and black that speak to the quality of the car. I turn it over and read the back.
The King is dead. Long live the King.
Congratulations Rogue Royal on your appointment as the new Chief Executive Officer of Crowned King Industries.
CKI
“Holy shit.” I say, my gaze snapping up to meet his.
“You’re telling me.”
“Does that mean that you’re moving?” I say, disappointed. I doubt he can run a company from Aubonne.
“No,” He answers, “I’m going to get an interim CEO until I graduate. But it means that I’m going to move once I do.” He gives me a knowing look. “It’ll have to be somewhere in the US.”
I wrap my arms around his neck, bringing him closer to me.
“That means you’ll move back with me?” I ask, joy clear in my voice. I hadn’t wanted to think about our future, what we would do once we graduated. There’s no way I can live so far away from my mom long term, and I’d been afraid it would be a long distance relationship at best, a breakup at worst.
“I told you, I’m not letting you go.”
We kiss deeply before I pull back and peer up at him with a blinding smile. “Good, because I’m not either.”
The End
Epilogue
Rogue
I’m running late.
Bellamy’s going to be pissed at me if I make us late to her graduation party, but I have a good reason.
She’ll forgive me.
In the little over four and a half years that we’ve been together, a lot has changed. We graduated and moved to Chicago. I took over my position as CEO of Crowned King Industries and she’s been attending the University of Chicago.
