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I feel myself sliding down the wall, and he tightens his grip on my ass, holding me up.
We’re both grinning like fools in love as he rests his head against my forehead. Finally, I feel like we can tackle anything together.
Lennox slowly pulls out before easing me down to my feet. We’re a mess covered in blood, sweat, and cum. My dress is ripped. His jeans are still down. But we have eyes for nothing but each other.
“We don’t have much time before Vincent and Andrea and anyone else gets here, and we’ll have to face reality, but I want you to know something first,” he says.
I nod, holding my breath in doubt.
He smiles, shaking his head. “Stop those thoughts at once.” He kisses me tenderly, and I melt into him.
“All I’m going to say is you’re the strongest person I know. And no matter what Vincent or anyone else says, you always have a choice, and that includes whether you stay married to me or any man. You always have a choice.”
Chapter 29
Lennox
This is a dream; it has to be. I still can’t believe Rialta Corsi loves me. But she does.
I’ve known the truth for a while, but it was never my decision to make. I had to trust Rialta to know how to handle this dangerous situation, and she did. She saved us all.
There are so many details to be explained, and the danger isn’t over until Vincent agrees, but I have hope again at last.
The church doors fly open, and Rialta and I jump closer into each other’s arms as our heads whip in that direction.
Vincent walks in, followed by Andrea. Neither of them gives away anything going on in their heads.
Vincent stops in front of Kit’s body and looks up to us, his expression blank. Then he says, “Well done, Andrea.”
“Thank you, sir,” Andrea responds.
I furrow my brow in confusion. “Thank you, Andrea? Really? Andrea did nothing. Rialta was the one who figured out Kit has been hunting your family and killed him. Not Andrea!”
Andrea’s lips turn up in a smile as he stares at Rialta. Rialta gives him a small nod back, and I swear her lips are turning into a hint of a smile. I’m definitely missing something.
I want to pull her tighter to my side, but if I’ve learned anything, it’s that she’s not mine to control. She has to make her own decisions, so I won’t force anything.
“I tasked Andrea with testing your relationship,” Vincent says.
“What?” Rialta and I say at the same time.
“I could see Lennox was the perfect man for you, Rialta, but I knew that you wouldn’t accept him simply because I chose him.” He turns to me. “I could also see that Lennox was resistant to falling in love. I didn’t know why, and I don’t care to now, but I knew in order for your relationship to have a chance at working, you needed some prodding.”
“You already gave me tasks to ensure our relationship worked. You didn’t need to add Andrea to the mix,” I grit out between my teeth.
“I did. You were going to fail—”
“The Abyss is dead. I wouldn’t have failed.”
“Yes, the Abyss is dead. But you didn’t think you were capable of falling in love. I could see you trying to find a way to back out. Both of you were fighting your love for one another. And I would do anything to protect my daughter, so the push was an easy decision.”
I open my mouth to speak, but Rialta puts her hand on my chest, stopping me.
“I didn’t need a push—I needed the ability to make my own choices. I’ll never forgive you for what you did,” she says.
“I don’t need your forgiveness. I need you safe and alive.” Vincent looks from her to me and then back to her. “And you’re safe now.”
“I was always safe. I’m the one who killed the Abyss, not Lennox. Me. I protected myself. I schemed and figured out how to keep the man I love safe because I was terrified of you or Andrea killing him. I sacrificed everything, and none of it was necessary. You could have protected me, kept me from having to kill a man, and you didn’t.”
