The Devious Husband (The Windsors, #6)

by Catharina Maura

“You’re better, Xavier. You’re more than my dreams come true — you raised the standard, and I fear I’m forever spoiled.”

“Sierra,” I say, reaching for her hand and stealing back her attention. I smile up at her, my heart overflowing with happiness. “Every day, I’m fighting for my life against the romance heroes you love so much.” She bursts out laughing, her tears drying. “And it’s a worthwhile fight, Kitten. You deserve the world, and nothing makes me happier than trying to give it to you. You changed my whole outlook on life, made me want to be a better person than I ever thought I could be, and in my quest to become worthy of you, I began to learn how to love myself, scars and all — something I didn’t think would ever happen. That’s what you do, you know? You make everything you touch better. You saved me, a thousand times over, with each little smile, each note scribbled in the margins of a notebook at a meeting. Each little action kept me on the right path — the path that led me here, to you.”

“Sierra, you are the love of my life, and if you’ll let me, I’d love to make up for everything we’ve missed out on. If you’ll let me, I’ll show you that you’ve always been the heroine in my story, every single day, starting with this: Sierra Kingston, will you marry me — in a place of our choosing, with our friends and family around us as we make our vows?” “Yes,” she says, a tear running down her face. “Yes. A thousand times, yes. I’d want nothing more, Xavier.”

“Wow,” he whispers when his father places my hand in his. “I can’t believe I get to marry you twice. You look… wow.”

It’s me. Xavier smiles as Zach starts the ceremony, and as I stand here with him, surrounded by our loved ones, I realize that this is where our happily ever after begins.

“I love you,” she whispers. “I hope you’re looking forward to being a DILF.”