Crave (Beneath the Secrets, #3)

by Luna Mason

Here’s to finding someone who loves you not despite your flaws, but because of them. There is someone out there who will give you the whole world, not just half of it. And maybe, it will be an unhinged biker who tells you to look at your reflection in his visor to see how pretty you are when you come undone for him. It’s time to get on your knees and welcome Alexei… He’s ready to take you on a wild ride.

“A giant grizzly bear broke into my house. He broke some stuff, but I chased him away.” That sounds better. Nikolai’s brows raise. My arms move as I shrug. “What? That’s better than the real thing.” Lara giggles. “I know it isn’t true. But you’re funny. Can you tell me another?” Nikolai pats my leg and stands. “We’ll be back. Keep her company.” “I promise. For eternity.”

There is not a future where I am not here with her. It doesn’t exist. I won’t let it.

“You are Lara fucking Volkov. The beauty, the brains and the heart of the family. I have loved you for a long time and I will love you for eternity. I’d love you if you became a flamingo, I’ll love you when you’re gray and wrinkly. I love you even now when you wake up and breathe on my face with your hair piled up on the top of your head. You can’t see you’re perfect, I probably will never truly understand why, but I will spend the rest of my life showing you just how magnificent you are to me. That I promise you.”

The one who sees me for who I am. Who doesn’t try to fix me. He accepts me for all of my broken and cherishes every part of me. The man who made me believe something seemingly impossible… I am worthy of the love that I crave.