He’d once told Shane, years ago, that one day he would cover the dock at his cottage in candles. That he’d bring Shane down there, then ask him to marry him. It had been a joke, sort of. But now he was really standing in a room full of candles and— Shane sank to one knee in front of him. Ilya had enjoyed watching Shane go to his knees in front of him many times over the years, but he knew immediately that this was different.
