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“You’re perfect, you know that?” he rasps. I shake my head. “You are. You’re so perfect to me.”
You are the purpose I’ve been hunting for my entire life. You, trouble. And as many kids as you’ll let me put in you.
“We’re equals. You’re injured, and I’m looking after you. Now lay back.”
“Sit on my face, baby. I’ll show you how wrong that is.” I giggle. “That doesn’t even make sense.” “No. Probably not. But you’re naked in front of me, and I’m desperate to eat you out. There is no league. Just us. Now take a damn seat. Let me clean you up. Equals, remember?”
I think I might miss this day napping thing.
We aren’t monsters. Not entirely. Or perhaps we are. But we have good hearts, and like my mom said…that’s all that really matters.
“See? There’s always been a bit of me in you.” She bursts out laughing, and my heart fucking flutters. “Yeah. Ain’t that right. And now I’ve got part of you growing inside me.”
I’ll do anything she demands, as long as she calls me a good boy.
My peace isn’t a place. It’s a person.
“Only kinky for one woman now,” he growls, low and dark. “You get all my kink. Got it?”
“Good boy,” I murmur. “But you can chase me any time.” His eyes darken. My cheeks flush. “Now show me your sex dungeon,”
“This is hot. But are you sure you’re ready for the consequences?” He steps close, towering over me. “Oh, I’m counting on them, beastie. Now bend over.”
I’ll be back in the cage in no time. But not yet. Hallie would spank me so hard I’d pass out.
I want to be her husband. I’m just waiting for the right moment to ask. Or maybe I need my balls checked again.
“I need your help, and I need you to concentrate,” I say pointedly, looking at Rowan. Hallie has a full shift today. I want to surprise her after work. “It involves some DIY.” Finn rubs a hand over his face. “And some blackmail,” I add.
“Where are we going?” I ask. “To my lair.” I roll my eyes. “I’ve already seen that.”
The yard is massive, with a long single-track road disappearing around the trees. Another set of coded gates appears. When they open, my jaw just drops. A whole racetrack. “I have so many questions,” I blurt. “Like—so many. There is no way. What?”
“Hallie Morris,” I begin, my heart thundering, “will you please—God, I’m down on my knee begging you—please be my wife? Marry me?”
“What happens now?” she asks quietly. “We get married,” I murmur against her temple, “we move in here, we have our baby…and we live happily ever after.”
“You see how much land we’ve got?” I smirk. “I can chase you for the rest of our lives now.”
“I can tell everyone I’m officially taken.” “You were taken a long time ago, beastie. You were mine after that first kiss.”
“If anyone starts swinging on our chandeliers,” I warn, “I will get my new whips out on them.”
“You having a nice time?” I whisper. “I am.” “You wanna have an even better time?” I ask, brushing her caramel curls off her shoulder. “What do you suggest, sir?”
Lily turns to me. “You think she could hide that? I watched it on live streaming from the chapel.” “I knew it.” Hallie sticks her tongue out at me. “Is this a good time to admit you told your brothers too?” Declan pipes up. “I did not!” I protest.
I know what’s coming. He stops behind me, grips the back of my neck, and leans close, his breath warm against my ear. And he says one word. “Run.”
“Can you feel how vulnerable you are?” “Yes,” I breathe. “Good.”
This man would do anything for me. He’d burn the world to keep me safe. He’d chase me to the ends of it. And no matter how dark or chaotic life becomes, all he cares about is making me smile. That’s how I know it’s real—the kind of love people spend lifetimes searching for.
And the screams. Jesus. I’ve never heard anything more full of agony in my life. I’d rather be shot again than give birth. Women are the real warriors.
“Hallie.” “Yes, beastie.” She smiles at us, her eyes glassy. “Can we have more? Please.”
“I miss them,” I admit. My voice feels raw. “I’m so unbelievably happy. For the first time I can remember, everything feels…perfect. I’ve got a family. I’m madly in love with my wife. The house, the dog, the legal MMA…and she didn’t get to see any of it.”
