Taming the Heart (Crimson Ridge #3)

by Elliott Rose

“You remember that day you asked me if I had any weaknesses?” His voice is low and relaxed, and I hitch in a breath as he stares down at me. “The truth is, I’ve climbed onto the back of thousand-pound bulls. I’ve faced down being stomped and crushed. I never once felt like I had a fear or a soft spot in all those seconds spent in the arena. Right now? I can stand here with my boots in this dirt and tell you I’m terrified of how life might look if you never came back to me, Sage.” I swallow hastily, still without the ability to form words. “Baby, you are my weakness, my trouble, and this aching heartbeat right here.” He lifts my palm to sit squarely over his chest.

“My heart has been in your hands this entire time, Sage. It doesn’t belong to me anymore. It’s yours, baby. You deserve a man who is rock steady, who knows himself, and is prepared to take responsibility for his flaws. So here I am, fucking flawed as all hell, but trying to do better every day, begging you to come back to me.”

“I’m offering to give you everything, trouble. For as long as you’ll have me.”