The Convent's Secret (Glass and Steele #5)

by C.J. Archer

"I want you to know, without a shadow of doubt, that I intend to marry you if you'll have me. No matter what my aunt says, I will not be marrying Patience, Charity or Hope. Only you."

"Time is no one's friend. It's no one's enemy, either. It simply is, and it cannot be stopped or sped up. Not even by me."

"Something has changed," he said quietly. "I can see it in your eyes, the way you look at me now. Do I have reason to hope?" I clutched the watch tightly in my fist. "If you ask…I won't say no."

"I am yours, India," he murmured against my lips, "and I will marry you."