“You turned him down after he gave you an entire box of your favorite chocolate, but you said yes to a rose covered in blood?” Maggie’s shoulders shook with laughter. “It wasn’t covered. Besides, you know what I saw? I saw a man who pursued me, even through pain.” Her features sobered as she met Luke’s gaze. “Marriage might be a bed of roses, but sometimes those roses have thorns. And when times get tough, you want someone by your side who will fight with you and for you. When you have that, differences seem a whole lot smaller.”
