“No. You cannot. We cannot.” His head snapped up. Did she not want to marry him? “But I saw it in your eyes. I thought you—” “I love you, too,” she whispered fiercely. Her arms tightened around him, crushing him to her. “I do. It’s just—” “Hush.” Colin touched his fingers to her lips. “I’ve never told a woman that, you know,” he admitted with rueful candor. “You’ve disrupted my entire life, Amethyst Goldsmith.” In contrast to his words, he felt immensely pleased with himself and his world.
