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“I know you’re real.” My voice is less scratchy than before. “Don’t cry.” “I’m sorry them monsters did this to you. They took Eli, but don't worry.” Her palm flattens on my cheek, determination shining in her sparkling blue eyes. “I won’t allow them to take you, too.”
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“Hey, Grey Eyes.” “Hmm?” I watch her twinkling eyes as she chews. Some of the chocolate sticks to her upper lip. “When I grow up, I’m gonna buy you a bucket of Maltesers.” “Why?” “Because Dad says you have to buy gifts for the one you marry.” “Marry?” I whisper. “Yup!” She grins. “When I grow up, I’m going to marry you.” “You can’t marry me.” Her face contorts. “Why not?” “Mum says you have to love someone to marry them.” “Then you can just love me.” She throws her hand in the air. “What’s so hard about that?”
“Hey, Grey Eyes.” She scoots closer. “When I give you the bucket of Maltesers, are you going to share it with me?” I laugh and she laughs with me. Her laughter is like the sunshine after a rainy day. It’s the sun peeking through the cloudy sky. As I watch her, I realise I want to see her laugh all the time. Maybe she’s right. Maybe after we grow up, she needs to stay close so I can see her laugh this way every day. She has the most beautiful laughter I’ve ever seen. “Promise you’ll marry me.” She holds out her pinkie. I curl mine around hers. “I promise.”
“When did you become an expert on relationships?” “Since you keep fucking up.”
“That’s all from me.” She throws up her hands dismissively. “Good luck with this twat. You’ll need a lot of it.” She flips him her middle finger on her way out.
“Run and I’ll chase. Hide and I’ll conquer.” He places a chaste kiss on the corner of my mouth. “Time to make your move, sweetheart.”
“Go near her?” Xander laughs. “She’ll hang his balls on a stick before you even interfere.” “That’s actually true.” Knox appears like he just thought about that. “Even my balls aren’t safe from her.” “Ellie,” Ronan leans in to whisper. “Are they really aliens? Do they do weird twin alien shit at home? Do I have to save you? I have my white horse waiting just outside.” I burst out laughing. He’s such a weirdo, but a great one at that. “Finally.” Ronan flings an arm over my shoulder. “I missed that laugh.”
I don’t dream, remember? My heart lunges in my chest when my phone vibrates with a reply. Aiden I’ll dream for the both of us. The memory hits me out of nowhere. “I don’t remember my dreams,” I tell the boy with grey eyes. He pinches my cheek. “I’ll dream for the both of us.” “Promise?” “Promise, Elsa.”
“A-Aiden… Anyone can walk in.” Even as I say the words, wetness shamelessly coats my thighs. “Fuck them.” Aiden grips my chin with two fingers as his other hand yanks my boy shorts down my legs. “I need you, sweetheart. I fucking need to be inside you like I need air.”
A smile tugs on my lips. He can be so dreamy sometimes — the keyword being sometimes. It’s rare as hell.
Elsa reaches under the bed and brings out a bucket of chocolates. She kneels by my side, cradling the thing as her face turns bright red. A bucket of chocolate? What the fuck? Wait. The name of the brand stares back at me. Maltesers. “When I grow up, I’m gonna buy you a bucket of Maltesers.” “Why?” “Because Dad says you have to buy gifts for the one you marry.” “Marry?” I whisper. “Yup!” She grins. “When I grow up, I’m going to marry you.” “I’m keeping my promise, too,” she murmurs.
“You’re not the one proposing, I am.” I groan, pulling her and the stupid bucket into me. “I’m going to fucking marry you, Elsa. You’ll be my wife. My family. My fucking home.” She nods several times, tears shining in her eyes. “You’ll be my home, too, Aiden. Always.” Always. I crash my mouth to hers. Elsa is mine. Fucking mine. Just like I’m hers. Always. Next up, I’m going to put a fucking baby in her.
“You’re the best gift I’ve ever been given, my queen.” “And you’re mine, my king.”
