A few tears cut down her cheeks as her emotions nearly swallowed her whole. “I’m standing before the man I’ve loved from the moment I learned that feeling could extend beyond family.” This was too hard. She couldn’t say everything she truly felt without breaking down in front of everyone. She’d have to cut this short. “You’ve always had my heart. I gave it to you long ago. And no matter what, you’ll have it until the day I die.” Jesse clenched his jaw as if the idea of her dying before him had him hanging on by a thread. But he’d also understood the meaning of her no matter what, too—she was
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