I run my thumb over the platinum band of my engagement ring. “They don’t get to rule our lives. I know—” “They?” he interrupts me. Swallowing past the boulder in my throat, I add, “Our fathers.” He gives me a smile that makes the hairs on my neck stand. He slides his hand into my hair, tilting my head back. I hold my breath as he bends and whispers in my ear, “This is all my doing, Haven. Make no mistake about that. I wanted you, and now I have you. Today, tomorrow, forever.”
