“Your timing is terrible tonight.” He sighs, smoothing his thumbs beneath my eyes. “I know. I’m sorry. Probably also not a good time to tell you I love you, but, hey, why bloody wait?” “You love me?” I repeat, a tiny sliver of something sprouting in my chest. “Infinitely, and with every fiber of my being, Cora Astor. I’ve loved you since the second you walked into my life, and I’ll love you every second after, until I have no more to love you with.” I wince, then shake my head, twisting my fingers in his lapels. I’m still in shock, but I’ve never been more certain of anything in my life. “I
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