“Are you sure, Kiara? Once I cross this line, I’ll own every inch of you. This is the last chance I’ll give you to back out.” Don’t. I’ll lose my fucking mind. She stares at me for a moment. “You’ll never hurt me.” It’s not a question, but still I vow with everything that makes me a man, “Never.” “You’ll protect me from your world?” It will become your world too. “With my last breath.” I see the moment she submits, then she nods. “Own me, Liam.”