by Marlowe Mia
“You’re not nothing.”
“But you did run.”
“I didn’t think you loved me.”
He cupped her cheek and she leaned into his touch. “Grace, whether I wanted to admit it or not, I loved you from the moment your doppelganger invaded my dreams. There’s a hole in me only you can fill. I think I knew from the first you’d be either my salvation or my ruin.” He ran a thumb over her lips. They tingled in his wake. “You terrify me.”
“I terrify you? That’s not the most romantic thing to say to a girl, you know.”
“No, but it’s true,” he said. “And this is true as well. I love you, Grace. And if I have to leave here without you, the sun will go dark in my eyes and I’ll never know peace.”
He leaned down till his forehead touched hers. Need simmered between them. She tipped her face up and he lowered his to kiss her.
His love washed over her, nourishing and rousing at the same time.
“You’re not going anywhere without me,” she whispered.
His mouth covered hers, pouring all his longing into a deep kiss. Grace swayed on her feet, but he held her close. She realized then that he’d always hold her close.
“I love you, Crispin,” she said as she laid her head on his chest, listening to the solid thump of his heart. He was hers, completely and irrevocably. Grace smiled. “But fair warning, sir. The sun may not go dark in your eyes, but I fully intend to give you no peace!”
The End
Other books by Mia Marlowe:
The Touch of Seduction series: Touch of a Thief, Touch of a Rogue, Touch of a Scoundrel, Touch of a Lady
Collaborative novels with New York Times bestseller Connie Mason: Waking Up with a Rake, Lord of Devil Isle, Sins of the Highlander, Lord of Fire and Ice
Rock*It Reads: How to Vex a Viscount, How to Please a Pirate, How to Distract a Duchess, Erinsong, Maidensong, A Duke for All Seasons, My Lady Below Stairs
Anthologies: Improper Gentlemen
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