Her eyes wide, Melody had spun around to ask Zane what was going on.
He had been down on one knee.
He’d asked her to marry him. He had probably said some eloquent, sweet stuff too, but she had been too shocked to retain any of it. All she remembered was him uttering those four magical words. Then she had screamed “YES!” and tackled him, knocking them both to the floor.
So maybe Melody had one of the things her friends had, and it was the most important one. She had somebody in her life who loved her unconditionally, who wanted to spend the rest of his days with her.
She and Zane still didn’t know where they were going, exactly. But they were going to navigate the waters together and that was all that mattered.
Melody’s life had taken an unexpected turn when she’d realized she had spent years training for a career she didn’t actually want. And now that Zane had kicked his drinking habit, he felt much the same way she did. Melody suspected he was only beginning to come to grips with the extent of his fortune. It was probably overwhelming.
They had both been through life changing events. And they both needed direction in their lives.
Together, they had decided to go back to school. It had seemed like a good way to find out what they were passionate about – aside from each other. And besides, there was something to be said for living the carefree life of a student. Zane had never experienced it and Melody had been eager to introduce him to campus life.
They had talked briefly about enrolling at a university in some foreign country. Who wouldn’t want to go to school abroad in a place like Scotland or New Zealand? But ultimately, they had decided to stay close to home and their respective families, at least for the first year.
Maybe they would get in on a student exchange at some point later on...who knew?
The future was wide open.
Melody loved her life – the life she and Zane were building together one step at a time. She didn’t know where it was headed. Right now all she knew was that she loved the classes she was taking, she couldn’t wait to visit Australia with Zane during spring break, and in roughly forty-five minutes, she was going to be eating delicious chocolate cake.
And she would probably be wearing a stupid party hat while eating said cake.
Maybe Melody’s life didn’t resemble that of her friends’ but that was fine. Actually, it was better than fine. Why had she ever felt the need to keep up with them in the first place? It was so much better to follow her own path, make her own rules and find her own way in the world.
“Water’s ready!” Zane called out. “You’d better be naked when you walk in here!”
Melody’s eyes snapped open and she smiled as she threw back the covers and climbed out of bed. Her twenties had been quite the journey, full of missteps, uncertainty and surprise. She could hardly wait to find out what wonderful adventures her thirties would hold.
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Power Play – A BDSM Romance by Christie Grey
Greer has a secret that’s killing her.
But she thinks she’s found a solution. Sure, it’s a rather unconventional one, but so what? She doesn’t have a lot of options and she’s found a way to provide for herself. So she jumps on the once in a lifetime opportunity.
She’s not an idiot. She does her homework before committing to be a live-in submissive for an eccentric billionaire. Everything about him checks out. So she gets on a plane and moves across the country to live in his mansion. Once there, she will surrender control to him in exchange for more money than she’s ever seen in her entire life.
Greer thinks being tied up is kind of hot. She also knows how to deal with crazy demands thanks to her previous jobs. Entering into a kinky arrangement with a sexy but very screwed up rich guy should be way easier than working retail...shouldn’t it?
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