Scorched
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“What?” I ask, making him say it again.
“Meghan, I can’t imagine spending another day without you as my wife. Meghan, will you marry me?” he asks again. “I found you and now I am blinded by your love. I can’t let you go.
For the first time in my life, I don’t hesitate. “Yes,” I shout, before falling back into his arms. “You will never have to let me go,” I cry.
As Ryder holds me close to his chest, I can hear his heartbeat and it is in tune with mine. When you find true love, it can be brutally honest and take you by surprise. Knowing that I can have love again after a loss makes me want to live for not just me, but for Wade, too.
With Ryder as mine, my life is now complete.
Epilogue
Three months later…
Ryder was almost completely healed. A few cuts were still showing and would more than likely be scars, but Ryder seemed to like that.
Typical guy; loved to show off his injuries.
Ryder and I were married two weeks after he was released from the hospital. Neither of us wanted to waste any time. We had a small ceremony on the beach with only our closest friends and family in attendance. I wore a short, white dress and he had on khakis and a white polo. It was perfect for us.
When my article with Melanie finally came out in the magazine, it gained both local and national attention. I even had major publishers offering me contracts to publish the article into a book. However, there was only one publishing company I would ever publish with and that was MLA.
So, I did. Or, should I say, we did. Together, Melanie and I wrote a heroic story about a retired SEAL and his scorching trials as he took down a huge drug bust. Turned out, Nathan’s dealings were much larger than any of them had expected. Nathan was working with the Mexican Drug Cartel, bringing in their drugs, and then stealing a portion of their products to sell on his own. The cartel discovered this, and sent their own team to stop Nathan. Sadly for us, it was in the form of a bomb. The crate that Nathan had stolen was filled with a bomb. Apparently, he stole the same crate each time the shipment was delivered.
Ryder and Matt earned awards by the city for helping to bring down such a dangerous criminal enterprise and Jackson promoted Ryder to head of the security detail here in San Diego.
Now, sitting on the back porch of our new house, Ryder and I were beyond happy. We had one another, perfect careers, and the love and support from those around us. Nothing would ever destroy us, that was something we both knew as fact. We had survived the flames of destruction and came out stronger than ever. You can rise from the ashes of your past. Be the rising Phoenix of your own life.
THE END
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Acknowledgments
I want to say a HUGE thank you to Corinne Michaels and her entire fabulous team. What she has created is nothing short than amazing. To allow other authors to be part of this amazing world she has created is beyond a blessing. Corinne has become a mentor to so many authors and just to be included in this world is a gift that I will never take advantage of.
Books by M.A. Lee
Breaking Boundaries
Breaking Through
Breaking Promises
Breaking Trust
Twin Flames
Burning Hearts
Journey to Us
Faded
Chasing Us
New Jersey Boy
Moonstruck
Heart to Heart
A Shot at Love
Scorched
Schooled
Taken: An Everyday Heroes Novel
Limitless: A Driven World Novel
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