by S. R. Watson
I can feel the heat creeping up my neck as I think back to the earth-shattering sex we had on my birthday. Any doubts I had about my ability to have multiple orgasms were wiped cleaned that night. Hell, I stopped counting after the fourth one. He winks at me with a sheepish grin. He remembers too. I can’t even look over at my parents right now for fear they’ll read the dirty thought I have on replay just from looking at my face. Yas gives me a knowing look. Of course, I shared the deets with her shortly after we met. I had to tell someone. That was fucking epic. Now I’m used to the multiples my man gives me. I force my mind out of the gutter and brace myself for what Beau is going to say next. Is he going to suggest I live in this beautiful house with him because I sure hope so.
He walks around the house to the front door, and the crowd follows. He waits until the small gathering makes it around to join us before he continues. Then I see it. A wooden plague above the door says “Deliverance.”
“You delivered me from my past, Bleu, and now, I want to be your future.” He gets down on one knee, and Rosalita lets out a squeal. She is hugging my mom now. “Bleu Loren. Will you do me the honor of being my wife? I can’t promise to be perfect, but if you say yes, I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy. I will give you the best of me. I love you so much. You are my destiny—my hope!”
Tears fall like a faucet. I know Yas will complain that I ruined her makeup job, but I can’t help it. Now, it’s apparent he’s already met my parents. I’m sure he asked them for my hand in marriage too. I know we’ve only know each other three months, but when you know, you just know. Time has no say when it comes to matters of the heart. Who says there are no such thing as fairy tales. This is mine.
“Yes,” I yell louder than I expected. “My birthday wish was for you, Beau. You delivered me as well. From evil.” I don’t have to explain. He knows that by evil, I mean Ethan. “You have shown me what real love is, and there are no words for how happy I am to be your future wife.”
He slides one hell of a solitaire diamond on my left ring finger before standing. “You made me the happiest man on your birthday because that’s the night I found out you loved me too. I knew before you even admitted it to me. Because of you, I do believe in happily ever afters. We found hope together in Hope Town. We found each other.”
I don’t care that we’re in front of my parents. I give him the most passionate kiss that borders the line of obscene. This beautiful man chose me, and I get to spend the rest of my life loving him.
“One more thing, Bleu.” He digs into his pocket and takes out a set of keys before handing them to me. “Open the door to our new home, future Mrs. Lair.”
The Playboy’s Lair Series
Silas: A Playboy’s Lair Novel—Part One (Available Now)
Forbidden Trilogy
Forbidden Attraction (Available Now)
Forbidden Love (Available Now)
Unforbidden (January 2018)
Stand Alone
The Object of His Desire (Available Now)
S.I.N. Rock Star Trilogy
Sex in Numbers (Available Now)
Creed of Redemption (Available Now)
Leave it All Behind (Coming Fall 2017)
Fight—All Good Things
Nuclear—Nik Ammar
Underflow—Emma Louise
Country Girl (Shake it For Me)—Luke Bryan
I Don’t Want This Night to End—Luke Bryan
Don’t Forget About Me —Cloves
Not Afraid Anymore—Halsey
Fairly Local—Twenty One Pilots
Broken —Seether
Careless Whisper —Seether
Torn to Pieces—Pop Evil
Love Love Love—Of Monsters and Men
A million thanks go to Harper Sloan! When you asked me to be a part of your Kindle World, I couldn't have been more honored to be a part of the brilliance you created with both the Corps Security and Hope Town Series. You're wickedly talented, selfless, and a great person to have as a friend.
Special thanks go to Danielle Sanchez of InkSlinger PR for her awesome organization and keeping us all on task. It was lovely to have the opportunity to work you lady. You rock!
I was over the moon for the chance to share this journey with some pretty amazing authors (Felicia Lynn, JB Salsbury, JM Walker, & Cat Mason). Thank you, ladies, for the support within our little secret group. We will always have our BW. This project has been nothing short of a dream and I'm proud to have shared this experience with all of you.
After spending countless hours of getting a story just right, it still has a way to go before it can come to fruition. I’m blessed and thankful for the amazing team that helped to make Deliverance better than I could have imagined. These key players are Ryan “Stacks” Harmon (cover model – Beau), Golden Czermak (FuriousFotog), Sommer Stein (Perfect Pear Creative Covers), Jenny Sims (Editing4Indies), and Stacey Ryan Blake (Champagne Formats). I’m thankful for their critical eyes, encouragement, creativity, and incredible talent. It means the world to me that Jenny, Stacey, and Sommer always make room in their hectic schedules to work with me. They are my go-to people and there aren’t enough words to express my deepest gratitude.
Big thanks go to all the blogs who participated in the cover reveal and release day blitz. It’s because of you all, that I could share Deliverance with so many readers.
Last, but certainly not least, I want to thank my personal assistants, Lauren Weber and Heather Coker, for keeping me organized, motivated, and sane at times. They listen to my ideas and visions when I need sound advice. I can always count on them to be honest with their feedback.
Everyone mentioned played a vital role with the creation of Deliverance. Each contribution is recognized and greatly appreciated.
S.R. Watson is a Texas native, who currently resides in Wisconsin. She grew up reading the Sweet Valley series (Twins, High, & University) among others. Although she wrote countless stories during high school, she never published any of them. She continued her education and became a registered nurse. After reading the Twilight series and 50 Shades Trilogy, she decided to pursue her passion for writing once again.
S.R. Watson published the first book in 2014. She is the bestselling author of the Forbidden Trilogy, The Object of His Desire, and the co-authored S.I.N. Trilogy with Shawn Dawson.
When S.R. Watson is not writing, or working as a CVOR nurse, she loves to read and binge watch her favorite shows (Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, Elementary, etc.)