UNTAINTED

by Shanora Williams

  There was no way in hell I could control my tears. I was a blubbing mess. Seriously. It took me several seconds to calm down. After having Joanna and Sophia, I’d become more emotional. Every little thing made me want to cry.

  But when we said “I do” and the priest declared us man and wife—when I became Mrs. Chloe Black—I kissed him with all I had in me. I felt the fire burning through my veins—a blaze I knew would never go away.

  Because he was mine.

  My tainted, beautiful, perfect man.

  We’d gone through it all. We’d seen the ups and the downs.

  And on this day, we were here. And we couldn’t have been luckier.

  So, this was joy, huh? This was what all those romantic movies and novels I read were all about. Well, they were right. There was no way to explain this feeling.

  The bliss.

  The power.

  The love.

  We had two beautiful girls. I still had my best friend, Izzy, and he had his daughter. We were a family. One big, happy family.

  Finally.

  Our reception was a true celebration. Everyone had a good time. I sat side-by-side with him, danced with him. I was whole-heartedly in love with him.

  During our slow dance, he was beaming like the sun.

  “What?” I murmured, feeling the eyes on us, completely ignoring them.

  “Just can’t believe you’re officially mine now,” he said, his forehead dropping on mine.

  “I always have been,” I whispered back.

  “Always will be?”

  “Always,” I answered.

  He kissed me and the crowd hooted and hollered, mostly the men that worked for him that, I’m certain, were drunk by now.

  I grinned behind the kiss. Embarrassed as hell? Yes. But I didn’t pull away.

  This was life. This was perfection. I never, ever wanted this moment to end.

  “I love you, Chloe,” he told me as he held my waist and tugged me closer. “Forever and always, baby. I am free with you.”

  THE END

  

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