Total pages in book: 86
Estimated words: 82094 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 410(@200wpm)___ 328(@250wpm)___ 274(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 82094 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 410(@200wpm)___ 328(@250wpm)___ 274(@300wpm)
“That man really is possessive, isn’t it?”
I head out into the main room and suddenly he’s there sweeping me away, and Robyn’s right, Carmine’s extremely possessive—and I love every second of his intense and doting attention. He looks at me like I’m glowing, like I’m the sun and he’s a planet flying around my orbit and basking in my heat. I love him more than I ever dreamed I could and I feel all my doubts slowly melt away as he leads me onto the dance floor, my body held against his, and we sway together.
“Wife,” he says, smiling.
“Husband.”
“I love you.”
“I love you too.”
“Are you enjoying your wedding?”
“I love it. Are you having fun too?”
“Ah, you know.” He tilts his head, smirking. “There’s always business.”
“Don’t work too hard. I don’t want you to be too tired.”
His eyes flash and he kisses me gently. A cheer goes up nearby and I blush as he laughs. “Don’t worry, filthy girl,” he whispers in my ear. “I’m never too tired for you.”
I let him sweep me away then, and we fall into the rhythm of the song and I dance with my husband, my husband, my Carmine, so filled with darkness but with a little ray of light, and I feel my own stripe of black in the middle of all that joy, and I think I’m stronger for it. Together, we can handle this, we can handle what comes next—and we can handle anything.