Total pages in book: 109
Estimated words: 103878 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 519(@200wpm)___ 416(@250wpm)___ 346(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 103878 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 519(@200wpm)___ 416(@250wpm)___ 346(@300wpm)
“I know,” I whisper back, turning to look up at him. “And you're mine.”
Something fierce and possessive flashes in his eyes. “Aye. Always have been.”
He orders several bottles of champagne, and the celebration begins in earnest. The McCarthys know how to toast an engagement, with laughter and stories and genuine joy that fills the space around us like warmth.
I catch Ashland watching me with that look in his eyes, the one that used to terrify me, the obsessive devotion that now makes me feel like the most precious thing in the world. As if I'm something worth protecting, worth dying for, worth living for.
I know now that ours was not a perfect love story. It was never balanced or conventional or easy. We didn't meet-cute at a coffee shop or fall in love over shared interests. Our story began with blood and terror and a monster who saw a girl and decided she was his to protect, even when she didn't know she needed protecting.
But still, I wouldn't have it any other way.
My brutal monster of a man loves me with a fierce, unrelenting devotion that will never fade. And I love him with every breath I take, every beat of my heart.
He's my protector. My obsession. My sanctuary.
The End