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Epilogue
Three months later
Mac was manning the grill. Laughter filled the air on his deck. He glanced around and found Sarena and her family enjoying themselves on the patio. As if feeling his eyes on her, she glanced up from her conversation with her mother.
“I love you”, she mouthed to him.
His heart skipped a beat, and he smiled at her. He threw a wink her way, which made her dimples appear deep her in cheeks as she grinned back at him.
Since the night he and his men had to rescue her from the clutches of the Demon Lords, she’d moved in with him. The past few months had been the best of Mac’s life. He finally understood what love was. Just the thought of losing Sarena had him realizing how much she had come to mean to him in such a quick time. He’d learned life was short and one should grab the one they loved and hold on to them forever.
“You doing it today?” Declan murmured, coming to stand by his side. Declan took a sip of his beer and eyed Mac.
Mac had invited his men over for their quarterly barbecue. Some of the guys were in the yard playing a pick-up game of flag football.
This time was more special. He’d invited their parents and brothers over for this gathering. His family had been drawn to Sarena since the moment they had met her.
He’d made the decision to make his and Sarena’s relationship official.
His friend had been right all along. Sarena was the kind of woman who deserved a man’s last name.
He’d be that man.
He wanted forever with her.
“Yeah,” he murmured.
The box in his cargo pants was burning a hole in his pocket. He’d purchased the ring a few weeks ago and needed to choose the right time to present it to Sarena.
Now, seeing her surrounded by their friends and family, he knew this was the right time.
“Watch my six,” he murmured, putting the spatula down and moving away from the grill.
“Always,” Declan replied immediately. “But right now I’m going to watch these burgers,” he muttered behind Mac.
Mac locked his eyes on Sarena and made his way across the oversized deck.
“Sarena.” He cleared his voice.
She turned her eyes to him and smiled up at him, tilting her head back as he stood next to her chair. His heart was racing a mile a minute. He’d never been so nervous before a day in his life. He reached for her.
“Hey, baby. What’s up?” she asked, laughing when he pulled her up from her chair.
He could feel everyone’s eyes on them as he gathered her to him. Her body instantly molded to his as it did every time. They were a perfect fit.
“I love you,” he murmured, staring deeply into her eyes.
The music was lowered. She returned his gaze. He reached up and brushed her hair away from her face.
She would be his future.
“I love you, too. Marcas. What is going on?” She gave off a nervous laugh and looked around to see everyone had stopped what they were doing and observed the two of them.
His men had shit-eating grins plastered on their faces.
“You’re acting weird.”
He glanced at her parents, and they nodded to him. A week ago, he’d met with them behind her back and asked for her hand in marriage. He’d even had the talk with her brother, Harden. Knowing he had the blessing of her family and best friend Ronnie, he was going to do the one thing he never thought he’d ever do.
