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“I know. For right now, I need you to believe me on this issue with my family. Their beliefs don’t impact us. Never will. We’ll deal with that issue the best way we can. For right now, can we leave it there?”
Kiana thought for a few minutes as she considered all the things Max said, and the things he didn’t say. At the end of the day, she was still an attorney. Not his personal attorney, but an attorney all the same. Was she ready to risk her career for the love of a man? Could she throw away the dreams she and her parents had worked so hard for to protect a man who wouldn’t be honest with her?
Thinking about her parents, she knew what her mother would do in this situation. Her father would do the same. She’d grown up with parents who lived for their family and loved each other hard, even when things got a little upside down. Life wasn’t always easy. It was messy, the wind could shift on a moment’s notice, and sometimes shit was just fucked up.
She’d fulfilled not only their dreams but her own. If she found half of what they had together, they’d have her back.
There were times when a decision had to be made. And this was one of them. She had a plan to protect both her and her man. But that was something best left for tomorrow.
“Max, just answer one question for me.”
“Anything.”
“Whatever goes on in your world, any challenges that come your way, can you protect me?”
His body jerked a bit. She knew her question surprised him. His chest rose and fell as he took a deep breath. “I will always protect you. No matter what. If anything were to happen to you, it would only be due to my death. Because if I were alive and you were harmed, I would burn this city to the ground.”
