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He clasped her face between his hands and pressed his face to hers. “I love you.” The words reverberated with fierce emotion, enough to make tears fall. “We’ve been through hell, baby girl. That’s at an end. I’m going to give you the paradise I promised. Whatever you want, it’s yours.”
“And if I just want you?” she whispered.
He closed his eyes. “That goes without saying. God, you’re a fucking miracle.”
She brushed kisses over his face and rocked against him. She felt him harden beneath her. She didn’t give a shit that Blade and Angel were less than a foot away.
Life was fleeting and fragile. She didn’t want to think about tomorrow. She wanted to live in the present, and right now, her husband was staring at her as if she was his reason for being. She took that in and let it wash away the guilt, rage, and lingering fear.
It was done.
When they pulled up to the house Angel and Blade stayed outside to talk to the hovering security. Gavin led her inside. They made their way upstairs to the nursery.
Carmen was nowhere in sight, but Nora was sleeping peacefully in her crib, arms over her head as if she was rocking out at a concert. Gavin gathered Nora in his arms and carried her to their bedroom. She sprawled on the bed as he sat with his back against the headboard. She rested her head on his thigh and stared at her family. As images of the night slid through her mind, she held on tight.
“It’s over,” she whispered.
“Yes.”
“We’re safe.”
“Yes.”
She looked up. “And you’re out of the underworld?”
“For the most part, yes. Angel’s the new crime lord.”
She nodded, but she didn’t believe him. Once a crime lord, always a crime lord. The underworld would always be on the periphery of their lives. As Gavin stroked his finger down Nora’s cheek, a shaft of warmth pushed away her dark thoughts.
Sadist was dead, her mother would live, and everyone she loved was breathing. Gavin was holding Nora, who had no idea what kind of world she had been born into. They would move on and live their happily ever after... right?
