Page 143 of The Billionaire Who Saved My Cat From The Mafia

I’m free.

“Mmmmrrrp.”

I reach out with my other hand and my fingertips touch Pussy’s silky fur.That damn cat.

I’ve got my man and I’ve got my cat and I’m alive.

“It’s been so hard to keep her from crawling on top of you,” he whispers in my ear.

My face is wet.My tears are hot, and I love my life, my precious life.And I love this man with my whole heart.I never knew anything this wonderful was possible for someone like me.

“I…”

“Shhhh,” he says.“Don’t try to talk.”

I shake my head.Too much pain.But he needs to know.Hehasto know.I can’t wait another second.I take a breath and steady myself.The words come out haltingly.My voice is just a croak.

“I love you, K.”

“I love you more, Frankie.I love you with everything in me, more than anything in this world.Don’teverleave me again.”

“No… I won’t.”

He loosens his embrace and pulls away a bit.“Marry me, Frankie.”

I must be hearing things.

“You heard me.Marry me.Be my wife and my partner and walk with me through this crazy, wonderful life.Marry me, Boots.”

I can do this.I can summon whatever strength I have left and open my eyes.I can do this for him.

The curtain of my eyelids part.I blink back the shock of light, and then I see him.That face—that gorgeous, sun-kissed face.His golden curls.Eyes the color of wild mountain violets.

He’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.That I’ll ever see.But I have to close my eyes now.

“Yes… I will.”

“Mrrrrrrp!”

“Special K,” a soft but stern female voice comes from somewhere nearby.“I told you the cat isn’t allowed on the med-surg unit.”

“Sorry, Phoebe.But Frankie just woke up.Tell everybody that I asked her to marry me, and she said yes.”

“Mraaaaooow!”

EPILOGUE

Special K

The thing that’s hitting me hardest today—in the midst of all the celebration and music and joy—is that I’m feeling it.

Literally.

Groomsman Kevin MacLaine is present.I’m part of it.I’m standing right up here with my boutonniere and my brothers because I want to.This is where I belong.

The vibe is sweet and warm.Phoebe looks absolutely stunning in her dress.And Evander is a starstruck mess in his pleated paisley mulberry silk cummerbund, which I find hilarious.

I’m not gonna lie—I’m tearing up watching Phoebe’s mom and dad walk her down the aisle, her dad using a cane for the occasion.