Page 227 of Off Limits Mogul

Keira giggles.

“Shit, I’m doing it again,” Noah says. “Sorry, man. I’m more excited than you are.”

Not quite as excited, but close.

“As I was saying.” I move my attention back to my girl. “A year and a half ago when you landed at LAX, you knocked me off my feet and took my breath away. You were a different woman, but you were still Keira. It didn’t take long for you to become my world. I can’t believe we’ve been going strong for a year and a half. It feels like just yesterday I was taking you out on our first date. And look at us now…” My voice cracks.

“Rhys, I’ve tried a million times to figure out how to break free from the incessant stranglehold you’ve had on my heart––”

“Did you ever figure it out?”

She laughs. “No, I never did. For once, I’m glad I failed. My heart will always belong to you.”

“And mine to you,” I say. “My feelings for you consume me.”

“Oh, God, Rhys.”

“Keira Eve Weatherly, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”

“Yes, Rhys, I want to be your wife.” She shrieks before throwing herself into my arms, almost knocking me over. I catch her and straighten up. She cradles my head and bursts into tears, clinging onto me like I just rescued her from drowning.

I hold her tight.

My friends cheer, clap, stomp and holler.

After a moment, I drop her to her feet.

She sniffles and wipes away the tears streaming down her face.

“It’s about time you sealed the deal, Hartford, or else I was going after her,” Tomas says.

I shake my head at him.

Anders punches his arm.

I swear to God, he could be Collin Dennison’s twin brother.

I nod at Noah.

He steps forwards and hands me a small, black and gold box.

“I’m a little tall to be a ring bearer, but here I am carrying the ring,” he says.

I open the box and present Keira with the ring.

She gasps, her hands flying to her mouth.

When she lowers her hands, her jaw hangs open.

“Dear God, that is gorgeous,” she says.

“Yeah? You like it?”

“I freaking love it. It’s perfect. It’s beautiful. It’s stunning. It’s so me. How did you figure it out?”

“I have my ways.”

Stasiawinks at me.