Defiant Heir (The Heirs 3)

“Who loves you?” I murmur as I take hold of her hand so I can flatten her palm over my heart.

Fallon lifts her head and rests her chin on my peck. “You.”

My eyes lock on hers, and I see my entire world in her golden-brown irises. “Who am I?”

Fallon gives me the most beautiful smile. “Mine.”

Yeah, I’m hers, because without her, I’ll just cease to exist.EpilogueKAO(Start of summer break)

I check my pocket again to make sure the ring is still there, then glance at the watch on my wrist.

“We’re going to be late,” Jase yells on my behalf.

Only the guys know I’m proposing to Fallon tonight. They all thought it would be a great surprise for the girls.

“Mila!” Jase yells again.

“What did I do wrong?” Mila shouts back, and a couple of seconds later, she walks into the living room, looking amazing in a royal blue dress Fallon probably forced her to wear.

“Nothing, I’m just calling you,” Jase says.

“But you used my name,” Mila argues.

“Yeah, that’s your name last time I checked,” Jase teases her while he wraps his arms around her waist.

“No, you call be Babe. Mila is for when you’re upset with me.”

I begin to laugh, but it dries up the second my eyes land on Fallon.

“God, woman,” I breathe as I drink in the sight of her in a red dress,” you’re a vision to behold.”

“I’ll never get tired of you looking at me like that,” Fallon teases, and then she holds a necklace out to me. “Help, please.”

I take it from her and first brush her hair to the side before I clasp the necklace in place. I press a kiss to her neck, then pull back so I can look at her again.

“Everyone ready?” Jase asks. We all nod. “Good, let’s get this show on the road.”

Jase and Mila take the lead with Hunter and Jade at the back as we make our way out of the building.

When I open the passenger door to my Aston Martin for Fallon, my eyes drift over her face for any sign that she might be nervous. We’ve driven together a couple of times, but tonight we’re going to The Ranch House, and we’re taking the same route the accident happened on.

She gives me a bright smile before she slips into the car.

My gaze scans over the other cars, and I watch as Hana and Noah get into his car.

Then Jase catches my eye, and he gives me a chin lift. “I’ll be right in front of you. Don’t worry,” he assures me.

I turn my head to where Hunter is, and he grins at me. “We’ve got your back. Let’s go.”

I climb in behind the wheel, and we first pull on our seat belts. Then I lean over to Fallon, and I press a kiss to her mouth. “You ready?”

“As ready as I’ll ever be.”

I wait for Jase to pull out of the parking lot before I fall in behind him. Noah and Hunter bring up the rear end of our convoy as we leave the campus grounds.

God, please. Don’t let anything go wrong tonight.

Wanting to distract Fallon, I ask, “Have you made a list of houses for us to go view?”

“Yeah, we have two appointments on Sunday.”

“Good.”

I tighten my grip on the steering wheel, and Fallon must notice because she murmurs, “We’re going to be fine.”

“Yeah,” I whisper as we turn onto the road where the accident happened.

As we near the scene, Jase begins to slow down, and reaching the spot where the truck hit us, he puts on his hazards.

My eyes dart to the rearview mirror, and I notice Noah and Hunter doing the same.

Fallon lets out a shaky breath, and then she covers her mouth as she tries to regain control of her emotions.

“We made it past the accident site,” I say.

It finally feels like the past is now behind us and we can one hundred percent focus on our future together.

The minute I stop the car outside the restaurant, Fallon unclasps her seatbelt, and then she darts into my arms.

She holds me tightly, then says, “Thank you for not leaving me.” Before I can respond, she presses a kiss to my lips. Pulling back, her eyes shimmer with emotion. “Let’s go eat.”

When we climb out of the car, Jase lets out a holler. “Let’s get this party started.”

Walking into the restaurant we reserved just for our group, with the most beautiful woman at my side, there is no doubt in my mind that our love is one of a kind.FALLONTrust Kao to reserve the entire restaurant just for us. We all enjoy the fantastic food, and when we’re waiting for dessert to come, Kao pushes his chair back and rises to his feet.

When he holds his hand out to me, I ask, “Dance? Now?”

“Come on. Humor me.”