That's not it. I don't trust myself. I want to pounce. I want to wrap my legs around him and fuck him until I forget the world.

I…

He rolls his jeans over his hip.

There's a flash of black.

Then all of it.

A shooting star streaks across his skin.

The same as mine.

"Wanted you to know I was all-in." He stares up at me. "Chloe, I love you so fucking much."

"I love you too." The words roll off my tongue without passing through my brain. But I don't need my brain right now.

I need my heart.

And my heart is sure.

And this…

Fuck.

I press my lips to his. "Promise you aren't going anywhere?"

"Not in a million years."

Epilogue

Dean

A sweet, slow song pours from the speakers.

Chloe wraps her arms around my shoulders. Looks up at me with a hazy smile. "I didn't think this was going to happen."

The hotel ballroom blurs into warm light and bright flowers as we spin. The dance floor is crowded with people in formal wear—does Chloe's sister even know this many people?—but it still feels like our universe. "Me either."

"Please. You've been insistent that Mark was just waiting for the right moment."

I can't deny the allegations. Ever since we made this official, I've been a fixture at Lee family dinners. I spent a lot of nights telling Gia that Mark would get his shit together. She spent most of them rolling her eyes and warning me not to hurt Chloe.

To be honest, I'd almost given up on the guy when he finally did pop the question. Fuck. That was only three months ago. Gia fast tracked the wedding. Dragged Chloe into a world of dresses, bouquets, seating arrangements.

It's been weird, seeing her all girly.

She looks gorgeous in her fuchsia dress and heels, but she doesn't look like my Chloe.

Like the girl who will threaten to throw me over her shoulder if I fuck with her.

"What?" Her fingers curl into my hair. "You're giving me a look."

Yeah. I am. This is getting me all gooey and romantic. Watching Chloe walk down the aisle with Mark's brother… it was so real. So close to what it could be. "Thinking about Mark and Gia's honeymoon."

"What about it?"

"Which of them prefers to be on top."

Tags: Crystal Kaswell Inked Hearts Romance
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