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"H" Costin had not planned on doing this now He had planned on waiting until the tiht, when the atmosphere was romantic and sexy He had wanted to show her just how much she meant to him and hoanted to shout from the ive us the perfect ed for and so we had to turn a small part of theme if you want me to think clearly," she teased him as her lips turned up in a sultry smile

"Maybe I don’t want you to think clearly when I ask you this"

Sally’s eyes snapped open as she heard the worry in his voice

"What’s wrong Costin? Are you okay, is everything okay?" Sally didn’t like it when she felt the confidence he carried, so casually slip, it made her feel inadequate as a , beautiful I just wasn’t planning this, but I feel like it’s the right time"

"Okay," Sally said cautiously She started to sit up but Costin stopped her with his hand on her hip

"Stay here with me," he told her, softly He moved closer to her and raised himself up on one elbow so he could look down at her She rolled to her back and placed her right hand on his chest, over his heart She felt his heart beat quicken and frohen she realized how hard it was beating

"Costin?" She asked, nervously

"I love you," he told her He released her hip and brushed the wispy hairs fro as you, could ever be o You are mine Sally and I am every bit as much yours I will forsake all others for you I will die for you, kill for you, and live for you You’ve accepted h the Blood Rites, you have s, and you bear my bite on your incredibly sexy neck Noould ask that you accept "

Sally’s ly fro A solitaire diamond, princess cut set in platinum It was beautiful She looked more closely and realized that there was an inscription etched into the band She couldn’t read it though

"What does it say?"

Costin s to h, and then blushed when she realized that she hadn’t answered him "Oh, shi–," she slapped her hand over her mouth before the word slipped out and stared wide eyed at Costin as grinning like an idiot, obviously enjoying her eoodness sake, love, end my torment"

"Yes," she told him

"Yes, you will end my torain

Costin grinned and then leaned down and kissed her gently He nipped at her lips when she refused to part therowled

"Not until you tellover her face so she could see it He suishly "You want to knohat the inscription on this ring says"

"I just said that," she growled and he laughed as it ry kitten

"Calm down brown eyes I have a proposition for you"