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"It is," he confirms "Vincent asked for it yesterday I keep it in the safe on the yacht It’s the only thing I have left of her And now it’s yours"

I have a little stab of guilt that I’ll murder this man tomorrow But it passes when Harper looks down at me and whispers, "Yes," as she pulls ht there in Vincent’s living room

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Harper

His kiss is so passionate I blush And when he pulls back and whispers, "I love you," in that soft and tender way that makes me doubt all the stories about the people he’s killed, I melt

He melts me

He pulls me out of my life and places me in his

There’s a ceremony Just the three of us and the Company minister attend I hear the words I say the words But the only thing onI see

The rooant There are flowers in my hand A perfect bouquet of short stemmed white roses wrapped in silver ribbon James holds both s and we say yes And then, just before the minister is about to complete the ceremony with a kiss, James puts up a hand and says, "Not so fast" He turns tohe sees "It’s not over yet, Harper" I glance at my father and see a look of confusion on his face But I trust Jaht back to hiined thisso many ways, but this one," he leans into my ear to whisper, "lionfish This one is the perfect way to end all that waiting"

He pulls back just a few inches, so my father and brother can hear us now too "I love you I’ve always loved you And I pro me"

James I almost say it, but I stop myself before it slips out So I lean in, just like he did, and whisper, "You’re o anywhere, I will hunt you down"

He wraps his hand aroundinto my hair

The minister takes over in our silence and tells James to kiss me

As if he needed perirl in front of her father

He kisses me like a husband

When that’s over, he takesorkers setting up for tomorrow, and there’s no music, but he draws s h of relief

"I’ht makes up for time lost I can’t promise you that you’ll never fall, Harper But if you ever need , I’ll be there I’ll catch you I’ll fix it And if we ever have to be apart, always know that we’re together" He lifts o We drifted apart to becoether One soul, cut in half, reunited"