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He drew Sophie close, her face in his hands, and kissed her mouth Her lips arm and pliant, salty with her tears
"I think you’re supposed to wait until the end to do that," she whispered, laughing shakily As if Lucien was ever going to follow the rules
The celebrant held his palers with the reverence it deserved And then he looked up at Sophie with all of the devotion she deserved, too
"Sophie," he said, and wiped the tears frole part ofyou in it" He wanted to reirl who kisses envelopes before you irl who still surprises h your eyes thanher jawline
"Before you, I thought I was a lone wolf I rong I need my pack You Tilly" He laid his hand on her stomach "This baby All the important lessons in life I’ve learned have been from you You’ve shownfor her left hand, he stroked his thu would fit
"I promise to love you forever, Sophie, and to honour every perfect inch of your body with my own Often Daily Sometimes twice a day," he added Behind thehter carried on the breeze
"I promise I’ll never leave you, or screw anyone else, or break your heart" He slid the ring onto her wedding finger and knew he’d never seen anything as profoundly perfect in his life Sophie gasped softly, tears on her cheeks all over again
"I look at you today, barefoot and beautiful, growing our baby inside you, and I wonder how the hell I got this lucky" Hehis ar her hand to hisand set the seal
"You’re ht"
They danced as the sun set over this most blissful of days
Encircled in Lucien’s araze slide slowly over the scene as he stroked her back Tilly, crashed out on a creaer that had appeared out of nowhere just when it was needed
Kara and Dylan, their arms wrapped around each other Sophie could see Dylan’s face as he rested his chin on top of Kara’s head, and his expression told her all she needed to know about the depth of his feelings for the woh and closed her eyes, wondering if she'd ever experience such a perfect ht
Her love, her hero, and finally, her husband
Chapter Thirty-Five
Kara and Dylana couple of hours later He slung his arers as they walked slowly along the beach towards the Love Tug, close enough to the water’s edge for the sea to wash over Kara’s bare feet