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“Wait, what? You have a family? You mean Banks?” Dominic’s expression was a combination of triue? And he never told le, even when I asked point-blank if he kne I could find you”

Arching one brow, Lara waited

Dorimaced

“Sorry, fine, you were saying what you want”

He sounded so grumpy she almost smiled

This was it Everything she’d thought she wanted in life she’d wanted alone She’d spent years keeping distance between her and others, terrified to open her heart to rejection

But she couldn’t have it all unless she took the risk

And with Dominic, she wanted it all

“I want you,” she said, keeping it simple

Then Lara held her breath

She’d never been so scared

She’d never cared about anything as much as she did Do enough to know that

But, dammit, she didn’t want to