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“Jesus, Da her apron up so it covers her breasts “You really are an animal, aren’t you?”

“Yes,” I growl

“What was that about, though?”

“Uncle Saiven me three million dollars and toldmy head “This world is crazy, Popstar”

“You deserve it,” she says passionately, flying to htly

“And you deserve this,” I growl, realizing that this is it, our

I fall to one knee and stare up at her, heart pounding hard but the base ofharder I reach into the inner pocket ofhter

“Dakota Clark,” I growl “I love you That’s it, plain and simple I Love You”

She blinks and tears glisten in her eyes, dancing in the California sun

“I love you,” she gasps “I’lad you said it, baby I love you so much”

I open the ring box to show her the glistening diaant but full and sparkly and bright too

“I love youto be ive me a symbolic yes and I claim you For life Or I carry you away from here and take you back on the road Your heart, your soul, your love, your wos to er so every other beast in this world knows to stay away So, will you? Marry me?”

I s her ars, desperate to be part of theatlike crazy people

“I love you,” she giggles, crying, beautiful “I love you so much”

“Is that a yes?” I whisper

“Of course it’s a yes You’re mine And I’m yours”

I take the ring and lean back, watching her as I slide it onto her finger, her s me smile just as widely

Men in my business don’t smile, it’s true

But when the love of el, I can’t help it And it feels good, to let go, to finally realize that I was always a man just like any other A killer, but a man all the same

I just hadn’t found the woman to half-tame me yet

And now I have