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I nodded “So done”

He grinned “Good Because I’ started”

Epilogue

The ht on the waves My elbows sank into the wooden railing of the balcony I looked over my shoulder into the room Emily slept Her naked body wrapped in a sheet

It was after aloere quiet on this part of the beach

I had given her paradise today I didn’t knohat I could give her tomorrow

There was a weight onon ht of leaving her behind was enough to cripple me

It wasn’t an option

I looked for the ht I didn’t drea her They never ca showed up

I turned my back on the ocean and watched her sleep fro about her The soft lines of her body The silkiness of her golden hair The light in her laugh The brilliance of her mind The sadness in her eyes when she talked about her fairl had ht And she hadn’t let up Not once

Walking away fro I had ever done I would take a knife to ain

I had convinced ot some distance frorew until all I could picture was her I closed my eyes and I saw her hover over me I remembered what it felt like to fuck her The sexy sounds she moaned in my ear What it felt like to be the kind of man she wanted To see how she saw me in her eyes

How she felt under my hands Under my body Her hand in mine The moments she ild The minutes she was tender and vulnerable She trusted me

I took a step from the porch The white curtains flapped in the breeze when I crossed into the room

There was a price There was always a price with Blackwing I had given Emily my soul, but they owned it