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He loved her

“You did so good today,” Lias out h to search her eyes “I’ to hold you to it, love”

She s how quickly you trackedI feel like…we’ve all walked through fire I don’t knoill happen tomorrow But today, it felt really wonderful to just say what I thought and for you to be okay with it Everything I said today was honest” She stared deep, conveying the truth of her words “Everything”

Liam kissed her softly “Oh, Raine I love you, too”

After a soft press of lips, she turned his way, and Hammer’s heart stopped at the love in her eyes No coyness No anger No hiding It was just…there

Ha her and covering her lips with a frantic kiss And he didn’t hold back an ounce of his burning love Noasn’t the time to tell her, but he damn well intended to before they left this mountain

At thehis ar for a longthey’d accomplished—and didn’t speak a word about what came next, as if the hush of noas sacred

“Did I pass the test?” She grinned at them

Liahtened “You did Let our arot you”

And Hao He wanted to inhale her, ainst him He wanted to own her He’d al had been different, if she’d been fertile that night… Not that he wanted to force her into becoht it that hard? Or would she have been happy? Honestly, he didn’t know

And he was desperate to

Ha her eyes “Raine, you were crying on Thanksgiving day Because you were relieved you weren’t pregnant? Or disappointed because you wanted to be?”

Liaut churned What would Raine say? He could pretend it didn’t matter, that it was all history now and best left there if he—they—intended to ot answers

“Tell you what,” Liaested “Let’s settle you in your bed where it’s warm and comfortable, then finish the conversation there”