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Marco drew back He looked into Eht what aawoman

“You are capable of being whatever you wish to be, Emilia mia”

She knew that he meant it And, for the first time in her life, she knew that it was true She ho she was, Emily Madison Wilde Santini, and life held endless possibilities

And one great, sustaining truth

“Yes, sweetheart,” she said softly, “but most of all, what I want to be is your wife”

Marco’s eyes darkened as he swept her up into his arms

“That is a very good thing,” he said, “because what I want, most of all, is to be your husband”

And as the snow fell over the city and turned it into a place of ic and wonder, the man who had never needed anyone carried his bride to their bedrooin their new life

Together

THE END