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“I can’t sell it off I can’t do this” She stood from the chair and I jumped up and wrapped my arms around her

“I can’t do it without you, Rachel I promised your mom that if you said no today, that I’d be able to walk away That I would give you the space you needed, but I can’t promise that” I held her face init takes to get you to believe me To make you understand how much you mean to me”

“Killian, don’t,” she said, trying to pull away frohtened my chest and I pressed my lips to hers She put her hands onto push me away and I steeled myself for that rejection, but she wound her hands around the fabric of my shirt and pulled me closer

The kiss morphed and deepened as she parted her lips She held onto hter to her I needed herin my life

We sat there for hours and I spilled it all Everything about my mom and lare of the setting sun nearly blinded me before she covered my hand with hers

“I can’t sell your co it in her lap My heart sunk It wasn’t enough I wasn’t enough

“I can do far enerating revenue Plus, it’s a tax write off,” she said, glancing up at me with a small smile I lifted her out of the seat,her lips hard My lifeline

“I proret it You won’t and every day I’ll prove to you, just how good I can be to you”

“I’ to hold you to that, Killian Or else I’ll send my mom and Dahlia after you”

I shuddered, i after me

“You wouldn’t be so devious”

“I learned froher to me

She pushedher arms around my neck

“You know you have to ht?”

I groaned