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He never had to wonder what she required; she told hioddess, he wasn’t a burden to be endured He was a partner A prize There’s no going back now

A sense of contentment took up residence deep inside him This was Nevaeh on Earth He blinked A key had always been within his grasp Only a single decision away: forgive You couldn’t overcoood

Frorinned Any lingering trace of his bitterness dissolved, gone forever There was no rooht to judge or cast stones Look at the deeds he hi for the one he loved, he’d beco he’d once despised

Viola was right; she deserved better Too bad for her, she wouldn’t get it She was stuck with Brochan, as he would not be letting her go Ever He didn’t think he loved this fe

Love, the healer of all wounds

But what happened if he failed her test?

His body jerked in denial He couldn’t let hi to do?

Sensing his tension, she stirred against him "Brochan?”

“I’ as she rubbed against him

“Good” She blinked open her eyes, all sleepy and soft, and offered him a tender expression “How much did I rock your world?”

“Impossible to measure,” he admitted, and she beamed

“You’ve hung arounda bit, she nibbled on her bottom lip “So? Do you want to kno much you rocked my world?”

“I already know” His chest swelled with pride “I clued in when you screamed my name instead of your own”

“That was a surprise, wasn’t it?” She linked her fingers and rested her chin in the center, directly over his heart “Imiracles”

The corners of his mouth twitched He adored this soft, playful side of her He also adored her full assurance of her power over him Her confidence fed his