Page 84 of A Billionaire's Cabin Love

“But your dad made me leave.”

We laughed.

I met her gaze as I flipped the box open. Her hands flew over her mouth again as she marveled the sparkling diamond ring.

“You are the woman I was meant to find in Talkeetna, Alaska. You’re my heart and my soul. Kara Elle Riley, will you marry me?”

I slid the ten-carat, radiant cut, square diamond ring onto her finger.

Her wide eyes stared at the humongous diamond.

Wasn’t giving her an out. If I had to drag her to the altar, she’d be mine.

“Collin, yes. Of course, I’ll marry you.”

I gripped my heart and exhaled.

“Did you think I’d say no?”

I scooped her up into my arms. “You were silent for a moment. Made me wonder if you didn’t want to marry me.”

She gripped my face, staring into my eyes. “Babe, I was mesmerized by the huge diamond ring,”

I laughed against her lips.

“I can’t wait to become Kara Elle Daughtry.”

“That makes two of us.” My lips crashed into hers as I lowered her to her feet.

“Come on, I need to feed my two-favorite people.”

I threaded our fingers as I led her to the table.

“Good, because I’m starving. Lydia and I ate lunch, and she rationed snacks to me. She’s never done that…before.” Her eyes fell on me.

“You told her not to feed me, Collin?”

I pushed her chair closer to the small candle-lit table.

“No, baby, I asked her to pull back on the snacks around five.”

She shook her head.

I removed the lids from our plates and placed them on the cart beside us.

“Who cooked this delicious steak? She slid her knife and fork through the medium rare meat. It reminds me of the steak I love so much at Marks Bistro.” Her eyes crossed as she slid the succulent steak into her mouth.

“Mark prepared the meal in our kitchen.”

Her eyes grew in size. “Oh, my goodness. I have to thank him the next time I see him.”

She scanned her surroundings. “Baby, the rooftop looks perfect. I love the string lights hanging around the balcony.”

“I am pleased you love it.”

She peered at the star lit sky. “Chrissy and Michelle will be pleased to help plan our summer wedding in Talkeetna.”

“Good thing we’re visiting next week. I need to look at a few properties in Anchorage.”

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