Page 16 of Tamed By A Knight

Jolly voices from patrons leaving the restaurant pull us back to reality, and Hush gets me back on my feet. He takes one of my hands in his, and we walk back the way we came.

Could life get any better?

EPILOGUE

HUSH

One Year Later

“You doing okay, Hush?” Knight’s voice snaps me out of my daze. “You with us?”

“Right here, boss,” I lie.

How could I not slip in and out of lucidity when I look down at Tara’s hand and see the ring that binds us together forever?

“Good. Then let me be the first to congratulate you two on your wedding,” Knight raises a glass of champagne in the air. “What a wonderful addition you’ve brought into our family.”

Spending some time with the crew after a wedding has become a formality lately. First Knight, then Talon, and now me. Each one of us is in the same boat, doing our part to show face, but eagerly awaiting our chance to escape.

“To Tara.” Talon looks me dead in the eye, a sheepish grin tugging at his lips. “The best damn thing that’s ever happened to you.”

Laughter and clinking glasses are followed by roaring cheers from the rest of the table, ushering Tara and me into our new lives. It doesn’t take long for the noise to settle and folks to start making their way over to give us personal well-wishes.

Tara and I accept and thank those who stop by. And though this isn’t my idea of a good time, I’m approaching it as a chore of duty, rather than anything else. Biding my time until I have my wife all to myself again.

“Looks like Boulder’s ours again. For real this time,” I overhear one of the Riders talking to Knight. And with those words, I breathe a sigh of relief.

“You want to get out of here?” I whisper in Tara’s ear.

“I don’t want to take you away from this.” Her brow furrows.

“You’re not.” I set her mind at ease as quickly as I could. “But as fun as this is, I’d rather have you all to myself. We still have a lot of celebrating to do, what with you becoming my wife and all.”

Her expression lights up at the wordcelebrating. We both know what it means. A week tucked away in her bedroom, coming out the other end an exhausted mess of entwined limbs.

And though that’s where our fun will be, I’m also entirely sincere in wanting to get away. Even if there weren’t anything waiting at the bottom of this rainbow, I’d want to go. How else could I bask in Tara’s glory? Worship her as the goddess she truly is? I want to get lost in the haze of her presence, feel my pulse thundering as she smiles at me in that way only she can.

The Knight Riders will have me back soon enough, but until then, the only thing I want is her.

EXTENDED EPILOGUE

TARA

Three Years Later

“It doesn’t look real,” I coo, resting my head against Hush’s chest, as we stare off at the beautiful pinks and purples painted across the sky. “It’s so damn beautiful.”

“Is it?” Hush asks, and as I turn to face him, he’s staring deep into my eyes. “I didn’t notice. Then again, everything on this whole damn planet is dull compared to you.”

Heat rushes to my cheeks, and I slam my palms over them to hide my blush. A devilish twinkle dances across Hush’s eyes, and his smile widens, knowing that he’s won this round.

“You know, you shouldn’t talk to me like that.” I slide a finger down Hush’s chest until it slips between the grooves of his abs.

“And why not?” He slides a hand around my shoulder and squeezes me tightly against his chest.

“Because it’s comments like those, my husband, that got us in this position.” I nod towards my belly to enhance my pointbefore continuing, “If you’re not careful, you’ll have a few more buns in the oven.”

“So what you’re actually saying is that my plan is working perfectly, then?” Hush slips his hand under my arm and rests it on my ever-swelling belly. Just in time, it seems, as our daughter decides to say goodnight with two gentle kicks.

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