Page 286 of Ignite

Her brown eyes shine up at me.

“It’s not going to,” I tell her. “I won’t let it.”

She sighs, her lashes fluttering.

“Usually when things go so right…they tend to come crashing down.”

“Not this time.” I press my palm over her stomach.

“This is it now. A new start.”

A new life.

“I love you,” I tell her.

“I love you more.” She peppers my face with kisses until I’m laughing.

“Can we get married, like…next week?” she asks, pouting and batting her lashes.

“Hell yeah.” I can’t help the grin that spreads across my face. “Vegas? Just the two of us? Party in the new house once it’s done?”

She squeals again, and God, I’d give her anything to hear that sound forever.

“Oh my God—yes! Yes! Yes! Can we spend a few days there? There’s so many things I wanna see!”

I crash my mouth over hers, swallowing her excitement.

“I have a few friends in Vegas,” I murmur against her lips. “I’ll get everything arranged. It’ll be perfect.”

“I’m joking.” She giggles, brushing her thumb over my jaw. “We aren’t doing it next week. We can do it when you’re fully recovered. Okay? I can wait a little while.”

My chest goes tight.

“I’d wait forever for you,” I whisper.

She leans back, studying my face, her smile soft.

“So…let’s say…three weeks?” She winks. “You should be okay to fly.”

“God, I am so obsessed with you,” I growl, tugging her closer.

“Good.” She nips my bottom lip. “Because I’m completely mad for you, beastie. You make me so happy. I’m glad you chased me.”

My brows rise, and I glance out over the fields stretching in every direction.

“You see how much land we’ve got?” I smirk.

“I can chase you for the rest of our lives now.”

Her body melts against mine, and that fire ignites in her eyes—just like it always does when she’s with me.

She is my purpose. My peace. My fucking everything.

And she always will be.

Chapter 109

HALLIE

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