Page 163 of Shifting Hearts 1
He took my hand and helped me up, but he needed to steady me as I stood.
“What happened? Is this still about my cousins, because I told you my uncle suspected something and isn’t upset that we took them out? You are safe here.”
I shake my head. “No, it isn’t that.”
Then I told him what Alexi said, and the smile on his face was magical. “I told her to tell you before she made the announcement to the family. I didn’t know she was going to rain on my parade.”
“What do you mean?”
Alejandro lets go of my hand, reaches into his breast pocket, and produces a ring box.
I gasp with my hand on my lips.
He goes down on one knee and says, “Maddy, I am sure you realize by now that you are the better part of me, but just in case you don’t, please allow me to say this. I have never been a good man, but you make me want to be. And although I might not have all the answers that love demands, please know that I will search the ends of the earth to prove that I am the man who deserves to love you. I will protect your body, cherish your heart, and nurture your soul, and a love like ours deserves to be celebrated every damn day of our lives. That is why I ask you to be my wife and make me whole.”
I squeal in delight and jump on him, sending us both tumbling to the floor. Uncle Angelo appears at the door and says, “I am assuming you said yes? Now, pick yourselves off the floor and come in. We all want to congratulate you.”
I look back at Alejandro and whisper, “Did you ever think it would feel like this?”
“Like what, my little viper?”
Before I pull him closer for a kiss, I murmur, “Like coming home.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I am Caz Luan and I have always been in love with the idea of love. But now I want it gritty, demanding and ever so dirty. My sassiness and humor get me in trouble more often than not, and if it wasn’t for the fact that I don’t look good in prison colors, I might have had many more friends. When I am not painting or trying new recipes with friends, I eat cake for breakfast and sing bad karaoke on my backyard swing. I am currently traveling around with my ex-pat husband and hope to use my newfound experiences in the next novel.
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Eris collects teeth from the dead. Not for gold, not for sentiment… for power. She’s half dark fey half bone witch. Eris can hear the last whispers trapped in enamel. She never expected to find one still warm. Brannon is a Wyrd Wolf, a rare shifter who can see the glowing threads of fate. His job is simple: follow the tangle, protect the pack, and cut those who stray from destiny. But when Eris steps out of the woods holding his tooth — the one he lost in a fight that hasn’t happened yet, everything fractures. They are fated mates. But fate is a liar. And Brannon knows that whatever Eris is… she was made to kill him
For all those who leave pieces of themselves behind,
