Page 74 of Depths of Destruction

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"Shh. We'll find Emilia. I promise you."

"What if we can't?"

"We will."

"He could have put her in more danger."

"Malin will keep her safe," I try to assure her, but my gut twists knowing all my guys might be in more danger because of Darien's actions.

"I'm sorry I took us there. And I'm sorry I hurt you." She sobs.

"Shh. No more sorries." I kiss her shaking lips and salty tears. I admit to her, "I don't ever get jealous, Naomi. But I did tonight."

"I'm—"

"Shh. I got jealous because I want you as mine in a way I've never wanted any other woman."

"I'm yours. I only want to be yours."

"I don't want you to get bored with me."

She grasps my cheeks. "Why do you think I would?"

"Darien said it. I can't get it out of my head."

"Listen to me. What we have, I never had with him...with anyone."

"You haven't?"

"No."

I let out a shaky breath of relief. "Good. I haven't, either."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Why do you sound surprised?"

"You've been everywhere, and I'm sure with exotic women from all over. I'm just a girl from Belize."

"You meanmygirl from Belize, who has every politician in her country shaking, as well as several drug cartels, and the most powerful country in the world trying to take her?"

"What if I'm never able to be that person again?" she whispers.

I kiss her lips. "You're her, no matter what the circumstances. And if all else fails, you have mad jungle skills to fall back on."

She softly laughs. "Mad jungle skills?"

"Yep."

"So, we'll just weave some vines together and swing from the trees like Tarzan and Jane?"

"I think you just dumbed me down from Rambo to Tarzan."

"Nooooo. I didn't mean it like that."

I kiss her. "Don't think about your career right now. We need to get to safety first and then you can figure everything out."

"Where is safety?"

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