Normally I would get mad, but something about the way he’s so assertive and sure of what he’s saying does it for me. I feel myself smile and close my eyes, loving the feeling of his lips on me.

His grip on my hair tightens, and my pussy clenches. God, what this beast of a man does to me.

“Say you’ll marry me,” he pushes, and I moan at the strong grip he has on me.

He’s tough, and it goes straight to my core. I’m not used to someone being so firm with me. I like it, and he smiles, knowing damn well I’m getting off on it.

“I’ll marry you,” I tell him, because it’s what I want. It might be crazy fast, but I don’t care. This man was made for me. “We could fly to Vegas tonight.”

He smiles and then leans forward, giving me a soft, sweet kiss. It’s the complete opposite of what we were just doing. Then he’s putting me back in my seat and going back into my parents’ driveway.

“What are you doing?” I ask, wondering what the hell is happening.

“I’m going to go ask your dad if I can marry you.”

He’s giving me that cocky grin with his deep dimples, and I melt. I once wanted to smack that look off his face, and now all I want to do is kiss it. He gets it. He understands what my family means to me.

“I love you,” I tell him again.

“I love you, too,” he says before getting out of the car and taking me with him.

Epilogue: Royce

EPILOGUE

Royce

Two years later

“What are you two in here doing?” I ask, seeing Pandora and our daughter, Lavender, playing.

“I’m teaching her how to throw a punch,” Pandora says, holding up her hand for Lav to hit.

“Hey, I’m the fighter in this family. I should be the one doing it.” I lean on the doorframe and cross my arms. The sight of the two of them together completes a piece of a puzzle I never knew I was building. We’ve talked about having another one, but Pandora says Penelope has enough for the whole family.

“Nah. I want her to be good at it.” Pandora winks at me, and I growl, getting on the floor with the two of them and lying on my back while Lavender crawls on me.

We kept my loft in the city for Pandora to work a few days a week. I do most of my consulting from home now, so I’m mobile. We have our house on “the compound” as we love to call it, and stay out there the rest of the time.