Her breath hitches when my fingers run over her lips. She’s so pretty and all mine. A throat clears loudly, and Autumn’s eyes widen. She makes me forget everything. I smirk and she grins back.

“Um, yeah.” She finds her voice again. “When I received a call that my husband was at the hospital, shot, I realized you were mine all this time. When you opened your eyes, it was like meeting a friend who was close in so many ways but a stranger in others. Then you moved here, our bond had stood the test of time for so long that nothing could break us apart except for ourselves. We had to be apart to get together again. We needed to understand that as much as we hate that we were robbed of a choice, there’s no one else on this planet better for us than each other. And for the first time, I want to thank that promise, which always felt insane but brought my soulmate into my life.”

She presses her lips to mine, and I kiss her back, thanking her for being there for me when I didn’t even know I needed someone.

“You still have to say your words before you can kiss your bride.” Gavin’s holler is loud, but today, nothing can spoil my mood.

“You said everything so beautifully. I feel like there’s nothing more I can say to describe us,” I whisper close to her lips. “But I want to tell you how much you mean to me. All my life, I thought there was nowhere I belonged, that I had no home, until you.” I cock my head toward my friends. “As much as it’s going to ruin my reputation of being a daredevil, and my friends will never stop talking about this, I’m scared of losing you. I’m scared of being alone ever again.”

“You’re not going to be alone, Lukas. I’m here. For now and forever.”

“I like the sound of that, wife.” I place my lips on hers, holding on to the fact that she’ll be with me until the end of time.

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Dear reader,

You might have already guessed by now that the next book will be a love story of the mouse and the king :) , i.e. Minnie’s and Gavin’s story. You can already pre-order it HERE.

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