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Chapters (50)
  1. Also by
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. CHAPTER ONE
  5. CHAPTER TWO
  6. CHAPTER THREE
  7. CHAPTER FOUR
  8. CHAPTER FIVE
  9. CHAPTER SIX
  10. CHAPTER SEVEN
  11. CHAPTER EIGHT
  12. CHAPTER NINE
  13. CHAPTER TEN
  14. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  15. CHAPTER TWELVE
  16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  22. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  33. CHAPTER THIRTY
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  43. CHAPTER FORTY
  44. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  49. EPILOGUE
  50. Teaser Chapter

He ran his thumb over the back of her hand and little tingles raced up her arm. “I know that. Believe me, I’ve spent plenty of time thinking about it.”

Ellie remembered the man she had married. Kade wasn’t the only one who knew about cheating and the harm it caused. “I would never hurt you, Kade. I wouldn’t lie to you, and I would never betray you. We both know what it’s like to live with someone who does those things.”

Kade lifted her hand to his mouth and pressed his lips against the back. “I trust you, Ellie. I know I acted like an idiot, but I’ve never met a woman I trusted more. I’ve trusted you with my life, and I’d do it again.”

Her heart was throbbing. It was impossible to tamp down the hope.

Kade sighed. “It was never you. It was me. The truth is, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to keep you. You’re beautiful and smart, you’re courageous, and the sexiest woman I’ve ever met. I was afraid some other guy would come along and sweep you off your feet. I couldn’t handle the thought of losing you.”

Ellie’s eyes filled. “Oh, Kade.” She was beginning to understand. He had loved Heather and lost her. He was afraid of losing her too. But Ellie was a very different woman.

He sat up a little straighter. “I love you, honey. So damned much. I was never really jealous of Heather because I never loved her the way I do you. It took me a while to figure that out.”

He leaned over and pressed a soft kiss on her lips. “Say you’ll come home with me. I want to marry you, darlin’. But I don’t want to ask while you’re lying in a hospital bed, hurting all over. I need you, Ellie. If you love me, we’ll figure a way to make the rest of it work. What do you say?”

She was smiling and crying at the same time. Kade loved her. He wasn’t a man who spoke those words lightly.

Her smile widened. “I told you once, Kade Logan, you’re a hard man to resist. The answer to just about anything you ask me is yes.”

Kade flashed one of his devastating smiles, leaned down, and very thoroughly kissed her, and though it made her bruised body ache all over, it was worth it.

EPILOGUE

EPILOGUE