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He steps closer, lifting his hand and softly brushing a tear away “You feel the saether?”

“Yes” I aloing absolutely freaking bonkers”

“Bonkers?” He grins

“It’s so my aunt says”

“Well, to put it in your aunt’s words…” He grabs ontoanywhere “You are not going bonkers Or maybe you are Maybe we both are But I don’t care All I care about is you, Jessie How beautiful and shy and funny and sassy you are How completely unique and mine you are”

I grip onto hiain, Jax”

“You Are Mine” With each word, he brings his face closer to mine, until I can taste and feel his breath on my lips “That’s why I was so happy when you toldtoto take care of you Help you in whatever you decide to do in the future I’ to be there every step of the way, Jessie Always And in return, I expect you to be loyal, to never look at another man… Because, hell, that would kill me Or I’d kill him Call me a jealous motherfucker if you want, but there it is”

“I don’t want anyone else,” I declare, as starlight gli“I only want you Honestly, Jax, I feel exactly how you described It’s sorta freaky”

“Sort of?” He kissesacross my skin “I think it’s completely crazy I’ve never believed in fate, in destiny, in any of that But with you…”

His lips findacross ainst hiainst hts I foolishly believed had vanished

He wants a family, the same way I do, which means…

I need to give myself to hier It screams at me

Take hi deal out of it

“Who do you belong to?” he growls, breaking off the kiss but keeping himself close

Our noses tickling each other, I stare into the intense depth of his eyes “You, Jax Only you”

“Forever,” he snaps

“Forever,” I whisper, and then say it louder “Forever God Please tell me this isn’t a trick”