And then I do what I’ve been dying to. I wrap my arms and legs around his body, pulling him tightly to me so there isn’t a whisper of space between us.
“No matter what happens, we can make it work,” he vows. “I promise you that. You just need to trust me. If you can do that, we’ll make it through anything.”
Contentment washes over me as I sigh into his mouth. It seems almost unbelievable that I could be this happy. A couple of months ago, I’d had everything worked out in my head. A detailed roadmap of how my future would unfold. That included—graduating from high school in Chicago, attending a prestigious college in Illinois or Michigan, and majoring in astronomy. In none of those well-laid plans was there a handsome, domineering boy.
And yet, here Kingsley is.
He burst into my life and turned my world, along with all of my plans, upside down and inside out.
And now that I know how he feels…
I won’t lie to myself or pretend that I don’t feel the same way. Why would I bother when he’s everything I didn’t know I was looking for?
Maybe we have a lot to figure out, but he’s right. There is plenty of time to do that.
As long as we trust each other, nothing will tear us apart.
~The End~