She covers her mouth and fights the start of tears. “I almost didn’t come that week. I almost didn’t walk the beach to find you. What would have happened if I didn’t?” She breathes a heavy sigh and rests her head on my chest.
“We would have met again at Olivia’s wedding. I would have found you. We’re not an accident of fate. I was always meant to love you.” I gaze into her amber eyes, the ones that first stole my heart at the coffeehouse window and bring my mouth to her quivering lips. As always, my beautiful girl melts in my arms.
When we pull apart, she whispers. “When I was sixteen, I made a promise. I’d have you or no one else. Coming here was my second chance to make you love me. And you did. You made my dreams come true.”
“Don’t stop dreaming, angel. This is still the beginning.”
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Unfortunately, his long-awaited forgiveness will only come if he gives up the only person he’s ever loved.
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Her pure heart intrigues him.
Her beauty enthralls him.
Her love will redeem him.
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