I couldn’t see. “I gotta be honest, when I first saw it, I was confused. And when I read her letter to me, I thought she might be a little crazy. I was damn certain I wasn’t going to fall in love again.”
My brows pulled together. “What did she leave you?”
Crosby opened his hand, and on his palm was a gold band with a massive emerald-cut diamond. “This was the ring her Richard gave to her when he asked Harriet to marry him. Harriet said in her note that she knew I was going to find someone to trust with my heart again, and she wanted me to have this ring that already held so many years of love.”
I sucked in a sharp breath, my heart picking up a riotous rhythm in my chest. Crosby met my gaze, so much love in his eyes. “Will you wear this ring, Kenna? Be my wife, my partner, the mother of my babies, my home.”
“Yes,” I whispered, tears filling my eyes.
Crosby slipped the ring onto my finger, the sunrays making rainbows dance out of the stone and shine around us. He took my mouth in a slow kiss. When he pulled back, I met his gaze, searching, hoping. “If Zoe’s mom relinquishes her parental rights, I want to adopt her.”
Crosby grinned. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Everything inside me warmed at his words. He sobered, seeming to look even deeper into my eyes, my entire being. “I love you, Brown Eyes.”
I felt everything that went into those words, joy and pain, triumph and struggle, hope and fear. He was giving everything to me, and I’d give it all right back to him. I brushed my lips against his for a second time. “With everything I am.”
THE END
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Acknowledgments
To my family and friends. Thank you for supporting me on this crazy journey, even if you don’t read “kissing books.”
Thank you to all the wonderful authors who have helped me along the way. From sharing wisdom and encouragement to laughter when things get tough. You prove that the internet isn’t always a scary place, after all. And an extra special thank you to Emma and Grahame…I’m so grateful to have you in my life!
To my fearless beta readers: Angela, Emily, and Trisha, thank you for reading this book in its roughest form and helping me to make it the best it could possibly be! And to Lucy, for answering a million legal questions so that I could make this story as accurate as possible.
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Also Available From Catherine Cowles
Further To Fall
The Sutter Lake Series
Beautifully Broken Pieces
Beautifully Broken Life
Beautifully Broken Spirit
Beautifully Broken Control
The Wrecked Series
Reckless Memories
Perfect Wreckage
Wrecked Palace
About Catherine Cowles
Writer of words. Drinker of Diet Cokes. Lover of all things cute and furry, especially her dog. Catherine has had her nose in a book since the time she could read and finally decided to write down some of her own stories. When she's not writing, she can be found exploring her home state of Oregon, listening to true crime podcasts, or searching for her next book boyfriend.
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