CHAPTER 26

Kingston waited impatiently for Romaine to be finished with the idiots in the other room. Yesterday, he had every intention of breaking off their private relationship and just being her bodyguard, letting her hate him.

Then she had yelled at him and dragged everything out into the open. He couldn’t live without this beautiful, intelligent, amazing woman… He couldn’t live without his hidden princess anymore.

They dove into this uncertain future, unaware of when or if they’d be able to surface safely and breathe freely again. Having her in his arms was his only way to have control. He knew that without a doubt. He wouldn’t say he loved her, but what he was feeling about Romaine was getting so damn close.

When was the last time he had actually loved someone?

Years ago, he'd had a girlfriend after his first year in the military. He had planned on marrying her, and living a happy, fulfilled life together but then she found someone else while