Leah’s POVI used to think love was something that came with a warning, Something that flickered in and out of your life like a streetlamp with faulty wiring. It could warm you, but it could also burn.But last night, on a beach painted in sunset gold, with the tide curling around my toes and the man I love on one knee… I felt something else, Something softer, Safer, Real.He asked me to be his forever, to spend my morning and night with him forever.I said yes. Of course, I'd say yes to my man.And when Alexander wrapped me in his arms, I let go of all the fear, of doubt, of the ache that had built up in me for years. For the first time in so long, I didn’t feel like a shadow in my own life.I felt whole.This morning, I woke up to the sound of seagulls outside the guest room window and the lightest knock on the door."Leah? You up?"It was Naomi."Yeah, come in," I called, still curled under the soft quilt. I didn't want to stop reminiscing yet.She stepped inside with a tray, she m
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