Lucas froze. He stepped back, looking at me with a guarded expression.“Sutton, you know I want that more than anything,” he replied. “But that’s not a decision to make in the heat of the moment.”“I’m not,” I told him. “I want this.”“Baby, I know I said I’d believe you when you said you were ready, but I also know what a mark means to you,” he said, stepping back again. “After seeing Mason, I can’t imagine you’re not still carrying those beliefs.”“What do you mean?” I asked, my brow furrowing.“I won’t let you go into this believing you’re giving up your freedom, Sutton,” he said. “I’m not letting you cheapen this by making it about protection either. A mark is sacred to me.”A laugh bubbled up uncontrolled. It amazed me how different the two sides of this man could be. And I couldn’t explain how… blessed I felt to be the one who gets to see this part of him. Someone so honorable and good. I closed the distance between us, slipping my arms around his waist.“I know that,” I told hi
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