Beg no more married to his enemy
Carter whispered against my skin, his arms wrapped around me so tightly I could barely breathe, "I have been waiting months to hear you say that. I love you. More than my company, more than my life, more than anything."
We stayed awake for hours after that, holding each other in the quiet dark of the bedroom, talking about a future that finally belonged entirely to us. Outside, the wind continued to howl against the glass, and somewhere out in the city, Damian and Chloe were plotting their next desperate moves. But as I listened to the steady, reassuring heartbeat of the man holding me, I knew they had already lost.