THE WILD ROSE
He led her further inside, toward a small raised deck that overlooked the river beyond, the water catching the candlelight and scattering it into something almost dreamlike.
A table had been set for two, simple, elegant, red roses arranged across it in a way that made her chest tighten unexpectedly.
A waiter stood nearby, already prepared, already waiting.
Rose let out a breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding.
“This is… I don’t even…” She shook her head slightly. “No one has ever done anything like this for me.”
Kaelyn pulled out her chair, waiting until she sat before taking his own.
“There is only one rose I care about,” he said.
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