Delicate Scars
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Axel reached for my hand and led me to the front porch without saying another word. When he reached the front door, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a key. Instead of knocking, he inserted the key and opened the door. Before I could protest, he softly pulled me inside. I looked around cautiously and noticed the cabin was completely empty.
I looked around again at the empty house and asked, “Why are we in a vacant cabin in the middle of nowhere?”
Axel smiled and took both of my hands into his. “It’s ours. I bought it so we could have a place that is one hundred percent ours. Not my loft, but a brand new house—a home, our home—filled with only our memories.”
Speechless, I just stood in place, stunned with the realization that I was inside our new home.
“I hope you like it. I promise the only decision I make is the house, but you can decorate it however you choose. You can do whatever you want to make it ours. Do you like it?” Axel asked nervously.
I wrapped my arms around Axel’s neck and looked into his eyes. “I love it! I love you! I love everything!”
“Come on, let me show you around,” Axel said as he grabbed me by the hand to lead me through the house.
He began by showing me all of the rooms. He walked into one room in particular, stopped, and faced me with a smile.
“I was thinking about this room for your office. It has the best view of the canyon,” Axel suggested with a huge grin.
I opened my mouth in shock. “What? My office? What do I need an office for?”
“You’ll need a quiet place to concentrate while you work on your book. Really explaining my life won’t be an easy task,” Axel explained.
“I told you I wasn’t going to write the book.”
“And I’m telling you to. Your grandmother was right. Quinn Sullivan is too special of a name not to see it in print. And I think a biography may be a great way of closure for me. A way for me to walk away and never look back. My drug dealing days are over. I don’t want to walk back into another club for as long as I live. I want you to write my story.”
“Oh, Axel. Are you sure?”
“Yes. No more drugs. No more partying. No more nightlife. Those days are over. We start over completely.”
I nodded. “I agree. Let’s start over. Let’s say goodbye to the dark.”
He laughed and a twinkle lit up his eye. “No more vampire hours.”
“No more vampire hours,” I agreed.
“It might not be easy breaking away.”
“But we will figure it out together.”
He grabbed my hand and softly pulled me into an embrace. I could hear his heart beat against his chest. We stayed like that for a while. We took the time to just let everything sink in.
He turned me gently so I faced him. He lowered his lips, softly pressing them to mine. He pulled away and stared deep into my eyes.
“I love you. I love you more than I imagined possible. When I’m with you, I feel a love stronger than I thought could exist. I finally found what I longed for. I found you,” Axel passionately declared.
He stared at me for a few moments and then lowered himself onto one knee. He pulled a ring box from his pocket and placed the ring onto my finger in one fluid motion, I barely knew what was happening.
“Quinn Sullivan, I love you more than anything, and I can’t imagine not having you in my life. Will you marry me?”
I stood in disbelief for a few moments as I looked into Axel’s eyes. He remained kneeling, awaiting my answer. “Yes! Of course I’ll marry you! Oh, Axel, I love you so much!”
He stood up and placed the most passionate kiss of my life on my lips. His tongue danced with mine, and our breaths intertwined. He held me so tight and with so much emotion, I could hardly breathe.
“I swear I’ll make you happy. I swear I’ll make you the happiest wife there is,” he promised.
I pulled away so I could admire the ring. It was gorgeous! A pink diamond with rubies circling the stone. “Axel, the ring is so pretty, and so feminine. You really didn’t need to—”
Axel interrupted. “I want there to be no question in anyone’s mind that you are taken. You are mine!”
“Yes, yes! I’m yours, forever. I promise I’ll be the best wife I can. I promise I’ll do everything to make you happy.” I paused to regain my composure. “Thank you for taking me here. It means the world that you would give us a home to call our own.” I looked at Axel through my tear-filled eyes. “Thank you for believing in me, and believing in us.”
Axel held me close. “I’m finally done searching. I found the light in all the fucked up darkness my life once was…I found you… Quinn Sullivan.”
The End
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Titles by Alta Hensley
Mama’s Boy (April 2017)
Like Poison-Vagabond Series #1 (May 2017)
Bad, Bad, Girl- Complete Traditional Love Series (March 28, 2017)
Little Victorian Ladies Anthology (February 22, 2017)
No White Knight
Dark Feather
Caring For Citrine
Traditional Love
Traditional Terms
Traditional Change
Poppa's Progeny
In the Palace of Lazar - Harem (Book One)
Conquering Lazar - Harem (Book Two)
The Slave Huntsman
The Dark Forest
Captured by Time (with Carolyn Faulkner)
A New Forever (with Carolyn Faulkner)
Enrolling Little Etta (with Allison West)
The Nanny (with Allison West)
Little Secrets (with Allison West)
Maddox, The Black Stallion Trilogy #1 (with Maggie Ryan)
Stryder, The Black Stallion Trilogy #2 (with Maggie Ryan)
Anson, The Black Stallion Trilogy #3 (with Maggie Ryan)