“If there’s anything you don’t like, we can change it. Just let me know.”
We can pick that out together.
You focus on building your dream.
I love you.
When she didn’t speak for a full minute, he squeezed her. “Amelia? What do you think?”
She swallowed. This was the nicest, bestest, most wonderful thing anything had ever done for her. “I think…I think…I love you, Hector Perez.”
His lips brushed her neck. “I love you, Amelia Asti.”
She squeezed him back.
“You know this means we’re moving in together. Permanently.”
She rolled her eyes. “I figured that out, Hector.”
His left hand disappeared, then reappeared and slid over her left one. “Permanently, by the way, means permanent.”
She looked down and stopped breathing as she watched him slide an engagement ring onto her ring finger. “Oh my God.”
“You’re marrying me, mi alma.”
She was so dazzled by the ring that it took a few moments for his words to sink in. “Did you just order me to marry you?”
“Yes.”
“You just ordered me to marry you.”
He was nuzzling her neck again. “Mmm-hmm.”
She turned in his arms to find his amused smile. She was not amused. “You can’t order me to marry you.”
He cupped her face. “Amelia, mi alma, I love you. I’d get down on one knee, but it’s damned awkward with my legs. I love you. I adore you. I want you beside me for the rest of our lives.”
“Hector.”
“I also want you above me, underneath me—”
She slapped his shoulder. “Don’t ruin it!”
“Will you marry me, my sweet, cute, sexy, talented, addictive Amelia? Do you need me to beg? Please marry me, Amelia. I’m lost without you.”
What else could she say? “Yes, of course, I’ll marry you.”
“Thank God.” He kissed her long and hard, moisture pooling in both of their eyes. “Thank God for you.”
She felt exactly the same way. Thank God they’d found each other.
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THE END
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Seaside Valleria Series
Book 1: Rush (Hector & Millie)
Book 2: Ripple (Persy & Sully)
Book 3: (coming 2018)
Book 4: (coming 2019)
Book 5: (coming 2019)
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Royals of Valleria Series
Book 1: Alexander & Rebecca
Book 2: Marcello & Grace
Book 3: Arianna & Finn
Book 4: Charlotte & Nate
Book 5: A Royal Holiday (Novella)
Book 6: Catharine & Edward
Book 7: Royally Ever After
Book 8: Lorenzo & Lily
Book 9: Sarah & Vittorio
Book 10: Permanently Princess (Novella)
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Box Set: Books 1-3
Box Set: Books 4-6
Box Set: Books 7-9
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Royals of Valleria Short Stories (exclusively for e-newsletter subscribers)
Story 1: Delusional (featuring Alexander & Rebecca)
Story 2: (coming soon)
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The Italian Shipping Millionaires Series
Book 1: Dante
Book 2: Adrian
Book 3: Giovanni
Book 4: Luc
Box Set: Books 1-4
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Copyright © 2018 Marianne Knightly
Acknowledgments
Rush (Hector & Millie) (Seaside Valleria #1)
Copyright © 2018 by Marianne Knightly
ISBN# 978-1942729129
All Rights Reserved.
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Cover Design: Marianne Knightly
Cover photos (Thinkstock): © Sjale
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Special thanks to my editor, Jami Gold, and my copyeditor, Jessica Snyder. You are both awesome!
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