by J. S. Scott
Now that I was accomplishing those goals, all I wanted was to be doing something I loved.
I’d received the enormous insurance settlement. It had been deposited into my account with very little fanfare, and since Jett refused to take a penny of it or to take back the money he’d deposited, very little had changed.
The car came to a halt and Jett got out and held the door open for me.
“You’re quiet,” he observed. “Everything okay?”
I answered when we got into the empty elevator, “I’m more than okay.”
He grinned at me as he hit the button to the penthouse, and I smiled back.
Jett had brought more joy to my life than I could have ever imagined when I’d been homeless.
We entered the penthouse and Jett took my coat as he said, “I can’t wait to give you something.”
“No more vehicles,” I cautioned.
He shook his head. “It’s not another car. But it comes with a catch.”
I followed as he wandered toward the kitchen. He stopped in the living room.
“What’s the catch?” I asked eagerly. “Does it involve anything kinky?”
“Unfortunately not, but I could make it that way,” he answered as he reached into his pocket. “Right now, it pretty much involves taking me if you accept it.”
I had to catch my breath as he opened the red velvet box in his hand and the light caught the beautiful diamond inside. “I’m hoping this time you’ll say yes. I love you, Ruby Kent. Marry. Me.”
I had a brief flashback of the one other time he’d asked the same question. It was so familiar, but so different.
When he’d asked me the same question when we’d first met, he hadn’t done it with the same adoration and fire in his gaze. But I did see a little bit of the same apprehension I’d seen back then.
“Yes!” I said immediately, my heart galloping inside my chest as I threw myself at him.
He caught me with a laugh. “If you would have given me that answer when I asked the first time, we’d be married by now.”
“It wasn’t right,” I shared.
He moved back to put the gorgeous ring on my finger. “Maybe it wasn’t, but I was willing.”
I gaped at the enormous diamond for a moment before I said, “It’s right because I love you.”
Jett kissed the ring on my finger and then dipped down and gave me a kiss that tasted like forever.
“I was going to take you out to dinner tomorrow,” he said after he lifted his head. “But when I picked up the ring this morning, all I wanted was to see it on your finger.”
“I can live without dinner,” I said as I stroked his cheek. “Take me to bed.”
“Demanding woman,” he grumbled, but I could see the desire written all over his face.
“Are you complaining again?” I teased.
“Never,” he said hoarsely as he took my hand. “Just the fact that you want me as much as I want you is a fucking miracle.”
I followed him as he tugged on my hand. I knew he wasn’t putting himself down because I felt the same way, too.
Sometimes, love really was a surprising phenomenon that could make a person think about how lucky they were to have somebody who felt the same way.
As I followed Jett into the elevator, I realized that my Cinderella story had ended. But I was more than ready to start a new sequel.
I was going to be laughing, loving, and spending the rest of my life with my soul mate.
I already had a real life fairy tale, and it didn’t get any better than that.
~The End~
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. It’s a crime when a trafficker uses force, fraud or coercion to control another person for the purpose of engaging in sex acts or soliciting labor or services against his/her will.
So many runaways or throwaways (people that will probably never be missed) are recruited into prostitution this way. They’re sometimes drugged and beaten into submission, or a non-existent debt is held over a victim’s head to force them to cooperate until the bogus debt is paid.
If you or somebody you know is a victim or suspected victim, please call the National Human Trafficking Hotline for help.
Let’s end this dehumanizing crime against humanity for good.
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Books by J. S. Scott:
The Billionaire’s Obsession Series:
The Billionaire’s Obsession
Heart Of The Billionaire
The Billionaire’s Salvation
The Billionaire’s Game
Billionaire Undone
Billionaire Unmasked
Billionaire Untamed
Billionaire Unbound
Billionaire Undaunted
Billionaire Unknown
Billionaire Unveiled
Billionaire Unloved
Billionaire Unchallenged
The Sinclairs:
The Billionaire’s Christmas
No Ordinary Billionaire
The Forbidden Billionaire
The Billionaire’s Touch
The Billionaire’s Voice
The Billionaire Takes All
The Billionaire’s Secrets
Only a Millionaire
The Walker Brothers:
Release!
Player!
Damaged!
A Dark Horse Novel:
Bound
Hacked
The Vampire Coalition Series:
The Vampire Coalition: The Complete Collection
Ethan’s Mate
Rory’s Mate
Nathan’s Mate
Liam’s Mate
Daric’s Mate
The Sentinel Demons:
The Sentinel Demons: The Complete Collection
A Dangerous Bargain
A Dangerous Hunger
A Dangerous Fury
A Dangerous Demon King
Left At The Altar Series:
Temporary Groom
Books co-authored with Ruth Cardello:
Well Played
Well Received
The Curve Collection: Big Girls And Bad Boys
The Changeling Encounters Collection
