“I have to go meet with the McIntyres for this new gun deal. Shouldn’t be too long. Saint should be bringing Giselle over; he said she won’t stop talking about the baby,” he said, as he quickly grabbed a new shirt and changed into it.
“Alright. Well, be safe and call me when you’re on route back here,” I said. He nodded and buttoned the last few buttons of his shirt before leaning down to kiss me.
“I love you,” he said and smiled.
Even though he’d been telling me that for months at this point, it always gave me butterflies. “I love you, too, babe,” I said softly. He kissed Liam on top of the head and stroked and chubby cheek.
“See you in a bit, buddy,” he said.
We made our way downstairs where the guys all waited for Bennett. “There he is!” Saint exclaimed when we came into view.
“You act like you haven’t just spoke to me,” Bennett said. Saint scoffed.
“Not you, fool. The baby,” he said and moved over to me. “Hey there, little man.”
“I wanna see Liam, too!” Giselle whined. Saint picked her up and she looked at him in awe, stroking his soft dark hair with her hand. “Can I hold him?”
“You have to sit on the couch, okay?” I said. She nodded and took off running when Saint put her down. The guys all cooed at him and I almost laughed. It was amazing that all it took was a small baby to bring all these tough guys to their knees, especially their ringleader.
“Okay, okay, I know I’ve made a fine specimen of a son here, but we gotta get going or we’re gonna be late,” Bennett said, snapping his fingers.
“You didn’t make it alone, you know,” I said and smirked at him. He grinned.
“Of course I didn’t.” He gave me a quick peck. “I’ll be back.”
I moved over to the couch as they headed out the door and settled next to Giselle, who was so excited she couldn’t sit still. “Okay, hold your arms out,” I said.
She held her arms out and I carefully put Liam in them, securing her arms around him. “He’s so tiny,” she whispered. Liam looked up at her, which seemed to tickle her so much. “He’s looking at me! Hi, Liam! I’m Giselle.”
I couldn’t help but smile as I watched them. For the longest time, I couldn’t understand why life could allow me to go through the things I’d gone through since being here. While I suffered greatly, I’d gained so much more. I’d been broken and had hit the lowest point of my life, almost to the point to where I tried to take my own life. But as I look at my son and think about the life that I now share with Bennett, maybe Savannah was on to something. It sucked getting to this point of happiness, but I would do it all over again if it brought me back to the bliss I currently felt.
“Aurora, are you gonna wear a marriage dress soon? Daddy said you were gonna wear it,” Giselle said suddenly.
“I am,” I said and smiled at her. Now that things were going so well and I’d finally had the baby, I’d talked Bennett into having an actual wedding ceremony. He wasn’t very keen on big social gatherings, but said he’d wanted to do whatever made me happy. He’d definitely adopted the “happy wife, happy life,” motto and pretty much agreed to anything and everything I could ask him for. I definitely wouldn’t complain.
“Can I wear a marriage dress too?” she asked.
“You’re going to wear a flower girl dress. That’s a very important job,” I said.
She smiled. “Can I help pick it?”
“Of course,” I said, just as Brittany entered the living room.
“Did someone say wedding?” she started and then put her hand over her heart when she saw Liam. “Oh, my sweet nephew! I haven’t seen my little angel all week!”
Giselle pouted when Brittany took Liam from her arms. I picked Giselle up and put her on my lap, giving her a big hug until she giggled.
“No sad faces. We have to pick our dresses,” I said and picked the dress catalog up from the coffee table.
And as we flipped through pages to see what we liked, I couldn’t help but release a sigh of relief. My entire life was spent either being in the dark or being on the run. I didn’t know who I was for so long, grasping at some kind of identity to feel normal. After going through hell, I finally rose from the ashes and was reborn into someone so much stronger than I ever thought I was capable of. I was more than aware of who I was now and knew what I was capable of.
I was Aurora Moreno.
Wife of the devil.
Queen of La Fedeltà.
And finally free.
Note From The Author
Hey readers!
Thanks so much for going on this journey with Bennett, Aurora, the gang, and me! Thank you so much for your patience as I went through one of the toughest moments of my life. There was a point when I didn’t even think I’d be around to be able to finish this trilogy, so the completion of this book is very bittersweet for me. Thank you so much.
I want to give a special thanks to my bestest friend and cover designer Laura Hidalgo of Spellbinding Designs. You’ve been my cover designer since I started my author career in 2012 and we’ve evolved together in the book world so much! I’m so thankful to have you on this journey with me and so lucky to have you creating my amazing covers. I love you!
To my alpha readers who’ve stuck it out with me from the very beginning—Heather, Tisa, and Sharon: Thank you ladies so much. You guys have encouraged me from the very beginning and always push me to write my best. I don’t know what I’d do without you ladies and I can’t wait for you all to see where I go next.
My PA Brittany: Thanks for dealing with my ranty texts when I’m overwhelmed, for making me laugh, and helping me stay on top of everything. I’d be so lost if I didn’t have you on my team. You’re the Andi to my Miranda Priestly and you make me feel like I’m super famous even when I’m not LOL. Thank you for always having my back and encouraging me!
And finally, to my readers. Thank you so much for giving Bennett and Aurora and chance. This trilogy would be nothing without your support and I’m so very lucky that you guys love my characters as much as I do.
Much love,
Ember Michaels
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