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“And a big guest room for when Uncle Eric comes to Dublin.Or Uncle Franco, Uncle Devon, and…” Colum paused.“Aunt Juliette visit.”

Annie giggled.“Juliette Adams.I should have known.”She kissed Colum on the lips.“Your secrets are safe with me, I promise.”

“So is that it?”Xavier asked.“Have we planned a future together?”

Annie nodded.“I think we have.”

“Good.Because I vote we stop looking years out and start thinking about our more immediate future.”

Xavier’s sultry tone and bedroom eyes told her exactly what he was thinking, but Colum asked anyway.

“What part of our immediate future?”

Xavier cupped the back of Colum’s neck, pulling their foreheads together.“I think we should start the honeymoon now.”

Annie rose from the bed, standing in front of them as she pulled her shirt over her head, dropping it to the floor.“And I think it should never end.”

Xavier’s gaze slid to her breasts, but Colum did one better, reaching for her, his large hands spanning her waist.Looking up at her from the bed, he gave her that sweet, sexy smile she loved.

“Deal.”

ChapterTwenty-Three

Colum: I like sex.

Colum: A lot.

Franco: Yeah, you do!

Franco: Ready for your next book rec?

Colum:

Xavier didn’t want to admit that he’d forgotten about the manuscript.About the mystery and the threat that started it all.At the beginning of this, he’d been fascinated by the lost Wilde manuscript.He’d always felt a kinship with the man, though Xavier’s life hadn’t been marked by the hardship of Oscar’s, but still, the feeling was there.Reading the manuscript, which was closer to a journal or diary, had been exhilarating.A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover something.To rewrite what they knew about Oscar Wilde, who was something of an urban legend and cautionary tale within the Masters’ Admiralty, and world renowned outside the society.

This mission had felt so big, so important, when he first arrived in Dublin.

And now?

Now, he’d all but forgotten about it.It paled to the point of disappearing in comparison to what he’d found with Annie and Colum, and the future they had together.

From hopeless, to impossible, to certain.There was a part of him that was hesitant to believe they’d get their happily ever after—he was too cynical and too fatalistic to easily accept that they’d get to spend the rest of their lives together.

And yet, as he slid his hands and lips over bare flesh, he reminded himself that they’d fought and suffered for this.They’d lived lifetimes in the short time they’d known each other and earned this peace.

The rest of the world ceased to exist as they reveled in what felt like the first day of the rest of their lives.

At least until there was a knock on the door and a voice called out, “Another page was delivered.”

Colum and Xavier both popped up, Colum immediately rolling off the bed.Xavier bent, licking Annie once more, enjoying her moan of pleasure, quickly followed by a hiss of disapproval as he too jumped out of bed.

“Really?”Annie demanded as she propped herself up on her elbows, cheeks flushed, nipples hard, and hair messy.She looked delicious.Maybe he should tie her to the bed, just like this.If he had a vibrator to make sure she stayed aroused and frustrated…

Annie rolled off the bed before Xavier finished taking stock of what they had on hand to use as restraints.She smacked Colum’s ass as he pulled on pants and started hunting for her clothes.

Colum was out the door first.Xavier turned in a circle, frowning as he looked for his shirt, only to see Annie emerging from the bathroom wearing it.

“Theft,mon cheri?”