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Wren threw back her head and laughed now, and I shamelessly buried my face in her neck, basked in her joy and beauty.
‘And how are you going to punish the love of your life?’
I kissed her long and deep, uncaring of who saw us. ‘I’ll come up with something, I’m sure. Right now, I’m a little stumped since you’ve blown me away with the success of this launch and I’m scrambling to see past your genius.’ All around us, A-listers enjoyed the buzz and celebration of the opening of Mortimer Marrakesh. And according to the data, we were fully booked for several months.
Wren’s fingers brushed my cheek, her eyes shining with love. ‘You’re the genius. For urging me to take this wild ride with you. I love you, Jasper. So much.’
‘Are you glad we joined forces?’ The document I’d brought to her flat had been a merger proposal between Bingham and the Mortimer Group. Her agreement had stopped Hugh in his tracks. He’d left London soon after and I didn’t miss him one little bit.
‘Absolutely ecstatic. I couldn’t be happier. With you. With our life. With our partnership.’
‘Hmm, but I bet I could make you a tiny bit happier...’
Her eyes sparkled. ‘Let me guess. Are you going to take me flying again?’
‘Any time you want. But for now...’ I looked over her shoulder, spotted a darkened doorway that led to a secret place ‘... I promise a different, way better type of flying. Come with me?’
Her smile threatened to burst my heart wide open. ‘To the ends of for ever.’