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My tears had spilled out before he finished his first sentence, and they came faster and harder now as his question hung in the air.

“Yes. Oh my God, yes!” I sobbed. “Of course I’ll marry you!”

I thought I saw his shoulders sag with relief, but honestly, I couldn’t see much past the veil of tears.

The world was a blur as he slid the ring on my finger, and then we were kissing and laughing and kissing some more.

I should’ve known he had something up his sleeve when he’d suggested a “spontaneous” trip to Finland, but I also wouldn’t have been surprised if he’d brought me here simply because I’d told him I wanted to come back.

Vuk was stoic, grumpy, and possessed the occasional murderous tendency, but deep in his heart, he was a good person. We fit in a way that was uniquely us—light and dark, sea and snow, flame and ice.

Before we met, I’d spent years bemoaning my lack of a love life, but my sighs had just been the universe whispering to me,Wait a while longer. Your perfect match will come.

He had.

And he was worth every second of the wait.

She’s his greatest rival…and his greatest weakness.Read King of Gluttony for Sebastian & Maya’s story.

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