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He stills on a long drawn groan, then buries himself to the hilt. The word crackles in the air between us, heavy with promise, weighted by everything we’ve survived to get here.

“What else do you want?” His thumb finds my swollen clit, stroking in maddening, perfect circles. My moan catches in my throat, and I clench hard around him, pulling him even deeper.

“Everything that makes you, you.” Pleasure spirals low in my belly, building fast, unstoppable. “Your scars. Your pain. Your children. A little girl with her daddy’s eyes . . . Matilda.”

“Fuck, Luciana,” Cade groans, his forehead falling to mine as his thrusts become savage. “I’m so wrecked for you.”

Stars explode behind my eyes as I break, and his raw groan fills the air as he spills deep inside me.”

We collapse together, breaths mingling, sated limbs trembling. My fingers slide into his damp hair as his gaze bores into mine.

We’ve survived the worst, Luciana. Now, let me give us the best.”

A tear slips fre,e and I can only nod, too lost for words.

For the first time, there’s no fear. No past chasing me, no shadows between us, no doubt about the future.

Just Cade.

Just us.

THE END