Page 59 of Dark King (Advantage Play 2)

“Now? Now, we let your past stay in your past and focus on our future. Together. Think you can do that, Wild Card?”

“Yeah. In fact, I think it should be a rule.”

I roll my eyes. “You and your rules. Which one is that now?”

“Number one.”

“But I thought—”

“Nope. The rest don’t matter as long as you’re by my side. What do you think?”

“I think you’re sexy when you talk like that.” Grinning, I bend down as she rises on her toes, meeting me in the middle for a long-overdue kiss. I find it funny that she doesn’t care I’m dripping in Burlone’s blood or that I’m a monster to most. She loves me for me, and I’m a lucky bastard to call her mine.

I agree with her. As long as she’s by my side, nothing else matters.

I’m all in.

The End