Page 53 of Forbidden Lord

Matteo had his hands in his pockets and asked, “What does your mother say?”

She read aloud:

My darling Sheena,

Not getting to know you is my biggest regret in dying. Your father will take care of you and I will watch over you from the next world. I will make sure you are blessed with love like I had with your father and hope one day you get to have a family. I will love you forever.

P.S. Tell your father to move on and marry again. He deserves to be loved.

She sniffled and tucked the paper back in the envelope as she said, “I wish I’d have known her.”

“That’s a beautiful letter,” Matteo said with a glassy-eyed expression.

She hugged her father and said, “Thank you, Papa.”

“Now let’s eat.” Papa held out a chair for her. She waved for Matteo and once again her father decided to serve instead of join. He stalked off with the head chef.

Matteo picked up his fork. “Sheena?”

“Yes, Matteo?” She smiled at her husband. All this good in her life was because they had gotten married.

He glared into his soup. “You’re lucky to have a great father.”

And he hadn’t, but that didn’t matter. She squeezed his hand. “I know, and you will be one too.”

He met her gaze and nodded. “As long as I don’t take after my father, we’re good.”

She picked up her spoon and sighed. “No chance of that, my love.”

“Why do you say that?” His spoon hovered midway from his bowl to his mouth.

She imitated his cute wink and said, “Because you took a chance on love.”

He kissed her cheek, but that wasn’t enough. She turned in her chair and kissed him full on the lips. Today they were home, together, where their lives truly began.

THE END.