Page 36 of King's Claim

Her chest squeezed.The Lena who once scraped together every dime to keep her mother alive, who once flinched every time the Serpents darkened her doorway, wouldn’t have believed this moment.But it was real and King was real.Even her mother was doing a lot better.

She leaned into him, letting herself soak up his warmth, his solidity.The bar was full, the music loud, the brothers rowdy, but none of it mattered.The only thing that mattered was that she was exactly where she was meant to be.

Lena slid her hand over his, threading their fingers together.

“I love you,” she whispered, quiet but sure.

King’s answering smile was faint but fierce.

“Good,” King said, his gaze searing hers.“Because you’re stuck with me, Lena.For life.”

The End

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