Page 101 of Lethal Infatuation

"I know." I smiled. "What did I do to deserve you? The most thoughtful man ever. You're so precious."

"If anyone is precious, it would be you." He leaned in, kissing me softly on the cheek. Even after his lips left my skin, the feeling still lingered. "I'm patiently waiting for the day you realise just how powerful you really are."

"You think I'm powerful?"

"You have the power to bring me to my knees, to make mebendto your will. If that's not power, then I don't know what is."

I couldn't bring myself to speak, because how would I possibly respond to that confession? "Says the man who showed me how to be vulnerable when I swore I'd never do it again."

"That means we were meant for each other."

"Meant to be," I whispered. "Perfect for each other. The complete puzzle."

"Yes." He clasped my chin between his thumb and index finger, tilting my head back. "You're mine and I'm yours. In this life and the next."

His words hit me directly in the heart. “I want every part of you, just like you’ve taken every part of me.” I said, smiling at him. “I’meternallyyours.”