Page 84 of Save Me

“Only when you don’t listen.”

“What if I don’t want to listen?”

“Then your ass will end up sorer than it was this morning.”

She grimaces. “That wasn’t nice, by the way.”

“Want me to make it all better?” I slowly move my hand from her waist down to cup her jean-clad ass.

“That would be nice of you,” she murmurs, her eyes on my lips.

Her voice comes out breathily. She looks at me like no one else exists. This is the way I’ve envisioned her staring at me for years. Reality is far better than any fantasy I could’ve thought up.

I brush my lips against hers. “Let’s grab the ingredients for tonight’s dinner.”

Wordlessly, she nods.

I pull away but keep my hand at her waist. When Kennedy looks ahead, her body immediately stiffens.

“U-Uncle Brutus?”

My eyes land on the man who now has her attention. I recognize him immediately. Aside from a few more gray hairs and more lines on his forehead, he looks the same as that day.

Brutus Prince.

The Townsend head of security.

The same man Kennedy begged to search for me that day in the alleyway.

His hard stare lands on me, his eyes narrowing. I meet his glare right back.

“Kennedy,” the woman next to him greets. Mia Prince, his wife. I know all about the people around Kennedy.

“Aunt Kennedy.” A young girl comes from behind Brutus, runs to Kennedy, and throws her arms around her waist.

Mia and Kennedy laugh.

“Hey, LB,” Kennedy greets.

Despite the smiles from Kennedy and Mia, Brutus doesn’t crack a smile. His stern gaze remains planted on me.

I knew this moment was inevitable. From what I could tell in all of my years of watching her, Brutus Prince is more than their family’s head bodyguard.

He’s a part of their family.

“Who is this?” he finally asks. His question is directed at Kennedy, but his unwavering gaze is locked on me.

“Dae Kim,” I introduce before Kennedy can.

“He’s the owner of the Black Opal.”

I side-eye her as if that were the appropriate way to introduce me. I refrain from telling him I’m her future husband, which probably wouldn’t go over too well, but I won’t let that introduction stand as is.

“And the man Kennedy’s currently falling in love with.”

Mia’s eyes go wide, and Kennedy gasps.

That’s when Brutus looks over at Kennedy.

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