Page 94 of King of Temptation

Her mouth falls open, her eyes so wide that I can’t help but lean forward to kiss her lips closed.

“A bunch of kids?”

“What do you think of five?”

“Five?” she croaks, shaking her head. “Putting a finger in my ass makes you want to have kids?”

“That’s just a side perk, baby.” I push her hair back from her face…with the other hand. “You’re a good girl, Kim, who is only dirty for me. Which is why I plan on asking again and again for you to be my wife and have a bunch of my babies.”

She shakes her head and then leans her forehead back on my shoulder. “Yes.”

“Yes, what?”

“Yes, I’ll marry you. I seriously doubt I’m having five babies.”

“Four?” I grin, kissing her long and hard.

Because Kim just agreed to be my wife. And she’s having my baby.

I don’t feel anything other than beautiful gratitude. This is exactly where I’m supposed to be, and she is the woman I’m meant to be with.

And for the first time in a very long time, I understand my purpose, my drive, my whole reason for being.

And it’s fucking beautiful.

EPILOGUE

Jake

I fold my hands, sitting forward in my seat as Kim makes her way down the aisle toward Leo.

Not that I recognize my nephew.

I mean, he looks mostly the same. Bulging muscles, large frame, big white teeth in his smile.

Only everything else is different.

Leo normally carries this edge of anger…it rolls off him in waves, lashing out at everyone and everything he passes.

But just like that…it’s gone.

In its place, is a wide-open joyous smile, as Leo extends his hand to the woman he’s marrying.

His eyes are light and filled with joy, as he bounces on the balls of his feet.

Leo is fucking bouncing.

I frown, trying to decide what I think about all of this. We’re in the midst of a war and one of our most fierce soldiers is grinning and bouncing.

But beyond that, I can’t deny that I’m happy for him.

Kim is pregnant with his baby, not that she’s showing at all. As a dancer, she’s still as slender as ever.

She reaches him and he pulls her into his arms, kissing her long and hard.

“Ahem,” the Justice of the Peace clears her throat. “The kissing is supposed to happen at the end of the ceremony.”

Leo’s grin only widens. “Don’t worry. There will be plenty of kissing then too.”

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