Page 14 of Master of My Life

Her brows knit together. “You know I only want you, right?”

“I know.” He leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips, ignoring the knot growing in his

stomach. She meant it now, but would she still feel that way in the morning? He ran his hands down

her silky-smooth back and leaned his forehead against hers. “I love you.”

“I love you, too.” Her voice trembled.

He straightened and retrieved the jewelry box he’d put on the table when he came in. “These are

for you to wear tonight.” He handed it to Sabrina and when she opened it, her mouth dropped open.

Inside was a set of exquisite diamond jewelry worthy of an Elder-Mistress—a necklace, earrings,

and a bracelet. “Chase, I can’t—” She shook her head. “I’ve never worn anything like this.” She ran

her fingers along the wreath-like design of the necklace.

He took the box from her and set it on the table before extracting the heavy necklace from the box.

“Turn around.”

She did so, exposing her perfect, sun-kissed, silky back to him, and he swallowed hard. He

glanced at Ethan, who wagged his eyebrows, eyes glinting with amusement.

Chase suddenly appreciated his friend’s challenging job of keeping her safe, while staying

professional. Ethan would never do anything behind his back, but also imagined that Ethan had spent

more alone time thinking about her. Chase wasn’t tormented by her amazing presence every moment

of the day. Ethan was.

Chase shot his friend a sympathetic smile before focusing on his task—getting Sabrina’s jewelry

on her without compromising his marital intentions. “Only demi-Immortals are allowed to wear

diamonds in The Brotherhood,” he said as he fastened the necklace in place and stepped away.

Sabrina turned around. “Everyone will know what I am?”

He pulled the bracelet from the box. “Yes. They’re all eager to meet you.” He fastened it in place

and handed her the earrings.

“I wish we didn’t have to go,” she said in a soft voice, fiddling with the jewelry at her ears.

He took her hands in his. “We need to do this, Sabrina. For both of us. We’ve put it off long

enough.”

She looked away, and he wished he’d kept his tone softer, but he couldn’t deny the truth. They had

to do it. It had to be settled.

Tonight.

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