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I scowled. "Okay, you two, I don't know what's going on, but one of you better come out with it."

Miles looked at Michael. "Way to go."

"You told me you were going to ask her earlier! I thought you'd asked." Michael said, shrugging.

"I haven't exactly had any time," Miles said, rubbing at his eyes.

"What are you two talking about?" I asked, crossing my arms.

"Well, someone ruined the surprise," Miles said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small ring box. My eyes widened as I looked at Miles.

He grinned and slid the box towards me. When he opened the lid, my eyes took in a beautiful diamond ring.

"Laura, I know we have made mistakes and got through a lot. And I know I want to spend the rest of my life with you and Miles. So, will you do me the honor of being my wife?"

All eyes landed on me, and Michael squealed. "Answer him, Mom."

I looked at Michael for a moment before looking back at Miles. I quickly nodded my head and smiled. "Yes! God, yes."

Miles reached out and kissed me, holding me in a tight embrace. Everyone around us started to cheer. I laughed, feeling my heart skip a beat once more.

Chapter 28 - Miles

I knocked on Laura's office door and found her sitting at her desk, her eyes glued to her ring. I couldn't help but smile, seeing how her eyes sparkled as she moved her hand.

"Someone really likes her ring," I said as I leaned against the door frame.

She looked up and blushed. "Sorry, it's the nicest thing I have."

I walked over and placed my hands on the desk. "Well, I'm glad you like it."

"I love it," she said, placing her hands down. "What do you need?"

"Ayden is calling a meeting," I said, nodding to the hallway.

"Oh shit, I guess I didn't hear that." She pulled herself up, rounding her desk. I kissed the top of her head.

We headed into the kitchen, where everyone else was sitting around the counter. I had saved her a seat and stood beside her while Ayden stood in the front, clearly having something in his head.

"Great, now that we are all here, we have some important information to go over." Ayden rolled his shoulders back. "We have been having too many fires and accidents over the past year."

I had thought we were having more, but I'd also have a lot of other things on my mind to notice if we had.

"The museum fire, plus three of the other fires we had this year, were all man-made," Owen said, shaking his head. "All too large to just be a coincidence."

"Man-made?" Laura looked up from her ring, confusion covering her face. "You mean someone deliberately did this?"

I glanced at Laura, taking her hand. While she was working for us, she still had a lot to learn. We didn't like to speak about the past and what happened between Ashley and Logan, but it would appear that wasn't going to be an option.

"Are we talking about Logan?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

Ayden nodded his head.

"I thought he wasn't being spotted in town," Cayden asked, looking irritated. "Or has that changed?"

Ayden shook his head. "There is still no sign of him, but we are all aware of what he can do. With him not speaking with us and pulling away, we have no idea what's going on in their pack or what he's planning."

My stomach sank, and I swallowed. Laura rubbed her hands together, and I knew she was thinking about Michael. He had been at the museum when the fire happened.

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