Page 135 of Knight Life In Vegas

“That’s him now,” said Beau. “He typically handles more commercial real estate, but he’s helping us out on this one.”

Eduardo was already out of the vehicle and rounding it to open my door, offering me a hand. I stepped out unsteadily, clinging to his arm. We had only just moved in next door, but itonly made sense that we would find a place that could fit all of us sooner rather than later.

“Are you doing all right, querida?”

“A bit in shock. I never even thought about us moving outside the city. I slept most of the drive. How far out are we?”

“It’s only about a half-hour commute to the arena. This is actually quite close to the property we send our retired horses. We could move them all here if we wanted to, let them live out the rest of their lives with us.”

Tears snuck up on me. I’d had to part ways with Misty Mornings well before she retired, and I loved the idea of beloved horses getting to stay with us long after they retired from the arena. My own beautiful horse was too old to still be around, but if she were, I’d have bought this place on the spot just to bring her home.

Eduardo gathered me close and I let my tears slip down my cheeks. I still hadn’t been feeling particularly rested and the exhaustion was making me more emotionally fragile than usual.

Chico and Dylan took the boys over to the paddock to say hello to one of the nearest horses, helping them stand on the fences. Beau set a comforting hand on the back of my neck, stroking his thumb softly up the column of my throat.

“Would you like a few minutes before we go inside?” the realtor asked.

“A couple,” replied Beau. “Alve, this is my mate, Charlotte, and my packmate Eduardo. The two by the paddock are Francisco and Dylan, and the boys are Samson and Oliver.”

I pried myself away from Eduardo long enough to shake Alve’s hand. His smile was warm and sweet, putting me at ease.

“It’s lovely to finally meet you.”

I put a concerted effort into collecting myself. “It’s nice to meet you, too. Can you tell me about the property?”

Alve beamed. “It comes with forty acres. The house itself is ten bedrooms and is about fifty years old, but it’s been beautifully maintained.” Alve chatted away, telling us about the theatre system, additional offices, state-of-the-art kitchen, pool, guest house just out of sight from where we were, and everything that was already on-site for the horses. It was even in a better school district for the boys. Perfect didn’t begin to cover it.

Dylan and Chico brought the boys with them as we stepped inside. The air indoors was cool and crisp, opening into an entryway with coat hooks and storage that slipped right into an expansive pantry, a beautiful kitchen with quartz counters, and windows everywhere to show off the beautiful scenery. Red hills were dotted with green as far as the eye could see. As we walked through, I tried to imagine our family here. The spaces were huge, with more than enough room for my boys to run wild, and clear lines of movement so no one would have to zigzag to get around.

Upstairs, the omega suite almost made me cry all over again. The en suite and the kitchenette matched the rest of the house, the whole room feeling open and airy with the option to pull curtains suspended from the ceiling to enclose certain areas.

“Mommy, can I have this room?” Sammy called from down the hall. I followed after his voice, stepping into a room that overlooked the nearest paddock.

“Sure, baby.”

“But I wanna look at the horsies too.” Ollie pouted.

“I bet you we can see the horses from the windows next door,” said Dylan, scooping up our son and marching in. “See, they’re right there. You can watch them all you want.”

Beau stepped up against my back. “Do you like it?”

I sniffled. “I love it.”

“Should I put in an offer?”

I spun, looping my arms around his neck and rising on my toes to meet his kiss. “Yes. This whole place is beautiful.”

Beau closed his eyes, letting his forehead rest against mine, both of his hands on my hips. “I want you to have the best home. I want you to love it.”

“Idolove it. And I love you too,” I said quietly. “We started off so differently and I can’t quite believe we’re here now.”

He pulled in a shuddering breath and stroked my cheek before clutching me tightly against him. “I know I still have a long way to go, and I’m working on it, but you have brought an infinite amount of light into my life and I will spend the rest of mine ensuring you feel appreciated.”

“Beau—”

He cut me off with a kiss. “You areeverythingI needed and everything I was afraid to ask for. I love you so much, and I may always be afraid because I am painfully aware of the cost of love, but I swear I’ll never stop trying.”

I could hardly breathe as he spoke, all the love from his words rushing down the bond to wrap me up in the truth of them. I cuddled into his arms.

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