Page 148 of The Stalker

“I’ve spent too long being unhappy in a relationship with someone who treated me poorly. Settling for friends with benefits when I always wanted more. Now I’ve found you, and I’ve never been happier. I don’t want to spend a single moment being unhappy again. Life is too short to not hold on to the people who brighten your world. I love you, Tati.”

Her heart swelled at his declaration, and she didn’t think she’d ever felt more loved and at peace than she did right now.

“I love you, too. I’m not saying no, but I’ll have to think about it. Ask me again after your stalker has been caught.”

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My love,

Our future is so close. I can see it on the horizon. It is the light at the end of the darkest tunnel.

It feels as though my entire life has been spent in darkness, except for you. You are the bright spots in the dark. You light up my life and everything around you.

You are perfect and wonderful, and I will spend every day of the rest of our lives proving that to you. No longer will you live in anyone’s shadow. No longer will your light be forced to be dimmed. You will be free to shine like the star you are.

Hayden Vega. My shining star. My everything.

XOXO

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