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“I’m calling in the woman of my dreams to the gates of my games.”

I smack his shoulder. “No. Wrong spell. Focus.”

Finn leans on the kitchen island, serious now.

“What do you need us for?”

“I need to bring back the Decadence Games. One last time.” I grin, all teeth and tension.

“Fuckyes.” Conan snaps back to reality like he’s been electrified.

“I need to get back to Charlotte. But I’ll give you the details now so you can start. I want this happening as soon as possible.”

I tuck the ring box back into my pocket. Safe. Waiting. That ring is going on her finger by the end of the week.

I want to spend every damn day loving her. Tearing down the scars of her past. Replacing those ghosts with something beautiful. Starting with marriage.

After that, she can drag me through hell or heaven, I don’t care.

As long as she’s beside me, I’ll follow.

And I’ll never let go.

Chapter 108

CHARLOTTE

Song- Wicked Game, Chris Isaak

The bell of the front door rings and I pull myself away from my writing and pad down the hallway.

Conan has taken Isabella for some training in the gym today. She wanted him to teach her how to cage fight, of all things.

She’s got my fighting blood, that's for sure.

I’d love to see how Conan copes with letting a four-year-old in a tutu kick him around the cage.

As I open the door, I look down and find a huge pile of black and purple roses next to a basket on the doorstep.

I look up, and no one is there.

Picking them up with a smile, I pluck out the envelope and open it up.

You are invited to the FINAL Decadence Game.

The Master of Inferno will meet you at the gates at 2pm.

You will find everything you need to play inside the basket.

This will be the last time the gates ever open for this Master.

Good luck.

A giddy excitementradiates through me as I grab the basket and head into the kitchen. I shake my head with a laugh as I pull out the carton of Decadence Milkshake. Next out of the basket is a black lingerie set, this time a corset style covered in diamantes, attached to a matching collar.

And then the dreaded garter set, although, this one looks much easier to put on as the straps are attached to the corset.

“Wow.” I hold it up and let it sparkle in the sunlight.

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