Page 147 of Make Me Yours
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I set my bag down by the elevator and drift toward thewindows. The lake stretches out in the distance, a dark blue canvas sparkling under the sun.
I press a hand to the glass. It’s not the skyline that draws me in but the life I finally see waiting for me. The one I get to live with Steele.
He steps behind me and slips his arms around my waist. His body is solid against my back as his warmth seeps into my bones.
“You always get quiet when you’re thinking deep thoughts,” he murmurs, his mouth grazing the curve of my neck just under my ear.
I smile. “Just taking it all in.”
“And?”
“And for the first time, I feel like I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”
His arms tighten. “Good. Because you’re not going anywhere.”
I turn to face him. “I don’t want to.”
He searches my eyes. “You sure about that? Because once you say the word, I’m all in. No more friends with benefits. No more lines. Just us. All of it.”
And he means it.
Every word.
“I’ve never been more certain of anything,” I tell him.
The brush of his lips is slow and reverent, a promise written in silence. I kiss him back with everything I have. Every scar, every hope, every ounce of love I’ve been too afraid to say out loud until now.
When we finally pull apart, his thumb brushes over my cheek. “So… we’re really doing this?”
“We’re doing this.”
And just like that, the ache I’ve been living with for years dissipates.
The man I’ve always loved as a friend?
He’s mine now.
And I’m his.
Not just for tonight.
Not just until the spark fades.
But for all the days ahead.
This isn’t the end of our story.
It’s just the beginning.
And I wouldn’t change a single page.
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STEELE
The elevator dings, and I glance toward the doors just as they slide open. The first wave of my teammates spills into the penthouse. Knox, River, and Laiken leading the way, followed by Jax and Oliver bringing up the rear. They’re already talking shit and laughing like we’re in the middle of the locker room.
