Page 47 of Chained to You (Dark Billionaires 6)

All in all, it seemed as though fate had led me straight to James, and God, I felt fortunate for everything that had happened—the good parts that was. The bad, horrible parts? I merely dismissed them from my mind and never thought about them again.

I was finishing sipping my drink when James took me by the arm and nudged me up. Noticing that Aria was busy animatedly telling Savannah what she had bought today, Matt and William were busy talking about business, and of course, Andy was nowhere in sight, I got up from the seat and followed him. He probably wanted time alone with me.

He led me out onto the balcony that had a great view of the city of Las Vegas.

I inhaled the fresh air and sighed pleasantly. “Wow! It’s beautiful out here, isn’t it?”

He nodded.

I leaned against the rail as I gazed into the distance. Behind me, James hugged me, his chin resting against the side of my face. God, it was the most romantic thing ever, especially now that James was snuggling his nose against my nape like that. Then, of course, I couldn’t help myself, and I found myself turning my face to him.

James kissed me on the lips softly, gently, and seductively. I felt my head spinning with delight. God, I couldn’t ever get enough of him kissing me and making love to me. I didn’t think I’d ever get tired of him being with me.

When he moved back and terminated the kiss, I felt a little dazed.

“I love you,” I said softly.

“I love you, too,” he replied, a smile on his face. “Oh, and I’ve got something for you.”

He said it so nonchalantly, as if it were an afterthought, which amused me and of course made me wonder what it was he had gotten me.

I watched him take a small box from the pocket of his trousers. He must have bought me a small piece jewelry. The inscription on the top of that velvet box indicated so.

When he opened the box, I sucked in my breath in unexpected surprise. I could only stare wide-eyed at the indeed small piece of jewelry sitting there in front of me. It was a ring with a huge white gem that glittered gloriously in the afternoon sun.

“James!” I said breathlessly. “This…?”

“Do you like it?” he asked.

I mutely nodded. “Are you sure? You bought this for me?” God, I couldn’t believe it.

“Yes,” he said. “Do you like it?” he asked again.

I nodded furiously. “

Yes! Yes, I do. Very much so, but—”

“No buts,” he said, chuckling. “It’s an engagement ring.”

Engagement ring? What?

“James?” Oh God! My heart was pounding so hard in my chest that I thought it might pop out any moment now.

He grinned cheekily. “I see I’ve neglected to ask you the proper question. Will you marry me, Mia?”

I blinked. James was asking me to marry him? Oh my God!

Suddenly, tears were brewing in my eyes.

“So, darling,” James said. “Are you saying yes to the ring?”

Oh God, I couldn’t speak. I nodded instead as tears flowed down my cheeks.

“Good answer,” he said.

I watched, dumfounded, as James took the ring out and inserted it onto my finger.

I honestly couldn’t believe what was happening as I stared at the massive diamond ring. The precious, expensive gem glittered and shone, winking at me as if to tell me how awesome it was at surprising me.

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