Page 140 of Sinful Kingdom

“Nah, Seb doesn’t get nervous. Definitely needs a shit.”

We watch him for a few more minutes before he finally climbs down and walks to the bag he brought with him. He rummages around for a bit and then stands tall once again and begins walking toward Stella.

He whispers something in her ear before taking her hand and dragging her into the middle of our group.

She looks around nervously, wondering what’s happening, while his eyes remain locked on her.

“Oh my God,” Evie breathes, predicting what’s about to happen while the rest of us watch in confusion.

Movement to our right catches my eye as Calli and Daemon move closer.

“Is he going to—” Calli starts, but her words are cut off when Seb starts talking.

“Right here on this very spot last year, I told you that you were mine. I opened my heart to you and prayed that you wouldn’t smash it under your foot after all the bullshit I’d caused.”

“Oh my God, he is,” Calli whispers excitedly.

“And now we’re back, standing here again, and I want to make those words permanent.

“You’re mine, Stella. You have been since that first night you stood up to me in the graveyard when no one else would have been brave enough. And I want you to be mine for the rest of my life.”

“Holy shit,” Nico gasps, while girls shriek in delight as Seb drops to one knee and produces a ring.

“Will you be mine for the rest of our lives, Stella? Will you be my wife?”

Sniffles come from beside me, and when I glance over, both Evie and Calli have tears streaming down their cheeks.

“Yes,” Stella cries, stealing my attention once more.

As I look back, she’s dropping to her knees with Seb and throwing her arms around his shoulders.

“They’re going to fuck right there in celebration, aren’t they?” Toby deadpans.

But thankfully, that isn’t what happens. After a long, dirty kiss, Seb rips his lips from hers and finally slides the ring he brought onto her finger.

“I hope you know that this is all your fault,” Toby barks at Nico. “You got married and now it’s going to be like a set of dominos.”

“Whoa, hang the fuck on. Theo was first. Shouldn’t it be his fault?”

“Fuck no,” Theo pipes up. “I got stuck with this one without my knowledge. Totally different.”

“This one?” Emmie snaps, offended. “If anyone got stuck with anyone here, it’s me.”

“That’s not what you were saying this morning when I woke you up with my head between your thighs, wife.”

“Hey, I never said that being stuck doesn’t come with its benefits.”

We’re still laughing when a pop of a cork shoots past us.

Seb takes a swig from the bottle before handing it to his fiancée.

She swallows a mouthful before screwing up her face in disgust. “It’s warm.”

“Sorry. There’s more back at the house waiting for us.”

“Then what the fuck are we all still doing here? Let’s go and fucking party,” Stella announces.

“Fuck yeah, let’s go,” Seb agrees, bending down and throwing his future wife over his shoulder and running for the rock we need to wade around to get back.

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