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A smile exploded across Bryson’s face. He shot to his feet. Bryson slid the ring on King’s finger. King didn’t even look at it. He couldn’t stop staring at Bryson’s face. “I love you.”

Bryson’s gaze moved his way. His features softened. “I love you too.”

King couldn’t leave it at that. His words weren’t nearly enough. “I love Kylian too. I want him to be my son. He feels like mine.”

Unexpectedly, tears filled Bryson’s eyes. He looked away and blinked, as if he couldn’t take King staring at him while his emotions surged. Bryson cleared his throat. “He’s grown, so that’s up to him.” He met King’s stare again. “But I know he loves you and he was really upset with me about this morning. I can’t tell you how sorry I am.”

“We both said shit that we didn’t mean.”

Bryson chewed his bottom lip. “It killed me for you to go to the club last night.” He visibly swallowed hard. “I know you like to watch, and I can’t give you that.”

King cupped Bryson’s face and forced him to hold his stare. “There’s nothing I want more than you. There’s nothing I can’t have with you and you alone. I didn’t go out. I sat in my car all night and broke my own heart, thinking about how you didn’t really want me. It’s not in me to do anything that might hurt you.” King shuffled even closer. He had a fear of his own he needed to address. “Don’t hire another guard. You don’t have to pay me or release me from my contract, but I don’t want anyone else watching you. That’s my place.”

A sweet smile touched Bryson’s lips. “Baby, you’ve always been free of your contract. I would never keep you like you’re some sort of slave. You also won’t need me to pay you. Everything that’s mine is yours. But if you want to be the one who always watches me, then that’s fine. I kind of like staring at your sexy booty all the time like some sort of crazed pervert.”

King didn’t smile at Bryson’s joke. He was too busy falling into Bryson’s eyes. “I’m scarily obsessed with you. When I came back inside this morning, I was more than willing to drop at your feet and let you walk on me. It’s honestly a little terrifying how much I’ll endure just to be with you.”

Bryson’s smile fell. “I promise you’ll be happy with me. Despite the way I acted last night, I swear it. No walking on you… unless you’re into that.”

A smile exploded across King’s face. He grabbed Bryson’s ass and lifted him off the floor. King headed for the bed, holding Bryson’s stare. “I’ll be the best husband. You’ll see. You can put your feet wherever you want on my body, even if they’re cold.”

Bryson’s goofy smile warmed King’s heart. “Wow. You really must love me.”

King stopped at the edge of the bed. “I really do. You’re my whole world.”

A quiet knock landed on the door. King and Bryson flashed each other a huge grin.

“That sounds like the other half of my universe.”

Bryson’s eyes turned misty again. “Thank you for saying that.”

There was no need to thank him. King really felt that way. He set Bryson on his feet. “Come in,” they yelled simultaneously.

Kylian peeked his head in the door. He wore a unicorn onesie. “Is everyone decent?”

“Yep,” Bryson said, answering for them both.

Kylian stepped farther into the room. “Can I sleep with you two? There are monsters in my closet.”

“Of course,” they answered at the same time.

King moved to close the closet door while Bryson turned down the bed. Bryson turned off the lights and left the bathroom door cracked so a small amount of light would filter into the room. The three of them climbed into bed with Kylian in the middle. King and Bryson stared at each other across Kylian’s body.

“When are you two getting married?”

King and Bryson shared a smile. Bryson answered. “As soon as I can rush King to the altar. Is that okay with you?”

Kylian nodded. “As long as I get to be there. I love you guys.”

“I love you too,” Bryson and King said simultaneously again.

They spent a few more minutes just cuddling together before King broke. “You’d tell me if something was wrong, right?”

Kylian didn’t answer right away. Finally, he nodded. “Of course.”

King had a bad feeling that wasn’t true, but they had time. Soon enough, King would make Bryson and Kylian see. He would always take care of them. No matter the situation. He was theirs now in a way he had never belonged to anyone. King would die for them.

Chapter Nine

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