#Chapter 217: She Says Yes

How could I say anything but yes? A thousand times over, yes, yes, yes. I’ve tried so hard since that first night, sleeping with Miles while thinking him a call boy, to not fall in love with him. Yet, as hard as I tried not to, my heart kept pulling me straight back to him. My love for Miles is so much more than anything I’ve ever felt for anyone. Hearing him say that it’s the same for him has a warmth blossom in my chest. He makes me whole, filling up those cracks and crevices within me that have been left from years of negligence and neglect. To Miles, I am his favorite. He would not cherish another the way he does me, as Garnar did my sister. Nor would he neglect me or my children. He already loves my daughters as they love him. In my heart, we are already bound for life. Adding a ring and a ceremony is only a gesture. Yet, granted, it’s one that makes me very happy. “I would love to marry you, Miles,” I tell him, tears welling in my eyes. His eyes widen like he can’t qu