#Chapter 62: Par For The Course

Dominic POV Things were finally looking up. Dominic hadn’t expected that. Honestly, hadn’t dared to. Not when this whole thing had started as a necessary evil to avenge his mother. An arranged marriage and a blood-soaked business strategy that somehow had turned into something more romantic. Aurora had loved the ring, not just liked it as he expected her too. After all, regardless of the meaning behind it, it was simply a stunning piece any woman would find pretty. But she hadn’t accepted it because she thought she had to, she loved it. Not just the ring, but the meaning behind it, too. She understood it was more than a few expensive stones and metal workings. That it wasn’t some shiny bribe to keep her from running: it was a grand gesture, a way to bring her into his world and not that of the mafia. It was a piece of himself he hadn’t given to anyone else before. Dominic didn’t know when things had changed between them. There was no clear line, no precise moment, whe