Total pages in book: 39
Estimated words: 36216 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 181(@200wpm)___ 145(@250wpm)___ 121(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 36216 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 181(@200wpm)___ 145(@250wpm)___ 121(@300wpm)
“You can make all the fuss over me you want, darlin’. I’ll do my best to get all the sympathy you’re willin’ to dish out.” He winked at me when I was sure he was in enough pain to not feel like being lighthearted. He was doing it for me.
For me!
After the burn was dressed, Atlas put his shirt back on. “I’ll take you back to the house, then I have a meeting with Sting. Feel free to explore. Just don’t leave the compound unless you tell someone. I have to know where you are so you don’t try to slip away from me.”
“No need to worry about that, but I promise I won’t leave without telling someone.”
“You’re an amazing woman, Bellarose. I’ll spend my life worshiping you and loving you.”
“I swear you’ll never regret what you did today. I didn’t like watching you go through it, but I figured if you could be there with me, I could do the same for you. Thank you for the gesture, too. It means a lot.”
“You’re worth everything, Rose. There’s only one thing we need to get straight.”
“Oh? What’s that.”
“This baby.” He caressed my belly before lifting my shirt and placing a kiss just below my navel. “It better be a boy. I’ve seen what having girls does to men, and I’m not sure my man card would survive a daughter.”
I laughed. “I’ll do my best to honor that request. But I make no promises.”
“As long as I have you, it doesn’t matter. You and our child.”
“I love you, Atlas. Thank you for everything. For fighting for me.”
“I’m just sorry I didn’t do it sooner.”
“We’re together now.”
“Yeah, baby. And that’s all that matters.”