He growled and suddenly picked her up to move her so that she was straddling his hips. He grabbed her sketchbook and pencil before standing up with her wrapped around him. "Where are you taking me?" Sophia squealed and giggled as he pressed soft kisses into her neck and carried her off to a heavily forested area. "Away from prying eyes." Alexandre whispered in a low sultry voice that sent a shiver down her spine. "What?" She squeaked and he chuckled against her heated skin. He pressed her against a tree and brushed her midnight hued hair from her eyes, placing it behind her ear. "I love you and you know that. I would marry you in a heartbeat, Sophia." He trailed kisses up her neck, to her jawline, and she tilted her head and sighed. "I love you too, Alexandre." Sophia gripped at

