Chapter 13: A Don's Declaration
Leo POV
For a long moment, the only sounds are our twin heartbeats and the lapping of the water.
He loves me. He said it. And he wants forever with me. And I…
I'm lost. Completely lost.
When I told myself I wouldn't fall in love, that was like an invitation to Lady Fate. She probably just rolled her eyes and vowed she'd show me who's boss. And she did in a big way.
“You love me, eh?"
He takes a deep breath, and I watch him relax. “You heard me."
“Say it again."
“I love you," he repeats. “You are my home, my safe house."
I point to a soft, impressionistic picture of a sunrise over the water. “You are my sunrise after a lifetime of shadows."
He cranes his neck to look at me, and his smile stretches his lips. “You are a poet now."
SPLASH. I soak h
