Chapter 27
Yes! Hannah opened her mouth but no sound came out. She blinked, swallowed, and tried again, just to continue gaping at him.
So he rose to his feet and didn’t give her time to articulate her voice. Because he didn’t need more than the beautiful smile on her lips and the happy glint in her green eyes to know the answer would be a resounding yes. Taking off the emerald ring from her finger, pocketing it and pushing the diamond in its place, he bent his head and kissed her.
A mere brush of lips.
His gentleness was in no way tentative; rather, it was a promise of power known and held in leash—for now. It was a challenge: I am yours. If you will have me. And it was even more powerful and remarkable because aside from giving everything, it required no answer.
He was a man who had
