Kage sends one hundred red roses and a diamond necklace I won’t be able to wear out of the house because it’s so huge.
I don’t care. I wear it around inside with my bathrobe and slippers, feeling like a queen.
A lost, lonely queen, pining for her besotted lion.
Twice when I go outside to leave for work or take out the garbage, I see footprints in the snow around the house. I can tell by the size they’re a man’s. I know who they belong to.
But I won’t tell Kage that Chris is still sniffing around, because I know what will happen, and I don’t want blood on my hands.
A thousand years later, my birthday arrives.
It’s a Saturday. I’m up early, brimming with excitement. Kage’s text from last night said only “See you soon,” so I’m not sure what time he’ll be arriving. I want to be ready whe
