Authors: Nora Roberts
Luring a Lady (22 page)
Shaken, he crossed the room to cup the ring in his hand. “You wear it,” he murmured.
“I was afraid to keep it on my finger. That I'd lose it. I need you to tell me if you still want me to have it.”
His eyes came back to hers and locked. Even as he touched his lips to hers gently, he watched her. “I didn't ask you right the first time.”
“I didn't answer right the first time.” She took his face in her hands to kiss him again, to feel again. “You were perfect.”
“I was clumsy. Angry that the banker had asked you before me.”
Eyes wet, she smiled. “What banker? I don't know any bankers.”
Unfastening the chain from around her neck, he set it aside. “It was not how I'd planned it. There was no music.”
“I hear music.”
“No soft words, no pretty light, no flowers.”
“There's a moon. I still have the first rose you gave me.”
Touched, he kissed her hands. “I told you only what I wanted, not what I'd give. You have my heart, Sydney. As long as it beats. My life is your life.” He slipped the ring onto her finger. “Will you belong to me?”
She curled her fingers to keep the ring in place. “I already do.”
Look for the rest of Nora Roberts's captivating six-book family saga, available now wherever ebooks are sold:
The Stanislaskis
Taming Natasha
Luring a Lady
Falling for Rachel
Convincing Alex
Waiting for Nick
Considering Kate
Stars of Mithra
Hidden Star
Captive Star
Secret Star
The MacKade Brothers
The Return of Rafe MacKade
The Pride of Jared MacKade
The Heart of Devin MacKade
The Fall of Shane MacKade
ISBN: 978-1-4592-1318-0
Luring a Lady
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