Marry Ex's Billionaire Uncle After Divorce (Aurora and Jasper) novel Chapter 184

Chapter 184

st of the candies in the cup holder, then took both of his hands in mine, our fingers

ainst my skin-a reminder of vows spoken, of promises made

xpectedly, he laughed.

sound, barely audible, tinged with something that might have been resignation or relief or both. His sho

en he opened his eyes again, they were brighter somehow. Less burdened.

smiling,” I said, unable to keep the triumph from my voice. “So it worked.*

It worked,” he agreed, and there was something in his tone-something warm and wondering and achingly tender.

I leaned across the center console. He met me halfway, one hand coming up to cup the back of my head as I pressed a soft kiss to the corner his mouth. I could taste the maple sugar there, sweet and woody.

His other hand found my waist, pulling me closer despite the awkward angle. I breathed in the scent of him. His forehead came to rest against mine, and for a moment we just breathed together, sharing the same air.

“I used to be so jealous of Nicholas,” he said quietly, the words barely a whisper against my skin.

I didn’t interrupt. Didn’t move. Just let my fingers trace gentle patterns on the back of his hand, offering silent support.

“He could make any mistake, do anything wrong, and someone would forgive him. Someone would love him anyway. Unconditionally. Daniel’s voice was rough with emotion. “I spent thirty years trying to understand what made him so different. What made him deserving of that kind of

love when I…”

He trailed off, but I understood what he couldn’t say. When I never was.

I pulled back just enough to see his face. Behind his glasses, his eyes were bright with unshed tears, his expression more vulnerable than I d

ever seen it.

“But now…” He swallowed hard. “Now I have you.”

The words broke something in me. I brought his hand to my chest, pressing his palm flat against my heart so he could feel it racing.

“And I have you,” I whispered back.

I cupped his face in

I possessed in

My blue-green eyes met his deep brown ones, and I poured every ounce of certainty

“Daniel

words.

“I will give you a love that belongs to you alone. Only you.

ose. Each touch was a promise, a benediction. Finally, I pressed my lips to his, soft

Josed, his breathing uneven.

9:06 am P PPP.

Chapter 184

“I know I’m young,” I continued, my thumbs stroking his cheekbones. “I know I don’t have much to offer right now. I can’t take away your burdens or fix everything that’s broken.”

I felt his hand tighten on my waist, but I kept going.

“But I will stand beside you, I will be here, every single day, working to become someone worthy of standing next to you. Someone who can protect you, the way you’ve always protected me.”

My voice dropped to barely a whisper. “Until the day comes when I’m strong enough to shield you from the world, the way you’ve shielded me.

Daniel’s eyes opened, and I saw they were rimmed with red. His thumb came up to trace my cheekbone, his touch impossibly gentle.

“Okay,” he said, his voice so rough it was almost unrecognizable.

Just that one word, but it carried the weight of thirty years of longing, of hoping, of believing he would never deserve this kind of love.

“I’ll be waiting, then,” he said softly, his voice still rough but laced with warmth.

“I’m counting on it, Mrs. Prescott.”

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