“I love you.”
That’s it.
No more waiting.
I pull her in.
Kiss her.
Slow at first.
Then deeper.
Because this?
This is a choice.
When we pull back—
She’s smiling.
Really smiling.
For the first time.
I rest my forehead against hers.
“I love you too.”
“The fighting is over.”
“Yeah.”
“What now?”
She thinks about it.
Then looks at me.
“We live.”
Simple.
True.
And yeah—
That’s exactly what we’re going to do.
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONES
Epilogue
Ace
Six months later.
“Do not touch that.”