Page 183 of Stolen By the Heartless Duke
She rested her head against his shoulder. “We will visit them.”
“When?”
Jane smiled. “When we can introduce them to their niece or nephew.”
Hector kissed her temple. “I think they would like that.”
Later, when they finally went upstairs, Jane felt lighter than she had in a long time. The future no longer frightened her. It waited for them. Not perfectly. Not without challenges. But they would face everything together.
And when Hector held her close that night, she knew she had found something she had once thought impossible.
A home.
A family.
A love that did not ask her to sacrifice herself.
A love that simply asked her to stay.
Hours later, wrapped safely in his arms, Jane listened to his heartbeat.
“What are you thinking?” he whispered.
She smiled. “That I am very lucky.”
Hector tightened his arms around her. “No.”
She looked up. “We are.”
And Jane believed him completely.
The End?
