Page 128 of Betrayed

While Megan started the boat and turned them back toward where they had come from, Logan took AJ’s face in his hands. “I’m so sorry.”

“Stop. You don’t have—”

“But I do. I could have prevented this whole day. I saw you get in his car. I made wrong assumptions.”

“What do you mean you saw?”

“I wanted to take you to work, because I had a bad feeling. But you were gone, had just left, so I jumped on my bike and tried to catch up.”

“We never suspected Miles. He was supposed to be our friend. And it’s not like I didn’t give you reason in the past to suspect me of such …” She looked down.

He lifted her face until her eyes met his. “You have changed. I know you wouldn’t …”

“But past hurts reared their ugly cheating heads.”

He nodded. “So I’m sorry. Forgive me?”

“Of course. I love you. Forever and always.”

He met her lips with his and kissed her with all the joy, relief, and hope he had.

Breathlessly he came out of the kiss. “I love you.”