He shoved out a breath of what definitely sounded like relief—though how he could have doubted her answer by now was beyond her. He slid the ring onto her finger and as she stared down at it, tears spilled over. She’d never thought she would have a family of her own, and never with someone as wonderful as Lincoln.
“It’s beautiful,” she whispered as she leaned forward, kissing him.
“You’re beautiful,” he said against her mouth.
The baby kicked, startling her. She grabbed his hand and held it to her stomach. The little peanut kicked again, making both of them smile.
“Maybe when you launch your new website,” he said, “you can operate as Autumn Jordan.”
Her throat grew thick with more tears and she nodded, unable to find any words in that moment. She wanted to be a Jordan more than anything. Once all the dust had cleared a few months ago, and she’d officially been able to go back to her life “before”, she’d decided to remain Autumn Perez. But she’d been allowed to contact old friends as well, including Hector, who was planning to visit her in the new year. She was also getting back into photography and had planned to set up a small studio.
To start this new chapter of her life with the same last name as the man she loved? Oh yeah. “Nothing would make me happier,” she finally managed to get out.
She finally had her life back, she could do what she loved once again with no worries that her art would bring killers to her doorstep. She was free to live her life with the man she loved and the family they were creating.
As incredible as it seemed, all her dreams were becoming reality.
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Acknowledgments
As always I owe a huge thanks to Kaylea Cross, the best critique partner a writer could ask for! I’m also grateful to my editor, Kelli Collins, to Jaycee for another amazing cover, to Sarah for proofreading, to Amy for formatting, and of course to my fabulous readers! Thank every single one of you. Writing a book is just the first step. Getting it in shape to publish is the next one and I’m grateful to have such a great team to help me do that.
About the Author
Katie Reus is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Deadly Ops series and the Redemption Harbor series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it.
However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. If you would like to be notified of future releases, please visit her website: https://katiereus.com and join her newsletter.
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