You don't want me to feel obligated? Well, I'm sorry, Lily. I am here because I feel obligated." He brought her hand to his chest, pressing her palm flat against his rapidly thumping pulse. "I'm obligated by my heart. It's decided you're essential to my existence, you see. And it's threatening to go out on labor strike if I don't make you mine this very day. So yes. I am here on bended knee, acting from a deep, undeniable sense of obligation. I am, quite simply, yours." He swallowed hard. "If you'll have me.
Tessa DareWhat? You mean to travel almost five hundred miles alone? No. I canโt let you do that. I . . . I forbid you.โ It was Colinโs first attempt at forbidding anyone to do anything, and it worked about as well as heโd expected it to. Which was to say, not at all.
Tessa DareA home isnโt only defined by what you need, Bram. Itโs also about the people who need you
Tessa DareIโm so sorry weโll never meet,โ she whispered, laying her posy atop the late Lord and Lady Payneโs grave. โBut thank you. For him. I promise, Iโll love him as fiercely as I can. Kindly send down some blessings when you can spare them. Weโll probably need them, from time to time.
Tessa Dare