Page 144 of Misted

“You won’t wait anymore.” He clutches my chin and tilts my head back so I’m staring up at him. “It took me fifteen years but I brought you to France.”

I laugh. “You finally kept your promise.”

“Stay here with me, Hellion.”

“You don’t even have to ask.”

“I didn’t.” He flashes me one of his rare smirks. “This is one of those times where you have to say yes.”

“And if I say no?”

“Then…” His hand trails from my waist to grip my hips as he yanks me against his hard muscles. “I will have to convince you right here against this table.”

My breathing hitches as my hands roam all over him. “Will you still try to convince me even if I say yes?”

“Oh. Absolutely.”