Legend (Arizona Vengeance #3)(74)
She stares at the engagement ring a moment before lifting her eyes to mine. “I am beyond moved you would want me to be Charlie’s mom. I’m over the moon you want me to be your wife. I love you and the answer is absolutely yes, I’ll marry you.”
I was 99.9 percent sure Pepper would say yes, but damn if that one-tenth of a point chance she might not didn’t have my body locked tight. I heave a sigh of relief and lean over to give her a hug. It’s gentle as I can manage so as not to move her.
When I pull back, I ask her, “Want a big wedding? Or do you want to elope?”
“How about we elope and then have a big reception?” she suggests.
“Or a destination wedding,” I offer. “We could go anywhere in the world to do this?”
“I’d like to do it sooner rather than later,” she tells me with a grin. “I don’t want you changing your mind.”
“I can have a justice of the peace here in an hour,” I tell her and she blinks at me in surprise.
“I’d like to be able to get out of the bed and celebrate my wedding night with no pain,” she tells me. “So we do need to wait just a little bit.”
“Agreed,” I tell her and then reach back into the white bag and pull out the bottle of sparkling grape juice. I hand it to her to hold and dive back into the bag for the two champagne glasses I’d brought.
She purses her lips. “A celebration. You were awfully sure I’d say yes.”
“Ninety-nine point nine percent sure,” I tell her as I trade her the bottle for the glasses. “And we have to settle for grape juice since you’re on pain meds and I’ve got a game tonight.”
I start to remove the foil around the cork but Pepper lays her hand on my arm. “Hey…I really, really love you, Legend.”
I go still and hold her gaze. “I really, really love you too. Always.”
“Always,” she agrees.
I smile and pop the cork. Our life is now begun.
BY SAWYER BENNETT
Arizona Vengeance Series
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Erik
Legend
Dax (coming soon)
Cold Fury Hockey Series
Alex
Garrett
Zack
Ryker
Hawke
Max
Roman
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Van
Reed
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Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, SAWYER BENNETT has released multiple books, many of which have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.
A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Sawyer uses real-life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From new adult to contemporary romance, she writes something for just about everyone.
Sawyer likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a combination of the two. When not bringing fictional romance to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active daughter, as well as a full-time servant to her adorably naughty dogs. She believes in the good of others and that a bad day can be cured with a great workout, cake, or even better, both.
Sawyer also writes general and women’s fiction under the pen name S. Bennett and sweet romance under the name Juliette Poe.
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Read on for an excerpt from
Dax
Arizona Vengeance
by Sawyer Bennett
Available from Loveswept
Chapter 1