Damien (Slater Brothers #5)(121)

“What are you doin’?”

“Showing you I'm at your mercy. Always.”

“Damien.”

“I’m on my knees for you, freckles. Do you think just anyone can bring me to them?”

I dropped to mine a second later.

“You bring me to mine, too."

“Alannah,” Damien rasped, his eyes staring into mine. “I’ve loved you since we were kids.”

A sob tore free of my throat.

“Me too, and I've always known it deep down, but I've been so scared to accept it.” I sniffled. “I love you so much it terrifies me, Damien.”

“Don’t be scared,” he said. “I’ve got you. For as long as you’ll have me, I’ve got you.”

“How does forever sound?”

He squeezed me. “It sounds fucking heavenly, freckles.”

“Everythin’ about you, Jack Frost,” I told him, “is mine.”

“Jack Frost?”

“You’ve just been upgraded from snowflake. Congratulations.”

Damien’s smile was a true thing of beauty.

“I’m yours, Lana. Only yours.”

Only. Mine.

“I’ve never looked forward to the future as much in me life,” I declared. “You’re movin’ in with me, and we’re havin’ sex every single day at least three times. I want to have babies, five of them, ten of them. I don’t care how many. I just want babies with you. I want to get married, but you hav’ta ask me da first, otherwise he’ll kill you. When I want you, I’m havin’ you, and I don’t want to hear a feckin’ peep outta you on the matter. Are you clear on all of that?”

Damien leaned down and pressed his forehead against mine.

“Yes. Fucking. Ma’am.”

“Well,” Alec whooped. “It’s about fucking time!”

When we kissed, it was to the cheers, hooting, clapping, and laughter of our friends ... our family. It may as well have been kissing to fireworks at midnight on New Year’s Eve because it was just as sweet, just as tender, and just as perfectly perfect as a moment could be. It was the start of a beautiful forever.

Damien licked my lower lip. “Endgame, freckles?”

Joy filled me.

“Yeah, Jack Frost.” I answered, rubbing the tip of my nose against his. “We’re definitely endgame.”





I have a huge smile on my face as I type the acknowledgments to DAMIEN. It feels crazy to have told the last Slater brother’s story. When I first wrote DOMINIC, I never imagined that I would have a series full of characters who I loved so dearly. Even more, I never imagined I would have a series full of characters who readers would love so dearly. I can’t thank everyone enough for supporting me and the Slater Brothers series. You have made my whole world spin by doing so.

Getting this book ready from start to finish was a task and a half, and it would not have been possible without any of the following people.

Editing4Indies – Jenny, there are no words. You go beyond the call of duty when it comes to editing, especially MY form of editing. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for taking on a project this big at a moment’s notice.

Nicola Rhead – Thank you for proofing DAMIEN, and getting the job done so fast!

JT Formatting – Jules, thank you for making my words pretty.

Mayhem Cover Creations – LJ, thank you for yet another beautiful cover.

Mark Gottlieb – Thank you for being the best agent, you’re awesome.

My readers – Thank you all for your support of the series. It’s not over yet! We still have ALANNAH and BROTHERS to go … then the spin-off series for Aideen’s brothers called the Collins Brothers series, then another spin off series for the Slater kids when they’re all grown up called the Slater Legacy series.

It looks like I’m going to be writing about this family and world I’ve created until I’m in my fifties, and d’ye know what, folks? That’s fine by me