'I admit it,' Dimitri said, his gaze so sincere it made her heart clench. 'I'll admit it to you now, and to anyone, anytime. I need you, Blanca. I love you. You are mine. My woman, my mate, my beloved. My everything.'
Her vision swam with watery happiness. 'Dimitri … I love you so much. Tell me this is real. That this is forever.'
'You think I'm the type of male to settle for anything less?'
She shook her head, bleary-eyed with joy as she leaned down and kissed him.
The staccato rap on the door went ignored for a couple of seconds, but then Ulrich's deep voice sounded on the other side. There was a tense edge to the warrior's tone. 'How are we doing here?'
"Come in, Rich," Blanca called to the prince – after what they went through together today, her dear trusted friend.
