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honeymoon?”
    “You went to a lot of trouble. You didn’t have to do all this.”
    He led her to the candlelit dining room and pulled out a chair. “Some women are worth the effort.”
    While she’d showered and changed, he’d turned down the sheets, placed rose petals on the bed and candles throughout her room. Then, he’d prepared dinner—grilled steaks, salad, and mashed potatoes. Pouring a glass of sparkling non-alcoholic champagne, he said, “I want this night to be everything you’ve ever imagined, and I want you to remember your first time, our first time together.”
    “Corbin, I’ll always remember,” she promised, twisting around in her chair so she could look at him.
    She was eye-level to his cock and took the time to trace the ridges with her dainty fingers, pressing against him and watching him curiously, asking for permission without saying a word.
    “Soon,” he said, gripping her wrist and leaning over to deliver a heated kiss.
    “But I’m starving,” she told him, the statement loaded.
    “Before the night is through, you’ll be properly fed, baby. Trust me. Save a lot of room for dessert.”

    * * * *

    After dinner, they danced to one country song, something about giving up loves and finding new ones. Corbin didn’t know anything about that. All he’d known since the day he met Bella was that somehow, she had a place in his life.
    He waited on her to grow up, and he almost tarried too long.
    He hadn’t meant to run from her, and it was a complete waste of time. He’d been trapped in a damn triangle, trying to find his way out when Bella had always been right there in the center of his pyramid, watching and waiting, loving him from a short distance in spite of his flaws. He had plenty of those, but Bella seemed to love him in spite of them.
    When the music stopped, he drew her against him. “I’m gonna love you, Bella McDermott Cansey, for the rest of my life.”
    “We’re not married yet,” she reminded him.
    “The hell we aren’t. Back in the olden days, how do you think a man and woman got together and decided they were married?”
    She shrugged. “I don’t think about the way people used to live, Corbin. Right now is the only moment that matters.”
    He kissed her, rubbing the texture of his lips against hers, nuzzling her as he moved with her body, drawing her closer, holding her securely, afraid to let her go. “They consummated it, by the way.”
    “What?” she asked dreamily.
    “Back in the good old days, that’s how things were done,” he informed her, realizing he was buying time, understanding once they went upstairs, his life as he’d known it was over. Then again, the changes had already begun, and the future ahead was much brighter than the past he chose to leave behind.
    “Then what are you waitin’ on, cowboy? I think you have a bride to bed.”
    He hoisted her into his arms, and she looped her thin limbs around his shoulders, resting her head against his chest. He carried her to the bedroom, across the threshold, and placed her on satin sheets, surrounding her with the soft red petals he’d earlier placed there.
    That’s when reality struck. He was a committed cowboy, a man who was finally ready to devote his life to the woman who had always been destined to become his wife.

Chapter Fifteen

    Bella was somewhat relieved when Corbin didn’t tote handcuffs and blindfolds to the bed right along with him. She was hoping he’d shelf his dark side and save that part of himself for another night.
    Oh sure, she was curious about Domination and submission, but she wanted a more traditional wedding night, since Corbin seemed hell bent on referring to their first night together as their honeymoon. As long as Bella had Corbin in her arms, she didn’t need an official marriage certificate or an engagement announcement in Sunday’s newspaper.
    A preacher hadn’t married them, and they hadn’t exchanged vows before their family and friends, but Bella knew in