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We haven’t gotten our high energy dog that’s been trained to protect Bella. Or flown to Italy so she can have authentic pizza, and to Greece to relive our ancient history obsession. We’re supposed to have an unconventional wedding, where she’d wear a white dress and start crying as she walks down the aisle. I can’t die. I won’t.The last thing on my lips when the lights go out is her name. "Bella.”

“It’s my birthday, Mickey. Aren’t you meant to do what I say?”He leans back and eyes me like I’ve said something ridiculous. “I do whatever you ask every day of the year. I don’t need an excuse for it.”

“The next time something happens, you call me. Even if it’s just to ask which shirt you should wear or if you're out of snacks. I don’t give a shit if I’m working, sleeping, or half-dead; you grab that phone, and you call me. I’ll pick up whatever you need, even if I’m six feet under, Bella. There isn’t a god in existence that could stop me from getting to you.”
#NEEDTHAT

The dynamic between us has shifted. It’s no longer the princess and her knight. It’s something far simpler: the prisoner and her captor.
“Where are you taking me?” I ask.
“Home.” He doesn’t hesitate with his answer.
“You just took me from it.”
“That was a house, but it wasn’t your home.” Roman adjusts himself in his seat and checks the rearview mirror. “Our home is wherever we make it.”

“Three years ago, to the day, he showed me that I was no one. That’s what hurts the most, because he wasn’t just anyone; he was everything to me. He was every smile that curved my lips, every laugh that rattled my chest, every dream that didn’t end in tears. Everything meant nothing when compared to him. But to him, I was nothing.”