From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Chapter 417

“What papers?” Debra was puzzled.

Marion, with a flourish, produced a document adorned with stamps and signatures.” It’s a voluntary gift. No strings attached.”

“You…”

“It’s all official. These are yours now.”

He knelt before her, took her hand, and slipped the ring onto her finger. The sapphire gleamed in the candlelight, casting a soft glow on her fair skin.

He pressed a tender kiss onto the gem, his eyes never leaving hers.

“This ring is called ‘Loyalty,” he murmured, his voice thick with emotion. “I pledge my unwavering loyalty to you. I’ll stand by your side for life.

The candlelight flickered, casting dancing shadows and bathing them in a warm, intimate glow. Debra’s cheeks flushed, the heat from Marion’s touch sending electric jolts through her.

gently, and the only sound the rhythmic lapping of waves against the hull could

found her

Marion was confused.

barely above a whisper. “You’re pursuing me so intensely. Don’t you have something to ask?”

for Juan had been one–sided, and she had never

off guard. She yearned for someone who would devote himself entirely to her. Juan was willing to gamble everything

no reason to refuse, no room to deny the feelings that surged within her. Marion’s

be my

were so close she could feel his breath on her skin. She leaned in, pressing a

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to the corner of his lips.

is my answer.

Marion. He cupped her neck, her lips at tantalizing shade of red, beckoning him. He leaned in, capturing her mouth in a

an invisible force. Marion held her tightly, as if trying to meld