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Eagerly, she took his hand and let herself be led to the spare room next to his study. Out of all the rooms in the house, this was the least furnished. It only had a two-seater sofa bed against one wall, a tall lamp beside it and a big, round rug in the middle of the floor.

Her heart was beating fast. Was he going to pop the question in here?

Kane put his arm around her shoulders. "Jaz, could we go buy you a desk and everything else you need to make this your study?"

She gaped at him. That was the question he wanted to ask?

"Uh, sure," she said, trying to swallow her disappointment.

"Good. Because you really have to start treating this house as yours." His voice was serious and his expression deadpan.

She smiled at him. "I just need to get used to the idea, that's all."

He pulled her in his arms. "I want you to treat everything of mine as yours."

She sighed, touched by his sentiment. But she wouldn't feel comfortable —

She gasped as Kane suddenly went down on one knee. His hand was clammy as he held hers.

"Jasmine, ever since I met you, nothing else in my life matters unless you're there to share it with me. Will you marry me?"

It took her a few heartbeats to take in what he'd just said before happy tears rolled down her cheeks. "Yes," she whispered through the tightness in her throat.

Kane's face split into a wide, relieved smile as he slid a ring on her finger.

Her eyes opened wide. She didn't notice that he was carrying a ring. Where was he hiding it?

She lifted her hand to inspect the glittering diamond that sat on her finger. It was big and beautiful. And she couldn't take her eyes off it.

"Do you like it?" Kane asked uncertainly as he stood up. "We can exchange it if you would prefer something else."

"No!" she cried, covering her left fingers with her right hand protectively. "I love it. I really do."

He chuckled, his relief evident, and pulled her back to him. "Since you're awake now, how about some sex with your future husband?"

She giggled as she clasped her arms around his neck and wrapped her legs around his waist. Kane carried her back to their bedroom. They stayed in bed for the rest of the morning as they expressed their love for each other in an intensely pleasurable way.