The reverent expression on his face made her heart leap into her throat. ‘This is me asking you to marry me,’ he said, dropping to one knee in front of her and taking her hand in his, smiling at her gasp of surprise.
‘This time last year I thought I’d never want to be married again—that I didn’t deserve to be happy—but meeting you changed all that. You saved me, Cara.’ Reaching into his pocket, he withdrew a small black velvet-covered box and flipped it open to reveal a beautiful flower-shaped diamond ring.
‘I love you, and I want to spend the rest of my life loving you.’ His eyes were alive with passion and hope. ‘So what do you say—will you marry me?’
Heart pounding and her whole body shaking with excitement, she dropped onto her knees in front of him and gazed into his face, hardly able to believe the intensity of the love she felt for him.
‘Yes,’ she said simply, smiling into his eyes, letting him know how much she loved him back. ‘Yes. I will.’
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