Read Aftershock: A Charity McAdams Novella Online
Authors: Elizabeth Storme
Aftershock: A Charity McAdams Novella (13 page)
“I made a terrible mistake once and almost let the best thing that ever happened to me slip through my fingers. I’m not making that mistake again. I would happily trade all of this in as long as I have you. That’s our new house. I just closed on it yesterday. I don’t need the fame or the money. I just need you.”
He pauses and opens the small box to reveal the ring inside.
“Is that--?” My breath catches as I realize that he had taken my original engagement ring and somehow fused the simple band with the new band holding a beautiful solitaire diamond.
He nods. “Charity Lynn McAdams, will you marry me?”
“On one condition.”
“Anything,” he says instantly.
“You have to promise to show up this time,” I say, beaming.
“Nothing could keep me away.”
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