Chapter 35

Finally, he broke the connection and looked down at Gage’s polished white shoes. “Ken knows about us,” he said quietly. “I don’t know how, but she found out about the talisman, and I had to tell her.”

Gage smoothed back Dakota’s unruly black hair before kissing his forehead. “Maybe it’s better this way. I know you didn’t like not tellin’ her. It’s okay. I don’t mind, if you’re worried.” Another kiss. “I only wish she could be here in person to see us get hitched!”

With a tentative smile, Dakota let his grip fall to the base of his love’s spine. “Thing is, she doesn’t believe you’re real.”

He took a step back, and his expression turned deadly serious. “You told her I was, though, right?”

“Yeah, of course. But she still doesn’t believe it.”

His face softened once more. “She’ll come around. All that matters, is that you know I’m really here. And that I love you, more than anything.”