A Vampire's Life Book 5

Chapter 25

After too much dancing, Jonah let up on me and took me outside to look at the stars. It was beautiful, little lights twinkling among the hedges, the plants and flowers. Resting my sore feet, after having spent far too long on them dancing with my love, I looked up into the night sky. Even though I thought this night would be hell, I had enjoyed it. He loved me, I didn't need anything more. Jonah sat down beside me and kissed me below the ear.

"Are you happy my love?"

"Very much so."

He kissed along my jaw as he took my hand, kissing the palm.

"I know we've not seen eye to eye on a lot of things recently but we're getting better, aren't we?"

I grinned and nodded at him.

"All I want is to know that you are safe, you understand that right?"

"Yes Jonah."

"My life would be hollow without you, everything about that day..." he sighed "I know you are capable, I know you are strong. I'm not trying to be some macho man by protecting you, I do it because I fear an eternity without you."

"Eternity is a very long time."

I turned his head to me, his face was a little sad but there was hope in his eyes. A feint flicker of something wonderful.

"We have eternity together. We fight but we make up afterwards, we don't agree on everything but that's normal. I understand your fear Jonah because I hold those same fears. You walk out that door to instruct the guards on how to deal with the rogues, so close to the battle and I have to sit in that house wondering if you are ok. I would have no clue if you were alive or dead because I am so far away from you. Do you understand why I want to be by your side?"

He nodded.

"Together, always. I promise."

His fingers trailed over the edge of my jaw, pulling a loose tendril of hair behind my ear.

"You know that you are the light of my life, I would rather nothing more than to see you happy. My heart is yours."

He placed his hand on his chest over his heart, then moved it to one side to a lump.

"I have something for you."

My usual low heart beat kicked itself up a notch as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a tiny velvet box, placing it in my open palm. I tried to steady my hand as I opened the box, inside is a square cut diamond on a white gold ring, beside the largest diamond was three more diamonds on each side, each of them descending in size.

"Ivy Madelyn Olivia Nicolai, would you do me the greatest honour by agreeing to be my wife, my lifelong love, mother of my children, by my side always?"

I fluttered my eyes as the drops of tears hit my cheeks, looking up at him, not realising that he had managed to get down to the ground, now he was on one knee.

"Yes."

He grinned and took the ring from the box, slipping it onto my finger, it was a perfect fit. When he sat back beside me, the box went back into his pocket and he kissed me sweetly.

"I love you, always."

I held him below his jaw, urging him to me for another of his sweet kisses.

"I love you too, always."

It was crazy, the one little thing that I had been driving myself crazy over, I now had. All of my thoughts and tears, they all washed away and I was left with the thought that I was being a fool. He loved me without question, I knew it. I looked down at the ring as I toyed with it on my finger. Stunning. With a crazy grin he leaned over, kissing my neck searching for a vein.