"Aurelia, from the first time I saw you, I thought, I must make this girl my woman. Aurelia, every time you come close, my heart beats fast. Aurelia, I like you. Aurelia, I'm willing to do anything for you, including risking my life. I would exchange my life for yours."
"Aurelia... marry me."
"Marry me..."
"You can refuse, but I won't give up. I will keep chasing you, clinging to you, even if you try to drive me away, I won't leave."
What she once did for him, in this life, he did for her just the same.
"You've chased me already," Aurelia Shaw said.
The first time she betrayed him.
The second betrayal.
The proposal and plea at the airport.
He had pursued her many times, so Aurelia Shaw didn't feel that everything she had once given was in vain.
"Mason Nightshade, you owe me nothing anymore. What I gave you, you've returned to me. You've even repaid my life. You don't need to feel guilty or owe me anything." They had long since cleared their debts.
