A gentle kiss.
She let him go.
"I'm willing."
She moved her hand from his face, gripping the side of his robes as her other hand gently twirled a lock of his hair. A soft smile graced her lips, her eyes tender as she gazed at him.
"Before I met you, I'd never considered finding a Taoist Companion. So if I had to choose someone in this lifetime to be my Taoist Companion, it would undoubtedly be you."
Javier Sinclair looked at her.
'She said she was willing.'
'She said she was willing.'
The feeling of being so thoroughly accepted made his heart flutter uncontrollably.
Only one thought looped endlessly in his mind: 'She's willing.'
Javier Sinclair reached out, cupping Celeste Grant's face, and asked in a low voice, "Really?"
"Mm."
When she nodded slightly.
In that instant, Javier Sinclair's eyes seemed to hold the entire starry sky.
