Chapter 15 - THE MAID WHO BECAME QUEEN
He opened the box to reveal a massive, flawless diamond ring that caught the kitchen light beautifully.
"Ivy, you came into this house as someone trying to survive," Carmine said, looking deeply into my eyes.
"And now?" I asked, my voice trembling with happiness as tears gathered in my eyes.
"Now, you are the only person on this earth who holds power over me," Carmine declared passionately.
"Will you rule this city with me as my wife?" he asked, his voice filled with a rare, raw vulnerability.
I looked at the lock on the kitchen door—the same lock that had terrified me weeks ago.
Now, that same lock represented absolute safety, absolute loyalty, and an unyielding, fierce protection.
"Yes," I whispered, slipping my arms around his neck and pulling him down into a deep kiss. "Yes, Carmine."
He slid the ring onto my finger and lifted me onto the marble counter, holding me tight against him.
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The maid who had stood bleeding on his floor was gone forever.
In her place stood the undisputed queen of the DeLuca empire, safe forever in the arms of the most feared man in Boise.
