Starr Destined (Starr Series) by G E Griffin Read Free Book Online Page A

inevitably ended up having sex whenever he touched me.
    “Something important?” he frowned.  I’d finally got his attention, as he stopped kissing my neck.  Part of me didn't want him to stop, but I needed to say what I had to say, before I lost my nerve.
    “Yes.  You’ve told me how you feel, and so I think it only fair that I do the same,” I started to e xplain.  “You totally took me by surprise when you told me that you… that you loved me, so I needed a while to gather my thoughts.”
    “I see.  And now that you’ve had time to think, what’s the verdict?”  Liam's tone was deceivingly light, but I could tell he was nervous by the little frown creasing his forehead.  He ran his finger over my face and then traced the outline of my lips, while he waited for me to say more.  I took a deep breath.
    “I haven’t dared let myself believe…  I never thought you'd say those words to me,” I whispered.  “But now that you have, well…  I guess I can finally allow myself to admit that…”
    “Admit what, Sera?”  he prompted, as he seemed to be virtually holding his breath.
    “That I’m crazy about you, Liam.  I love you too.  I love you so much, it sent me nuts when I thought you’d cheated on me.  That’s why I lost it in such a big way, because it hurt so badly.  It really scares me how much I love you,” I finally admitted.  Liam scooped me up in his arms and hugged me so tightly that I could hardly breathe.
    “Thank God.  You have no idea how much I’ve wanted to hear you say those words, Sera.  I love you too, so much.  You are my whole world now.  You are the most important thing in my life,” he whispered emotionally, as he rested his forehead against mine.
    “My world begins and ends with you, Liam.  I’ve fought against it, I’ve even tried to run from it, but I couldn’t escape the truth.” 
    I ran my hand over his cheek. 
    “I’m sorry I slapped your face so hard,” I whispered, as I kissed it better.
    “I still don't get why, with that temper of yours, you didn’t come marching into my office this afte rnoon and slap my face then, if you were so upset and angry with me?”  He kissed my fingers as they passed over his mouth.
    “I didn't have any claim on you, did I?  It wasn’t as if we’d made any kind of commitment to each other.  And with your track record on that subject, can you really blame me for assuming that you were just following your usual pattern and moving on?”  I pointed out.
    “So you want commitment from me?  Is that what all your insecurity and lack of confidence has been about?”
    “I guess it’s been a whole raft of things.  You being older and more experienced than me, for a start.”
    “Well, I can't change that, can I?  But I’m very happy to make a commitment to you.  That’s easily rectified.”
    “You already have.  By telling me that you love me,” I smiled at him.
    “No, I mean something more concrete.  In fact, I want us to make the biggest possible commitment,” he told me.
    “Oh?  And what would that be?”  I asked, oblivious to where he was headed with this.
    “Marry me, Seraphina.”  Liam took my hand, raised it to his mouth and kissed it.
    “What?  Get married?  Don't be so ridiculous,” I scoffed, thinking he was joking.
    “I’ve never been more serious.  I want us to get married.  I want to make that commitment to you, because I want the whole world to know that I love you.  I want you to be my wife, and I want to be your husband.” 
    Liam stared at me, waiting for my response.
    Bloody hell, he was actually proposing to me.  As in wanting to put a ring on my finger.
    I was speechless for a minute, then my brain kicked back in.
    “Liam, we’ve only known each other for a few weeks.  I’m way too young, I’ve barely finished uni, so I’m certainly not ready to get married and be someone’s wife.  You haven’t really thought this through - it’s just a knee jerk