Chapter 240

He looked straight into her eyes. “I mean marriage, Camilla. The legal mess with Valerie is over. Nothing else should hold us back. I want to make you my wife—officially.”

Silence fell, filled only by the hush of the surf. Her heart hammered—not from fear, but from a kind of joy that had no easy words.

“Gideon…” her voice trembled. “Are you really serious?”

He gave her a crooked smile. “Have I eve