Chapter 195

Lukas

Valerie—my badass, stubborn CEO warrior—blinks repeatedly at me. She might be injured and tired, but those two green eyes, round with surprise, or maybe disbelief, are gorgeous.

Those eyes grow warmer until she whispers, “I know.”

“What?” That’s the answer I get? No more questions? No impassioned ‘I love you’ back?

She reaches for my face, cupping it. Her fingers gently stroke my stubble tha