King of Me (The King Trilogy #3)(59)
Author: Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

“And,” King added, “I suppose it seems only fair that your brother be given a second chance. After all, where would we be if someone hadn’t fought for our souls?”

It was true. King had brought back Mack. I brought back King. King had brought me back. And I wasn’t simply referring to our lives.

“Thank you, King.” I hugged him tightly. “Thank you for giving my family a chance to be whole again.” We’d have to get very creative with the story we told my poor parents, but we’d figure that out.

“You may thank me properly,” he said, with a deep, sinful voice, “after we’ve retrieved the chalice.”

“But it’s going to work, right?”

“Of course,” he said, sounding almost offended that I would doubt him.

“God, I love you.” I couldn’t believe it. After all the pain I’d gone through trying to let go, I would get Justin back. No, he wouldn’t be without his baggage and issues, but it was all anyone could ask for: a second chance. And with King by my side, I had no doubt in my mind that we would set Justin straight. We would fix him.

“However, first we will need to break him,” King said, reading my thoughts.

I blinked. “Did you say ‘break’ him?”

King grinned and then shrugged. “Sorry. Old habits die hard.”

“Let’s just leave the breaking and torture in the past.”

“If we must.” He reached and nuzzled my neck. “But then you’ll have to give me some other way to occupy my time.”

With pleasure, my King. “Right after we go diving.”

THE END