He sounds so casual, as if he’s talking about a chest wax or something.
“Before we left college, Winter was taken and, for individual reasons, every one of us who lived with her was devastated. We made a pact to set her free and to earn membership into our select club, we used a claw shaped knife to pledge our allegiance with this scar, signifying where our hearts used to be. We had to park emotion aside, become callous and cruel and do what we must to set her free and change all our lives forever. This is what sent me to you, Louisa. This is what gave me my resolve to see this through and now I feel like a fraud because behind this scar is a beating heart full of love for you. Just imagining you in Winter’s position makes my resolve even stronger to free her. So, Canada is a war briefing if you like. A mafia war where we regroup and plan our next step.”
“Which is?” I am so in awe of this man, and he laughs softly. “I’m guessing it involves a trip to England for one of my friends. Let’s hope he gets there before Massimo does.”
* * *
A few hourslater we touch down in Seattle. Then we take the short drive to my family home, and it’s as if I’ve been away for months, not days. Vivian and my father greet us, and I can tell they are anxious about our meeting with my hated uncle.
I’m so happy for Flynn as Vivian pulls him close and warmly welcomes him home and as my father steps forward and hugs him tightly, the tears in my eyes are happy ones that everything worked out for him in the end.
As the night progresses, we tell them what happened, and it’s so good knowing they accept us as a couple.
The funniest moment was when Sienna made an appearance and caught Flynn kissing me goodbye, and her shriek of disgust made me laugh out loud. I can still hear her saying, “That’s gross. He’s your fucking cousin, you maniac.”
It was the sweetest moment to lift his hand and shake my head and say triumphantly, “No, he’s not. He’s my fiancé.”
Her mouth dropped to the floor and for the first time in her life she was speechless and as Flynn left for Canada, I enjoyed every moment of telling her just how happy he makes me.