The lights dimmed instantly.
Soft shadows stretching across the room.
And then-
The ceiling shifted.
Panels sliding silently-
Revealing glass.
Clear.
Open.
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The night sky unfolded above us.
Endless.
The stars scattered like diamonds-
The moon glowing softly-
Watching over us.
I tilted my head back-
Breathing it in.
“I used to come here alone,” I murmured.
“To remind myself there was something bigger than everything I was dealing with.”
A pause.
“That I wasn’t trapped.”
Warmth surrounded me.
Jason.
His arms wrapping around me from behind-
Pulling me gently into him.
Secure.
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His chin rested lightly against my temple.
And for a moment-
He didn’t speak.
Just held me.
Like he didn’t want to break the moment.
Then-
“I love you.”
Soft.
Low.
Certain.
My breath caught.
Not because it was unexpected-
But because of the way he said it.
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Like a truth he had accepted long ago.
And was only now allowing himself to say.
“It’s moments like this…”
His arms tightened slightly.
“…when I get to see you like this.”
A pause.
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“Happy.”
“Free.”
His voice softened even more.
“That make me feel like the luckiest man alive.”
I turned slowly in his arms.
Looking up at him.
Really looking.
The man who had fought.
Hidden.
Protected.
Waited.
And somehow-
Still chose me.
Every time.
My hand rose to his cheek.
Gentle.
“You are lucky, i am lucky as well,” I whispered.
A small smile.
“Because I chose you.”
A pause.
“And I Will keep choosing you.”
The world outside-
The war waiting-
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The chaos that would come-
None of it mattered.
Not right now.
Because under that sky-
With the stars above us-
And his arms around me-
I wasn’t Amber Asher.
Not the heir.
Not the strategist.
Not the woman everyone expected something from.
I was just-
His.
And he was mine.
I pulled away slightly-
Still wrapped in him-
But suddenly remembering something.
“Wait.”
Jason frowned lightly.
“What?”
I sat up-
A spark of excitement returning.
“I have to show you something.”
That alone made him smile.
“Of course you do.”
I grabbed his hand-
Pulling him toward the bathroom.
The moment we stepped inside-
He stopped.
Completely.
The space didn’t feel like a bathroom.
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It felt like something out of a dream.
a story.
The walls were carved like natural stone-
Soft water cascading from above-
A waterfall.
Gentle.
Constant.
The sound filling the room with a soothing rhythm.
At the center-
A natural pool.
Wide.
Deep enough-
Large enough for four adults.
The water glowed softly under hidden lights—
Reflecting against the stone-
Against the glass.
Because beyond it-
The ocean stretched endlessly.
The night sky mirrored over the surface-
Blending water and stars into one.
Jason let out a slow breath.
“…Amber.”
I smiled.
“I know.”
He walked closer-
Watching the water.
The way it flowed.
Then looked out toward the ocean-
Then back at me.
“This looks like it belongs in a fantasy book.”
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Sanctuary
I laughed softly.
That was the idea.”
He stepped closer to the edge-
Studying the glass.
Then glanced at me.
“Still going to tell me this isn’t dangerous?”
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