The flow of traffic on the street began to thicken, black cars and yellow cabs bouncing wildly over the uneven surface. Which left me with a renewed determination to prove I was worth the pain I’d forced him to face.Īround us, the shop fronts along Broadway were reopening. Yet he’d just proven that he would bend and yield to the breaking point to be with me. He was the nexus of my world, a nexus of the world. He was ferocity sheathed in elegance, perfection veined with flaws. Even with my ring on his finger, I still sometimes struggled to believe it. New York swallowed everything that came into it, while Gideon had the city on a gilded leash.Īnd he was mine. The way he held himself, the authority he wielded with faultless control, made it impossible for him to ever fade into the background. Whether Gideon was dressed casually or in the bespoke three-piece suits he favored, the power of his leanly muscular body was unmistakable. In the corner of my eye, I noted how the people nearby glanced at him, then did a double take. In jeans and a T-shirt, with a ball cap pulled low over his brow, he was unrecognizable as the global mogul the world thought it knew but still so innately compelling he affected everyone who walked by. Had I demanded more of him than I had of myself? I was shamed by the possibility that I’d pushed him to evolve while I had remained obstinately the same. Now, I stood in the face of his courage and doubted my own. Just hours before I’d thought he might never change, that I would have to compromise too much to share my life with him. That show of vulnerability and affection cut right through me. I cupped his jaw in my hands, felt him nuzzle into my touch. How had I ever managed living without him? How had I ever lived without the cacophony of Manhattan? My condo on the Upper West Side had the level of soundproofing expected in a multimillion-dollar property, but still the sounds of the city filtered in-the rhythmic thumping of tires over the well-worn streets, the protests of weary air brakes, and the nonstop honking of taxi horns.Īs I stepped out of the corner café onto always-busy Broadway, the rush of the city washed over me. New York was the city that never slept it never even got sleepy. Heartbreakingly and seductively poignant, One with You is the breathlessly awaited finale to the Crossfire ® saga, the searing love story that has captivated millions of readers worldwide. Fighting for it will either set us free … or break us apart. Committing to love was only the beginning. Together, we could stand against those who work so viciously to come between us.īut our greatest battle may lie within the very vows that give us strength. Now, I must prove I can be the rock, the shelter for him that he is for me. Gideon is the mirror that reflects all my flaws … and all the beauty I couldn’t see. We have bared our deepest, ugliest secrets to one another. Ours is both a refuge from the storm and the most violent of tempests. Staying married to him is the fight of my life. Falling in love with him was the easiest thing I’ve ever done. The final chapter in the global blockbuster Crossfire ® saga.
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