Prologue
My name is Louise Larson, and I had fallen in love and as such, I was a target.
Sgt. Smith, Smithy, was my forbidden love, my soul mate and the person I could trust the most in the world. He knew it was dangerous to be with me, he knew that my husband would kill us both if we were caught but still he fought for me against innumerable odds. We won, barley.
Tomorrow I am to testify against my husband, Peter Larson, a notorious gangster who will not tolerate disloyalty and I had betrayed him in the most brutal way. But I couldn't help myself.
I woke to the feel of his fingers lightly tracing the lines of my shoulder as his soft lips left feathery kisses along my neck. A smile adorned my face as I turned my head towards the man laying next to me, even with his crumpled hair and stubbly chin he looked so innocent and strong. He was my saviour.
"Morning" I whispered, uncurling and stretching my legs across the crinkled bedsheets.
He simply kissed me as a reply, his perfect lips teasing across my own. It was not the passionate and demanding kisses we usually shared, but a sweet and tender kiss, as if he were pledging his love too me forever. "Mmm, I could wake up to this more often" I murmured as he rolled me over to face him, holding my left hand against his chest whilst my right one played idly with a slight curl behind his ear. I could feel the steady beat of his precious heart beneath my hand, the heart that belongs to me. "I love you," he breathes against my neck, "I will never lose you like I almost did yesterday. As long as there is breath in my body I will protect you. I couldn't face a life without you Louise."
"Ssh," I murmured into his ear, "You will never lose me, I am yours and only yours for eternity. Pete can't hurt us now, he's going to prison for life, the DCI will make sure of that. As for yesterday? I know it was frighting, if that man hadn't shouted at me to dive out the way, I would probably be dead. But I'm not. I'm hear with you, where no one can find us." Now was not the time for words, he needed to know I was safe and I needed to show him just how much I loved him.
I pushed him down to the bed, leaning over him, my hair falling down by each side of his face, our own little fortress obstructing the outside world. Our gazes met as our mouths parted for breath.
"You're truly beautiful, you know tha' tight?"
"Even for a pampered princess?" I snickered.
"You may be a snooty mi-"
"Thanks" I said whilst moving away.
"-ss but that's why I love you. You're so passionate and caring and I will always make sure that you have everything you could ever dream off."
I gently shoved his chest, leaning down close to him again. "You are the only thing I will ever want." I breathed.
This was only the beginning.