“Open it,” Harrison instructed her.
With shaky hands, Kitty opened the envelope that was marked with Jacques’s seal. Pulling out a stack of parchment, she opened it, her greedy eyes reading every word.
“This is it, Harrison!” She gave him the papers.
Tears of joy ran down her cheeks, happiness filling her. All she’d wanted the last four days was proof that Pleasure House belonged to her. Now that joy was covered in sadness at the thought that she would have to leave Harrison.
“I’m happy for you, Kat.” Pulling her close, he kissed the top of her head.
Her fingers gripped his waistcoat, dragging him down to her.
Pressing her lips to his, Kitty savored his mouth, wishing for more time with him.
Wishing for forever.
“Thank you for everything, Harrison.” She rubbed the slight stubble that had grown on his smooth skin.
“You know, you can always depend on me.” The intensity in green eyes stole her breath away.
Before she could say anything, the door opened, Lilias rushing in.
“You have to go.”
Harrison passed Kitty the will and she squeezed it to her chest before following Lilias out of the study.
They did it.
Finding Jacques’s will meant everything to Kitty. She could return home, to her life, her business, everything would return to normal …
A rock settled at the pit of her abdomen at what normal was like for her and Harrison. For a year, she had attempted to keep distance between them. Kitty had foolishly thought that not allowing a physical relationship with Harrison could save her from heartache. She soon learned that the real heart ache would be losing him.
A life without Harrison was no longer an option for Kitty. Spending the rest of her life wrapped in his arms, reminiscing on their childhood and the memory of their son was now the future she envisioned. Going back to the way they were wasn’t an option for Kitty. She didn’t want indifference and stolen kisses.
No, Kitty craved nights filled with lovemaking, kissing for hours, her fingers in his hair. The rightness of everything filled her, and in that moment all she wanted was …
Forever.
For years, Pleasure House was the only home she’d known, but now she had a new home with Harrison.
Harrison Christopher Montlake was her true home. That simple realization caused her to trip over her own feet.
“Are you well?” he asked, steadying her.
Kitty placed her hand on his. She had so much she wanted to say to him, but it could wait until they were safely out of Pleasure House.
“I am now.” A wide smile split across her face.
Happiness.
It had always been fleeting. After her family had disowned her and she had lost the man she loved, and then her precious child, Kitty hadn’t thought she would ever obtain happiness.
But now it lived inside of her, threatening to burst her from within.
Real Happiness. Not the temporary, kind she’d had the past eight years. Yes, working made Kitty happy, but it didn’t take the sadness a way. It filled a void inside of her, yet left a gaping empty hole that always felt incomplete … until she’d spent four glorious days with Harrison.
“I want her out right now!” Pierre shouted, marching down the hall shirtless, his breeches hung low on his thin, pale body.
Kitty’s security team followed by Woodson and Belville, came up behind Pierre. Siegfried stood sentry to his right, raising one bushy eyebrow at her.
