Sensuous Summoning (9 page)

“I love you, Rowan.” Intensity brightened his gaze. “All the power in the world means nothing without you.”

Happiness, stronger than anything she’d ever experienced, filled up all of the dark and lonely places inside her. She wrapped her arms around him, burying her face in his chest. “I know it seems crazy. It’s so soon,” she murmured into his shirt. “But I love you, too.”

“Look at me when you say that.” The quietly uttered words enveloped her, wrapping her in warmth and desire. But there was no spell to blame this time. Just the two of them in the empty kitchen.

She titled back her head and looked up at him. “I love you.”

The most beautiful smile she’d ever seen curved his lips. Lowering his head, he captured her mouth again. This time, she didn’t pull away. Instead, she helped him undress as quickly as possible. She was about to show him that love was the most powerful magic of all.

Epilogue

Rowan laid her head in Gwydion’s lap and stared at the stars through turning leaves above their heads. It was almost too chilly to spend the evening outside in the orchard, but he’d lured her from the warmth of the house with a blanket and a bottle of wine.

He handed her a glass.

“What are we toasting?” she asked.

“We got the contract for the renovation project at the historical museum.”

“That’s wonderful!”

“And of course, I’ll require the help of my beautiful assistant. I was thinking we should go with greenery and flowers that would have been popular when the building was constructed.”

“Perfect!” She raised her glass. “To Garden Gods Landscaping.”

Grinning, he clinked his glass to hers and took a sip.

It had been two and a half years since she’d summoned him up out of the dirt leaves of a derelict orchard. Now, the orchard was producing, they’d made peace with her family and had even gone into business together. Spencer Construction had switched their primary focus to renovation, and Gwydion focused on what he did best—making things grow. They didn’t call him the garden god for nothing. In fact, his organic landscaping business had become so popular they’d had to hire several new employees. Life was good.

With his free hand, he smoothed the hair from her face and gazed down at her. “You’re not having any wine.”

“Apparently, plants aren’t the only thing you’re good at making grow.” Taking his hand, she put it on her still mostly flat stomach. Screwing up that long-ago spell was the best mistake she’d ever made. She loved him more than she’d imagined possible.

He stared blankly at her for a moment then his eyes lit with understanding. “I love you—so much,” he whispered.

A smile curved her lips. “Show me.”

About the Author

Bronwyn lives in Michigan with her wonderful husband, two amazing sons and three somewhat-psychotic cats. When not tormenting her characters, she can usually be found helping with reading and writing projects in her sons’ classrooms as well as being the car pool mom extraordinaire for seven teens. Besides writing, she also enjoys reading, knitting, sewing, cross stitching, pottery, drawing—basically anything that helps her avoid the tortures of cleaning and cooking.

Bronwyn loves to talk to her readers and can be found at www.bronwyngreencom.

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