Rakshasa Boyfriend: Atticus Part 3 (special preview)

“That’s the worst dirty talk,” I roll my eyes.

Atticus kisses me, wrapping me up in his strong arms again. “Just a warning. I will always make sure to stoke your fire properly, my love.”

“You can garden after we’re married,” I return the warning. “I want to look perfect on the day.”

Atticus smirks. “You look pretty damn perfect now.”

The three days I had planned turned into four, as we decided to celebrate our engagement a little extra. Of course, Atticus went to my father and Jason to properly ask for my hand. Jason, of course, was ecstatic, but my father took Atticus aside to have a long private chat with him.

“You think he’ll make him cry?” Jason asks me.

“I hope so. It would be nice to see that big lug shed some tears.” I then smile down at Jason. “You’re really ok with me marrying that thing?”

“If I wasn’t, you’d fight me,” Jason huffs. “Besides, Atticus loves you, he’s cool, and he said he’d give me my own ship one day.”

I give him the eye. “Not on your life.”

“Why did it take you so long to accept, anyways?” Jason asks me. “Atticus has been after you since the day he laid eyes on you. I know you’ve loved him too, so what kept you?”

I sigh heavily. “He’s a pirate. I know what that entails and I know what can happen to them. I just wanted to make sure he wasn’t going to get himself killed or something.” I glance back at Jason. “I know he has enemies, he comes by them easily,” I laugh. “So, I just wanted to make sure I would be the one to chop off his head and not one of them.”

“You were worried about him,” Jason grins.

I nod. “Of course I worry. I worry all the time. As soon as that stupid ship becomes invisible on the horizon, I lose my mind.” I lean back on the counter. “I can’t imagine losing him. So I thought, I could wait and keep saying no to his proposals forever but--” A soft smile spreads across my lips. “I love him so much, I couldn’t keep saying no anymore, because that wasn’t my answer at all.”

“Softy,” Atticus comes around the corner.

I wipe my eyes and scoff up at him. “I’m surprised you’ve come out in one piece.”

“Your father is kind, unlike some.” Atticus approaches me and takes my hand. “I knew that’s what you were doing all along. Now I have proof.”

“I am not collaborating anything,” Jason huffs.

“You won’t have to worry about me. Knowing you’re here, I’ll fight everything in order to come back to you, Lorelei. There is no doubt about that.”

“I know,” I whisper to him. “I can’t help it. The oceans are so vast and your enemies are bigger.”