When she finally pulled back, she settled against his chest again, letting his heartbeat fill the silence between them.
After a moment, she spoke again, her voice muffled against his shirt. "You said the two we have are already enough."
"I did."
"Then we'd better take good care of them."
Kade's mouth curved faintly against her hair. "We will."
"And we'd better take care of each other."
His arm tightened around her, drawing her even closer. "We will."
Dakota closed her eyes, allowing the exhaustion of the past days to finally pull her under. She was still hurting. She was still grieving. But for the first time since stepping into the Royal Estate, she felt as though the ground beneath her had stopped shifting.
Kade held her until her breathing evened out into the slow rhythm of sleep. Then he pressed a kiss to the top of her head and allowed himself to close his eyes as well, one hand resting protectively against the small of her back.
Together.
That was enough.
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