Breathless In Love (The Maverick Billionaires #1)

“There’s nothing I want more in the world than for you to be my wife and for Jeremy to be my little brother, too. Wherever we go, I want to do it together. As a family.”

He breathed deeply, drawing in the beauty of her essence, wondering how he could have lived so long without her. And praying that he’d never have to live without her again.

“Will.”

Wait.

Wait.

That voice—the beautifully husky voice he knew would always haunt his dreams, especially the way she’d said I love you to him just one perfect time—wasn’t in his head. Was it?

He lowered his hands and turned, half afraid he’d gone round the bend.

“I’m sorry, Will. Do you still love me?”

His father had burned all the tears out of him years ago, but Jeremy’s words brought him closer to crying than he’d come since his mother died. “Yeah, buddy, you know I do.” His voice sounded odd, the words choked. “Let’s get you home. Your sister’s had a long night.”

The lump in Will’s throat grew larger, the tightness in his chest clenching harder. Harper and Jeremy were a family that he wasn’t a part of. That he would never be a part of.

“They found him. Your brother is all right. He’s just fine, Harper. Totally fine.”

His driver Benny was shuttling Jeremy to and from work. In an instant, Will’s heart began to beat fast and out of rhythm. “What’s wrong?”

“I can’t find Jeremy.”

I love you.

Three simple words had just rocked Will’s world in a way nothing else ever had.

“Can’t resist me?”

The teasing curve of her smile faded. “No. How could I?” She put her hand over his heart and he swore it skipped a beat as she said, “How could anyone resist you, Will?”

But before she could voice any of those questions, he said, “You should know I’m not a nice guy. That’s why I haven’t told you how I felt about you. Because I’m not good enough for you. And yet I can’t make myself stay away even though I should.”