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  Noah begins to laugh as he pulls me to his chest. Pressing a kiss to my hair, he mutters, “I wondered why you were so calm.”

  Wrapping my arms around his waist, I bury my face against his chest as the overwhelming emotions rush through me.

  “Is everything okay?” A store assistant asks behind me.

  “Yes,” Noah replies, rubbing his hand over my back.

  I pull away and quickly wipe the tears from my cheeks as I take deep breaths. Smiling at the assistant, I explain, “He asked me to marry him less than an hour ago, and it only sunk in now.”

  “Awww…” the lady coos.

  When I look at the rings again, it only heightens my emotions. I choose a round brilliant center stone with a diamond platinum band designed by the late Jean Schlumberger.

  The assistant measures my ring finger, and then she smiles. “It’s the right size, so we don’t have to get it fitted.”

  Noah takes over so he can pay while I check to make sure Haley’s still off in dreamland.

  The second we’re in the car, I yank my phone out and dial Mom’s number.

  “Hi, sweetheart,” Mom answers.

  I begin to sob. “Mom, Noah asked me to marry him!”

  There’s a moment's silence, and then Mom shrieks, “Ahhhhh… I’m so happy for you! That’s the best news.”

  I try to control my breathing as I ramble, “I just wanted to tell you. We just bought the ring. I’ll call you later so we can chat.”

  “Okay, sweetheart. Congratulations. Enjoy every second.”

  Once I’ve ended the call, I turn to Noah and throw myself at him. Pressing kisses all over his face, I say, “I. Love. You. So. Much.”

  Noah begins to laugh. “I love you. Let’s get home because I’m sure as fuck not screwing this up more by putting the ring on your finger in the car.”

  I feel like I’m high, and by the time we get home, I’m buzzing with excitement. The instant Noah places Haley down in her bed, I say, “Show me. Show me. Show me.”

  He chuckles as he pulls the box from his pocket, and when he opens it, I let out a weird sound, something between a sob and a laugh.

  “Carla.” My eyes snap to Noah’s. “I never thought the little girl with her pigtails who used to annoy the living hell out of me would become the woman I can’t live without. You’ve shown me more happiness than I’ve experienced in my entire life. Will you marry me?”

  Unable to say anything, I nod like crazy while holding my right hand out to him.

  “Other hand,” Noah chuckles.

  I let out a burst of laughter as I quickly switch hands, and when Noah pushes the ring on my finger, everything stills in me.

  This is the moment I dreamt of for so many nights. This is what I wanted more than anything.

  My chin quivers as I look up at Noah. “You’ve always been my world.” I glance down at Haley. “Now you’ve given me the universe.”

  Noah presses a kiss to my mouth, and then I impersonate Buzz Lightyear, “To infinity and beyond.”

  Noah begins to chuckle. “I knew you were going to say that. You couldn’t resist the urge, could you?”

  “Nope.”

  The End.

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  The Heirs

  Reading order of future releases:

  Coldhearted Heir

  Novel #1

  Hunter Chargill (Mason and Kingsley’s son)

  &

  Jade Daniels (Rhett & Evie’s daughter)

  Arrogant Heir

  Novel #2

  Jase Reyes – (Julian & Jamie’s son)

  &

  Mila West – (Logan & Mia’s Daughter)

  Defiant Heir

  Novel #3

  Kao Reed (Marcus and Willow’s son)

  &

  Fallon Reyes (Falcon & Layla’s daughter)

  Loyal Heir

  Novel #4

  Forest Reyes (Falcon & Layla’s son)

  &

  Aria Chargill (Mason & Kingsley’s daughter)

  Callous Heir

  Novel #5

  Noah West (Jaxson & Leigh’s son)

  &

  Carla Reyes (Julian & Jamie’s daughter)

  Sinful Heir

  Novel #6

  Tristan Hayes (Carter & Della’s son)

  &

  Hana Cutler (Lake & Lee’s daughter)

  Tempted Heir

  Novel #7

  Christopher Hayes (Carter & Della’s son)

  &

  Dash West (Jaxson & Leigh’s daughter)

  Forbidden Heir

  Novel #8

  Ryker West (Logan & Mia’s son)

  &

  Danny Hayes (Carter & Della’s daughter)

  A spin-off Stand-Alone

  (from Coldhearted Heir and

  The Trinity Academy series)

  Not My Hero

  Colton Lawson

  (Brady’s brother)

  &

  Brie Weinstock

  (Serena Weinstock’s daughter)

  Trinity Academy

  FALCON

  Novel #1

  Falcon Reyes & Layla Shepard

  MASON

  Novel #2

  Mason Chargill & Kingsley Hunt

  LAKE

  Novel #3

  Lake Cutler & Lee-ann Park

  JULIAN

  Novel #4

  A Stand Alone Novel

  Julian Reyes (Falcon’s Brother)

  &

  Jamie Truman (Della’s Sister – Heartless, TETLS)

  THE EPILOGUE

  A Trinity Academy Novella

  Enemies To Lovers

  Heartless

  Novel #1

  Carter Hayes & Della Truman

  Reckless

  Novel #2

  Logan West & Mia Daniels

  Careless

  Novel #3

  Jaxson West & Leigh Baxter

  Ruthless

  Novel #4

  Marcus Reed & Willow Brooks

  Shameless

  Novel #5

  Rhett Daniels & Evie Cole

  False Perceptions

  Novel #6

  A Stand Alone Novel

  Hayden Cole (Evie’s Dad)

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  About the author

  Michelle Heard is a Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling Author who loves creating stories her readers can get lost in. She resides in South Africa with her son where she's always planning her next book to write, and trip to take.

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  Acknowledgments

  Tayla, thank you for keeping me calm and for taking care of everything while I write.

  To my alpha and beta readers, Donita, Taylor, Sherrie, Sheena, Allyson. Kelly, Elaine, Sarah, and Leeann – Thank you for being the godparents of my paper-baby.

  Candi Kane PR - Thank you for being patient with me and my bad habit of missing deadlines.

  Sybil – Thank you for giving my paper-babies the perfect look.

  To my readers, thank you for loving these characters as much as I do.

  A special thank you to every blogger and reader who took the time to take part in the cover reveal and release day.

  Love ya all tons ;)

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