chapter 36

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He raised his glass to Stephen and then turned back to the other two men.
"What's the matter, Jalal? Why did you want us to meet here?" Tate asked.
"We had a deal. You'd find the information I need on Selena!
and in return I'd give Rebecca to you."
Tate shook his head. "I wish I could take full responsibility for the information. Sean found most of it. I tagged along for the ride. Forget about it. We'll meet Rebecca on our own terms."
Jalal ran his fingers through his hair. He had to tell them, even though she'd asked him to never repeat a word about her condition.
"I want to make an agreement with you, that what I tell you must never go any further than between us three," he said.
"Sure," Tate and Kevin said.
He took a swallow of his drink. "Rebecca won't be easy to court."
"We know that, which is why we want to take her on a few dates and get her used to being around us."
"No. You don't understand me, Tate. What happened with her husband has left her scarred."
"What do you mean?"
"Ever since I bought her from the hospital she's been
suffering from something the doctors call agoraphobia."
Jalal waited for the news to sink in. "She has a fear of going outside."
Tate and Kevin looked shocked and devastated.
"The reason I'm telling you this is because I think she can be cured, but you've got to be willing to put in the extra care she needs. No pushing or bickering. I want you to be there for her.
Especially seeing as I'm going to be married soon."
They congratulated him, but he saw they weren't really taking notice.
"I want to kill that son of a bitch," Kevin said. His hands fisting the glass he held.
"That son of a bitch is rotting in jail. Rebecca doesn't need
superheroes. She needs men who'll love her for who she is. Now, I'm asking you if you're prepared to fight for the woman you both want?"
He waited for their answer. The two men stared at each other before shaking his hand. They agreed they'd wait a few months before visiting her a first time. Jalal finished his drink and drove home.
Dominic Green was gone. Rebecca would be cared for, and in his bed lay the woman who owned his heart. Anne was cooking in the kitchen. She handed him the travel tickets he'd requested.
He made his way upstairs. Selena looked peaceful. He pulled his shirt over his head and snuggled up against her.
Minutes passed before she opened her eyes.
"Hello," she said, her hand coming to rest on his chest.
"Hello. Did you sleep well?"
"I had pleasant dreams."
"Do you feel up to travelling?" he asked.
She looked up at him.
"Because I've got two plane tickets, first class, to Las Vegas. I want to get married to you tonight. What do you say?"
He waited for her answer, more nervous than he'd ever been
before in his life.
"Do I have time to pack?" Epilogue
"I don't know if I'm ready for this," she said. Jalal took her hand and kissed her knuckles. The gold band on her finger
delighted him. He'd taken her to Vegas to seal the deal. Selena Ashwood was his wife, to be his woman for the rest of her life.
"The fact you're coming with me is a pleasure. If at any time you want to leave, we'll leave. The fact you're making a point of trying to understand means more to me than anything
else." He parked the car in his own reserved spot near the club. The security at the front door let him straight in. He noticed the looks his wife got, the men practically drooling to get more of his wife's attention. Smiling, he pulled her in front, wrapping his arm around her waist. Since Dominic Green had taken his wife and his friends had saved her, Selena
trained with Tate and Sean once a week. He would be taking Tate and Kevin to visit Rebecca soon. The
visit unnerved him as he knew how skittish she could be.
"I'm excited," she said.
Jalal smiled as they moved farther into Ravage. She'd agreed to give his  club a try. They'd been through so much, and the fact she was willing to see another side of him

Jalal promise he would love her for the rest of his life.

The End
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