Chapter 3

"Mr. Knight... he really needs you right now," Matthew said.

I hesitated, a part of me convinced something irreversible would happen if I got closer.

But then I thought, the worst-case scenario? We end up doing it right here, right now.

Wasn't that the whole point of marrying him in the first place?

What was I so afraid of?

Steeling myself, I walked over, took Matthew's place, and slipped my arm around Mateo.

His skin was scorching. The moment I touched him, his arms wrapped around me, pulling me tight against him.

He buried his face in the crook of…