Gentle caresses met your cheeks as Charles placed a tender, loving kiss to your brow. Clingy could be the only way to describe him. Not that you minded the extra attention.

Suddenly, he grabbed your hand firmly, placing a velvet box into your palm. Inside laid a gorgeous diamond necklace.

“I’m sorry, it’s not that much.” He mumbled against your flesh, pressing his forehead against yours. Charles watched you with silent awe. He was a quiet, stoic man — but his eyes told all.