Total pages in book: 29
Estimated words: 26731 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 134(@200wpm)___ 107(@250wpm)___ 89(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 26731 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 134(@200wpm)___ 107(@250wpm)___ 89(@300wpm)
After a while, we all head over to the big Christmas tree, gathering around with the rest of the town as everyone counts down to the lighting. The Steele brothers, their wives, and Cole and I huddle close, sharing stories, teasing each other, and laughing, while Holly dozes off, her tiny breaths warming my chest.
The lights on the tree burst to life, casting a golden glow over the square, and as I look around at everyone—my family, my friends, my heart—something inside me settles, a deep, unshakable happiness that I know will carry me through every season, every year, as long as I have Cole by my side.
He leans down, his lips brushing against my ear, his voice a low, warm rumble that makes my toes curl. “Merry Christmas, Ivy. Here’s to a lifetime of Naughty and Nice lists.”
I laugh softly, tilting my head up to meet his gaze, feeling that familiar spark, that endless, addictive pull that’s always been between us. “I’m looking forward to every single one of them.”
He kisses me then, slow and deep, a promise and a declaration all in one. And as I melt into him, with Holly in my arms and the warmth of our family surrounding us, I know this is everything I’ve ever wanted—my perfect Christmas, my perfect love, my perfect life, here in Copper Mountain.
“I love you, Kandi Kane. From now until forever.”
I burst into a fit of giggles before my husband pulls me into a heated kiss, promising so much more just as soon as we get back to Santa’s workshop.
The End.