Epilogue

VANDER

LATER THAT AFTERNOON

Double Domination had been even better than I expected. Rook Warrick always brought a quiet dignity to whatever role he was in, which was impressive when he was doing shoot-'em-up movies where there were lots of explosions and naked women.

Part of my enjoyment stemmed from Everson resting his head on my lap. I derived so much pleasure from stroking his blond hair as we watched the movie, although my cat had some complaints about that. He was shooting me dirty side eyes from his cat tree since my lap was normally his domain.

"Rook is so damn talented," Everson said as the credits rolled. "I really enjoyed that. Thank you for indulging my odd request."

"I was happy to. The movie was great. Rook is a man of many talents."

"One of which is making me wish I was a damsel in distress in a castle so I could be rescued." Everson cracked up into peals of laughter at his own joke. "I'm teasing, but you know what I mean."

"As long as he rescues both of us, it's fine."

Everson grinned up at me. "If you were there, then I wouldn't be in distress or need rescued. I'd be happy to stay in my castle with you."

"It sounds like the start of a happily ever after to me."

"Yeah, it does." Everson reached up and guided me down for a passionate kiss. It was a wonderful reminder that I had already found my happily ever after in the most unexpected place. I couldn't ask for anything more than that. With Everson and Zell at my side, I had everything I could ever want in life.