Chapter 72. Confronting Sandy

She moved unhesitatingly towards him. He cupped her cheeks with his palms and stared down at her, a tender smile on his face. God, he loved this woman. The way she simply followed his lead made his heart ache wonderfully. She was made for him.

“I love you,” she whispered to him.

“I love you too,” his smile got bigger. “Sorry I bolted. I had something I really wanted to take care of.”

“It’s okay. We can talk later.”

He nodded and was about to say something when Merlin interrupted. “What is this?”

“That, is a gift.”

“A gift?” Merlin frowned. “What kind of gift?”

“The kind which I never in a million years thought I would ever bestow on a McGrath but after talking to my girl,” he hugged Liesl tight, “and my mom who once had her heart ripped out of her chest because your father was careless, I couldn’t sit by and do nothing.”

“I don’t understand.”

“When I was a kid, your father destroyed the home of my family and twenty-six other fami