Dare to Love: Epilogue: Bound Beyond Reason

The city had settled into its quiet rhythm, lights twinkling faintly against the darkened skyline. Julian sat at his desk, a glass of whiskey in hand, eyes on the soft glow of his laptop screen—but his thoughts were not on papers, syllabi, or lectures. They were on her.

Amelia. The girl who had come into his life uninvited and had changed it totally, completely, turning it upside down, making it a roller coaster, making him happier than he had ever thought possible, giving him the kind of pleasure he had only ever fantasized about. 

The object of his thoughts, love and obsession moved around the apartment silently, barefoot, the hem of her blouse brushing against her thighs, the scent of her lingering in the air like a delicate, intoxicating perfume. Julian watched her, heart quickening in a way it hadn’t in years, a mixture of desire, tenderness, and something deeper—something terrifying and unrelenting: love. He felt like ravishing her like a beast and still cuddl