Chapter 428

The words hit Emmeline like a wave.

Her breath caught and her fingers tightened around her own ring.

“You mean...” She couldn’t quite finish the sentence. Hope had bloomed too fast, too unexpectedly, catching her off guard.

Zavian pinched her cheek with affectionate teasing. “Yes,” he said, curving his lips into a smile. “It’s over.”

Emmeline covered her mouth with her hand, joy threatening to spill over in the form of tears.

The news fulfilled everything she’d hoped for. The final barrier between them was removed at last. “You’re really not married anymore?”

Zavian spread his arms wide with theatrical flair and his smile looked brighter than she’d ever seen it. “I’m a free, sexy, single man now.” The playfulness in his voice sounded new, a sign of the weight lifted from his shoulders.

His chest invited her embrace.

Emmeline couldn’t resist throwing herself at him with enough force to make him step back slightly.

“Easy, little gi