“I don’t want to create a bunch of love rivals for you either. Even if they couldn’t hurt you, I’d still hate for them to envy you or harass you.

“Imogen, I belong only to you, in this life and the next. Don’t you dare push me toward anyone else.”

Imogen was silent.

She helped him inside and sat him down on the sofa before saying, “If anything, I should be the one finding a few love rivals for you so you’ll see that I don’t have to settle for you. If I wanted to marry, I could, anytime.”

Dyl