Chapter 166: Filling Maria With Love

Maria watched as the beast took her left hand and rubbed her palm against his angled jaw. He removed it to caress her fingers and kissed her knuckles. She saw it… Glowing in soft green around her fourth finger. She jolted to a sitting position and stared hard at the gorgeous man who had also sat up and was gazing back at her. The promise she made to him earlier echoed in her ears. Forever, she had promised him, so he put the ring on her. At the thought that he was afraid that she would run away, her heart felt sorry for him. Slowly, his large hands caught the side of her cheeks and pulled her forward for a brief, hard kiss. "You have got to stop crying like this, sweetheart," the deep voice coaxed and let his knuckles caressed the side of her face. It was then she felt the hotness around her eyes and nose, and the wetness on her cheeks. She sobbed and immediately was pulled into the familiar warmth that she missed dearly. He caressed the back of her head as she tucke