"But even if Lucas really wants to snatch you away from me," Jackson asked in a whispering voice, "he still won't get what he wants, right? Because I'm the man you like the most, and I'm also the man you're destined to fall in love with one day, right?"

His warm breath tickled her face, and soon after she heard his voice, his kiss quickly followed as it landed gently on her lips.

He would never let anyone take her away from him. She was his and his alone!

***

When Serenity woke up the next