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sex down to her toes and upward to her heart. “I don’t want
my soul mate.” Her words were spoken into his neck as he collapsed on top of
her after his own completion. “I want you.”
    They lay in silence, their heavy breathing echoing around
the room.
    As the stillness continued to stretch,
Lincoln
experienced something close to panic.
Words spoken in the midst of ecstasy didn’t count…did they? Was she willing to
forgo the perfect man, her soul mate, for Valen?
    She shivered and snuggled closer to him. She honestly
couldn’t picture a more perfect man. He made her feel complete and beautiful.
Was she willing to give up her soul mate, a man she’d yet to even meet for him?
The answer was simple. Yes. She was.
    * * * *
    “Keep your eyes closed.”
    Lincoln
laughed and
tiptoed carefully in the direction Valen guided her. “You’ve got your hand over
my eyes. I don’t really have a choice.”
    “I want this to be a surprise.”
    She squirmed in his grip as a rush of excitement shot
through her. “Where are we? I can’t think of anything worth this much secrecy
in
Clarksville
.”
    “We’re not in
Clarksville
.”
    “We’re not?” She frowned. She’d only had her eyes closed for
a minute or two. There was no way he’d been able to take her any farther than
the local park. “What—”
    Valen’s hands slipped off her face and he moved them to her
shoulders. “Open them.”
    When she opened her eyes, her jaw dropped in shock. Before
her was one of the most beautiful sights she’d ever beheld. “Is that…”
    “The Sistine Chapel? Yes.”
    Her knees buckled, but Valen’s arms
wrapped around her shoulders to hold her upright. He held her from behind as
they both gazed up at the magnificent church. “How is this possible?” she asked
with breathless wonder. “We’re in
Rome
?”
    “You didn’t think I only helped out
relationships in
Minnesota
,
did you?”
    “I didn’t…I suppose I didn’t think
about it. I’m still getting use to your special talents. It’s still hard to
believe it all.”
    “
Rome
is a beautiful place to fall in love.” His words were a soft sigh against her
ear as he held her back against his chest. “I pair a lot of mates in the Chapel
of Choir. Couples find it terribly romantic to get married here. Luckily for
me, their guests do as well.”
    Lincoln
’s hands lifted to the arms
around her chest, and she clung to him in awed disbelief. “But how is this
possible?”
    “The rules of men do not apply to me,
darling. My world is so much freer than the constraints of yours. We can go
anywhere, do anything. All you need is to ask.” Valen spun her to face him. “I
would give you anything.”
    She closed her eyes and leaned her
cheek into the fingers that caressed it.
    He then pressed a kiss to her nose
before pulling back. When he spoke, his voice had lost some of its huskiness.
“We are going inside to attend a wedding. We will search the crowd for soul
mates. Then I will work my magic at the reception while dancing with my
beautiful date. Are you on board with that?”
    She bobbed her head in agreement, still
feeling a little stunned. “I am.” She took Valen’s outstretched hand, grateful
she’d chosen to dress up for their date, and together they walked toward one of
the most remarkable structures in all of history.
    Valen seemed to know his way around the
massive building, because before long they stood at the back of the Chapel of
Choir. They hadn’t been stopped or questioned by security. Nor had their
invitations been asked for by the wedding ushers, further proving Valen’s claim
that man’s rules didn’t apply to him.
    They took a seat in the back, joining
in at mid-ceremony.
Lincoln
couldn’t contain her excitement as she gazed around the pews in admiration.
“It’s so lovely,” she breathed.
    “It is.”
    She glanced at Valen to find him gazing
down at her with intensity in his eyes. She flushed and returned her attention
to the