Total pages in book: 24
Estimated words: 22752 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 114(@200wpm)___ 91(@250wpm)___ 76(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 22752 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 114(@200wpm)___ 91(@250wpm)___ 76(@300wpm)
He doesn’t mind though. He just wraps his big hands around my hips and anchors me to the bed then he falls on me like a wild animal. He snarls and growls with every lick, letting me know exactly how much he’s enjoying his meal. It’s not until I’m thrashing against the pillows, begging him for mercy that he finally sucks my engorged clit into his mouth.
I come so hard he has to throw a hand over my mouth to keep me quiet. Somehow that only sends me higher, prolonging the orgasm.
When I float down, he’s aligning his body to mine and slipping inside of my aching channel.
“And the final unalterable term is that this pussy belongs to me. Only. Me.” He punctuates the words with a quick thrust of his hips.
“Only you,” I agree as the next wave of pleasure begins to build inside of me. This man is incredible. The way he can control my body so easily, pushing me higher and higher.
“Need you to come for me,” he grunts. Sweat has soaked his hair, leaving it damp across his forehead. His beard is glistening from my juices, but it’s the reverence in his eyes that steals my breath away. This man doesn’t just love me. He cherishes me. I don’t just know that. I feel it, deep in my soul. In that place where our two hearts have intertwined and become one.
“I love you,” I whisper just as I come on his cock like he wanted.
He swells inside of me then, his hot seed spilling into my body. He’s murmuring things under his breath as he bucks wildly. I think he’s making promises to love me and protect me and care for me. All of his words blend together, a beautiful confession.
When he finally collapses onto the sheets next to me, he pulls me against him. The overhead fan cools our sweat-slicked bodies as I listen to his heartbeat.
“Love you, too.” He presses a kiss to my forehead.
I smile so big that my cheeks hurt. “Then I accept your proposal, Mr. Kringle.”
“And all the terms?” He teases.
“And all the terms,” I agree as I drift to sleep with a smile on my face and one in my heart. This gruff cowboy and his daughter are my family, and I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together.
EPILOGUE
CHLOE
“There you are. Missed you this morning.” Micah presses a soft kiss to my shoulder as he wraps his arms around me from behind. He’s shirtless today, and I can feel his body heat through my thin sweater.
“I missed you too,” I whisper back even though my mom is nearby at the stove. She’s making pancakes for me and my siblings. It’s Christmas Eve, and my whole family is here.
“Tonight, I get you,” he says in a low tone before he kisses me on the lips. I bunked in the living room last night with my mom. When she first arrived, she was worried about me. But now that she’s met Micah and seen how good he is to me, she seems genuinely happy for me.
“Gross!” One of my brothers yells from his spot at the kitchen table.
There’s a whizzing sound then Micah’s hand is up, catching the foam ball before it can make contact with me. “Boys, don’t throw things at your sister.”
“Why not?” My nine-year-old brother Benji taunts.
Micah turns around and glares at the table. He’s all bark when it comes to my siblings. Even though they’ve been staying with us all week, he hasn’t complained once. No, he’s embraced all of them like they’re his own family. “Because you’ll give someone a black eye on my wedding day, and that will make me cranky.”
“Not to mention, Santa will skip the house tonight,” Mama adds as she slides another perfectly golden pancake onto the platter and passes it to Micah. “Eat up. We got a big day.”
He asked her to move here. He offered to build her a house on the Kringle Ranch and pay her relocation costs. Mama said no but I could tell she was tempted. He told her the offer will always stand.
Things are different now with my family. An anonymous benefactor went through and paid off the family home and caught my mama up on her overdue bills. Then they helped her enroll in night courses so she can get a higher paying job in a few years. The person even set up a scholarship system so each of my siblings can go to college if they want.
Both Mama and I know that it was Micah, but every time I try to bring it up, he acts like he doesn’t know what I’m talking about. He won’t ever admit it because he doesn’t want me to feel indebted to him.
He settles at the kitchen table across from Benji. Then he immediately pulls me into his lap and feeds me from his plate. My family doesn’t even comment on it. They go on like this is normal because in the past week, they’ve gotten used to seeing Micah do this. He loves taking care of me and dotes on me all the time.