Total pages in book: 86
Estimated words: 80214 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 401(@200wpm)___ 321(@250wpm)___ 267(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 80214 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 401(@200wpm)___ 321(@250wpm)___ 267(@300wpm)
Only this mattered.
I kissed him back before I pulled away, whimpering against his lips because I came again for no real reason. This man just made me collapse with his presence, with his touch, with his powerful soul. I stopped grinding against him and sat on his length, coming around again. I wasn’t sure how many orgasms I’d had because I’d lost count after the third one.
He let me finish before his hand started to guide my ass up and down again. Within seconds, he came, pushing his feet against the bed to raise his hips and pump into me as he gave me his seed. A quiet moan escaped his lips as he finished. It didn’t even seem like he needed to come, but now he was used to the contact of our bare skin that he couldn’t control it the way he used to when we used condoms. When he finished, he left me on his lap so he could look at me.
His hand brushed into my hair and pulled it from my face before he kissed me again, his eyes open.
Was sex always this good for him with other women?
Because it was never this good for me.
I got off him so he could go to the bathroom and clean off. Tired and satisfied, I lay there, my eyes closed as I drifted in a peaceful existence. I didn’t fall asleep, but my mind disassociated from reality. I didn’t even notice when he returned.
He leaned over the bed and kissed me on the forehead. “I’m sorry, baby. I have to go.”
My eyes snapped open, and the dread suddenly hit me like a high-velocity train. I sat up and looked at the time, having no idea how late it was. I’d put my dilemma to the back of my mind because I didn’t want to deal with it until I absolutely had to.
Now, I had to.
He studied my worried reaction.
“Can you stay…?” I couldn’t betray my brother and tell Heath the truth. I shouldn’t have overheard that information in the first place. But I didn’t want him to go either.
He grabbed his clothes off the floor and got dressed. “No. I have something to take care of.”
No.
“Please.” I got out of bed and faced him.
He turned to me and watched me, his eyes narrowing. “Baby, what is it?” He knew me so well that he understood something was wrong.
I kept my mouth shut and breathed through the pain of my silence. My eyes shifted back and forth as I looked at him, anxiety pulling me under. “I just want you to stay…”
He pulled the shirt over his head and accepted my explanation. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”
No, you won’t.
He buttoned his jeans and grabbed his things before he headed to the door.
Oh my god.
I followed him to the door, naked because I didn’t care about getting dressed. If I told him, Damien would probably figure out it was me who’d given him the heads-up. And if I did tell Heath, what would he do in retaliation? Would he hurt Damien? Would this war escalate further? Would he die anyway? Or worse, would my brother die?
He turned to me to kiss me goodbye. “I’ll see you soon.” He pulled me in close for a deep kiss before he turned to the door.
I grabbed his arm and yanked him into me again, gripping him hard as I buried my face in his neck, holding on to him so tight I wasn’t sure if I would let him go.
He stilled at my touch, his arms by his sides, but then he returned the embrace, his powerful arms wrapping around my back with one hand going to the back of my neck. He held me that way for a while, his breathing steady and even. He had no idea what he was about to walk into, what was about to happen.
I breathed hard against him, keeping my tears at bay because he couldn’t see them fall. How could I let this man go? But how could I intervene? It was the toughest decision of my life, and no matter what I did…I lost.
He kissed my temple before he pulled away.
I felt the life drain from my body as he moved, felt my heart break into several pieces.
He gave me one final look before he turned away and walked out.
I felt my body in scream in pain, felt the tears flood my eyes once he couldn’t see my face. I stood in the doorway and watched him walk away, that muscular man moving down the hallway and disappearing from my life forever.
But there was nothing I could do…nothing at all.
Fourteen
Heath
The armored truck pulled up to the building, and I stepped out with Steel and Ian in tow.
“You think he’ll try anything?” Steel had his backpack over one shoulder.