Total pages in book: 105
Estimated words: 97195 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 486(@200wpm)___ 389(@250wpm)___ 324(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 97195 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 486(@200wpm)___ 389(@250wpm)___ 324(@300wpm)
He shrugged. “Girl needs someone to aggravate the shit out of her sometimes. She gets too lost in her head.”
I nodded in agreement. That she did do. I stood up. “You’re making dinner tonight,” I told him.
He grunted. “I fucking hate cooking.”
I shrugged. “Yeah, well, I need a nap, and I want to cuddle with my woman, so dinner is on you.”
He rolled his eyes, and I knew we were okay—that he would be okay. Caiden was always the most resilient out of both of us. I had always envied him for it, but I was always the more understanding one of us.
I walked out of the room and headed back for mine. When I slid into bed behind Ally, she snuggled back against me instantly, sighing softly in her sleep. I brushed my lips to the back of her head before I tightly wrapped my arms around her, pulling her securely against me.
“I love you, my moon,” I whispered.
Ally
Christian and Caiden were bantering back and forth in the kitchen when I stepped out of the bedroom later that evening. Christian looked up as if he sensed my presence, and a breathtaking smile crossed his lips as he moved toward me.
“Hi, beautiful,” he murmured as he drew me into his arms. I sighed softly when he leaned down and soothed his lips over mine. “Medicine?” he asked.
“Already took it,” I assured him. I had taken my second dosing of the day as soon as I had woken up from my nap.
“That’s my girl,” he praised. I beamed up at him. I loved it when he felt proud of me like this.
“And there’s my moon,” he whispered. He drew me tighter against him, his lips meeting mine again. I moaned as I slid my hands up his chest and linked my arms around his neck, kissing him back as hungrily as he was kissing me.
“I know pornos make people a hell of a lot of money, but don’t make one in front of me, please,” Caiden interrupted.
Christian glared at his brother. Caiden was smirking at us as he leaned back against the kitchen counter. My cheeks burned. He was leaning on the exact spot where Christian had fucked me at.
And apparently, Christian seemed to realize this, too.
“We already made one in the kitchen,” Christian retorted. “Specifically, right where you’re standing.”
Caiden grunted and moved off the counter. I laughed when he grabbed Lysol wipes. “Fucking disgusting.”
Christian pecked my lips before he easily lifted me and set me on the kitchen counter, moving to stand between my legs. “My house. I can have sex with my woman wherever the hell I want to,” Christian told him. He nuzzled my neck, and I closed my eyes, biting my lip to keep from moaning. God, he really knew every single spot to have me craving him.
Caiden finished wiping off the counter before he put the Lysol wipes back under the sink. My stomach rumbled, and Christian leaned up to meet my eyes. My cheeks flushed red. “Hungry, baby?”
I shrugged, but my stomach rumbled again, giving him his answer. He laughed before he looked over at Caiden. “Dinner?” he asked.
Caiden grunted before he rolled his eyes. “Yeah, yeah,” he mumbled.
I squeaked in shock when Christian suddenly lifted me from the counter with his hands gripping my ass. I quickly linked my legs behind his back. “Want to watch a movie?” he asked me as he walked into the living room.
“Sure.” I shrugged. He sat down on the couch and grabbed his TV remote. I situated myself so I could actually see the television screen, though Christian never let me move off of his lap.
He began flicking through one of his movie apps as he gently squeezed my thigh. I looked over at him. He paused his scrolling. “I know you don’t feel like it, but you’re one of the strongest women I know, beautiful.” A lump formed in my throat. I could feel tears burning at the backs of my eyes. “I know that some days are really fucking dark—like this morning—but every fucking day, I am so proud of you because you force yourself to stand back up, and you shine.”
A tear spilled over onto my cheek. “You’re too sweet,” I choked out, my lips trembling.
He brushed his nose with mine. “I love you.” I bit back a sob. “Every time it feels like your darkness is going to swallow you whole, I want you to remember how much I fucking love you, and I want you to search for me. Even if I’m not physically with you, Ally, I will always be there to pull you back into the light. I’ll always be there to breathe life into you again so you can shine for me.”
With trembling lips, I leaned forward and softly kissed him. “I love you,” I whispered.