Series: The Laws of Opposite Attract Series by Vi Keeland
Total pages in book: 101
Estimated words: 98878 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 494(@200wpm)___ 396(@250wpm)___ 330(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98878 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 494(@200wpm)___ 396(@250wpm)___ 330(@300wpm)
I cupped his cheek. “You mean a lot to me, too, Brayden. That might be hard to believe, but you brought me back to life.”
“I can’t let you go like this. I’ll never forgive myself if the last moments we spend together are filled with anger. Will you stay with me tonight?”
I was so far gone for this man, a couple of hours couldn’t possibly make it harder to walk away. I didn’t want to leave him feeling guilt for something I’d caused. So I nodded. “I’d like that.”
He half smiled. “Maybe we should move away from the door then?”
Until now, I hadn’t noticed that we were still standing in the hall and hadn’t made it into the actual room. I smiled. “That might be a good idea.”
“How about I give you one of my shirts to change into, and we order some room service?”
“That sounds perfect.”
***
I was wrong.
I hadn’t thought it could get any harder to walk away, but after a night like this one—it was going to be hell. Brayden and I had stayed up until all hours—eating, talking, sharing a bottle of wine. We laughed, we held each other, somehow we pretended it wasn’t the end.
But now the sun was coming up, and it was getting harder to breathe. My head lay on his bare chest while he stroked my hair. Neither of us had said a word for the last half hour. I’d forced us to where we were now, so it was going to have to be me to end it—even if it was the absolute last thing I wanted to do.
“I should probably get going,” I whispered.
Brayden’s hand stilled. “No, not yet. I need to do something first.”
I turned, propping my chin on top of my fist. “What?”
He sat up, gently turning us so I was on my back, and kissed my lips gently. “I want to make love to you, Alex.”
I swallowed, tasting salt in my throat, and nodded.
Brayden reached for my hand, brought it to his mouth, and kissed it. “I will never regret the time we’ve had together. You’ve taught me what love is—it means someone else’s happiness is more important than your own. And because of that, I’m not going to bother you or make things harder. I will let you go. Because it’s what you need. But I want you to know, there won’t be a day that goes by that I won’t be thinking of you.”
Tears welled in my eyes again. When he pressed his lips to mine, it was unlike any of the other times we’d kissed. It was filled with more emotion, more passion, and…love. I made a conscious decision to let go of all of my worries, of all my concerns about protecting myself and everyone else, and let myself get lost in this man. Even if it was only this once.
Brayden climbed on top of me as our kiss heated up, and I spread my legs wide, inviting him in. He rocked back and forth, working his bare cock against my clit, and spreading my arousal between us. When things built to a frenzy, he pulled back, never taking his eyes from mine as he pushed inside.
“I swear, Alex.” His eyes closed briefly. “Nothing has ever felt so good.”
We moved in unison, our bodies growing slick with sweat, kissing each other like we were the air we needed to breathe. Never in my life had I experienced such a connection—we were one in mind, body, and soul.
But too soon, the tension built. It might’ve been the first time I didn’t want to have an orgasm, because I knew at the end, it would be over. I wanted this moment to last forever. But of course, it couldn’t. Brayden’s jaw clenched, the speed of his thrusts increasing, and I knew he was trying to prolong it just like I was.
“Fuck,” he gritted. “I can’t hold back much more. You feel too good.”
Those words were all it took for my body to fly over the edge. My muscles began pulsing on their own, squeezing his cock tight as I let out a loud moan.
“I can feel you,” he groaned. “Feel you coming all around me.”
He bucked a few more times before he finally let himself go, gazing into my eyes. It was a moment I would remember forever.
Long after, Brayden continued to glide in and out, still semi erect, even after such a powerful orgasm. He kissed my lips gently and pushed my hair from my face. “I need you to know something, Alex.”
My voice was barely a whisper. “What?”
He looked back and forth between my eyes. “I am totally and helplessly in love with you.”
My heart clenched, and I cupped his face. “Oh, Brayden.”
He smiled sadly. “I might’ve learned that true love is selfless, but right now, I needed to be selfish and tell you my truth.”