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I helped her put on the bracelet, and it looked magnificent against her skin. The emerald stones glinted. "See? It looks like it was made for you."
I was surprised when she stepped into my space then wrapped her arms around my neck and squeezed. Automatically, my arms went around her, and I held her tight to me. She tried to ease back, and at first, I couldn't make myself release her. But then I felt her chuckle against me, so I eased my hold slightly.
I let her pull back to look at my face. "Thank you. It's perfect."
And then she did the unexpected. She raised up on her tiptoes and kissed me.
The brush of her lips was soft. Barely a whisper. But it was enough to set my blood humming. The flood of adrenaline and need had me chasing her lips for a deeper kiss. My hands itched to slide over her ass, so I really tightened my arms around her back to keep from going too far too fast. But when she gasped and I swallowed her breathy little sound as she pressed against me, I almost fucking lost it.
You're supposed to be wooing her, asshole.
I tore my lips off hers with a groan and dropped my forehead to hers."Fuck." My tongue traced over my lips, savoring the essence of her, and I forced myself to release her and pulled back. "The food is getting cold."
Her pupils were dilated, and her lips were still parted and slightly swollen. Damn, I wanted to kiss her again.But I could wait. She was worth waiting for.
"Come on. It's time to eat,” I urged her again.
As we sat down, I could feel her gaze on me, and I had to chuckle. "Is there something you need, sweetheart?"
Her voice was so soft I almost didn’t hear her. "Are you going to hurt me again?"
I wanted to kick myself all over again for not telling her the plan and making her believe that I wouldn't come back for her.
I met her gaze directly then spoke. "I can’t promise that. I'd rather die than be separated from you. You own me body and soul. And I'm not going to hurt you again deliberately, ever. However, I will fuck up from time to time. When that happens, just tell me and I’ll fix it."
She nodded. "Okay."
I could feel that wall between us melting. The structure she had erected to protect herself from me was finally dissolving. She was letting me in, and I was never going to let her evict me again.
Chapter 31
GWEN
I swallowed hard at the change in his eyes. The need, the desperation. For me. But even with him looking at me like he could eat me alive, there was a part of me that could barely believe it.
The fear was a real, tangible thing that sat solidly in my chest. If I let it, it would swallow me whole. It would eat that spark of my old self.
But I wanted him.
He wanted me. He always had.
And I missed him.
His gaze pinned on my lips and his voice was low. “If it’s okay, I’m going to kiss my wife now.”
“About time,” I murmured.
When his lips crashed down on mine, I felt like I was finally coming home. But it was when he fisted his hand in my hair and growled one low, “Mine,” that I knew I was being claimed.
His tongue didn’t tease, it plundered. And his hands made demands as he stood, took me in his arms, and carried me to the bedroom.
He kicked the door open, and I clung to him, matching his desperation as he maneuvered us through the dimly lit room while still kissing me like a starving man having his last meal.
His grip on me tightened as he pressed his body against mine, backing me against the wall with a low thud. The force propelled a gasp from me, but it was swallowed by his fervor as his lips kissed a path down my throat and his hands tore at the fabric of my dress.
“Show me what’s mine,” he growled against my skin, his voice so low it was almost a purr. His hands tightened on my hips, and then he spun me around, pressing my front against the wall. A swift nudge forced my legs apart, and I gasped again, this time in anticipation.
His fingers traced their way up my thigh languidly, ignoring my whimpers of impatience. Only when they reached my core did they still. “God, you’re wet,” he whispered, sounding awestruck. He pressed his face to the back of my neck, inhaling deeply before murmuring his thanks into the junction where shoulder meets neck.
