Page 46 of Scarred Sunrise

Her own doubts were almost gone, but the ones that remained were more about someone taking him away from her not him running. The sense of impending doom since the night Harlow was born had not disappeared but remained a low bubbling simmer in the back of her mind. Her sisters felt it too, but nobody could see the exact reason or direction it came from. She knew it was all linked to Winslow, how could it not be with the blade she dangled over the unsuspecting world.

“Is Mateo okay?”

Her father gave her a tired but indulgent smile. “Yes, he’s fine. Did his homework, we watched some celebrity thing about a jungle, and then he went to bed.”

“We’re headed to bed too, but I’ll get up and make us pancakes in the morning.”

He rubbed her hand. “Okay, princess.”

“Are you okay to have him again tomorrow or do you want me to drop him with Lauren?”

“I’m happy to have him but see what the boy wants.”

“Okay, Dad. Goodnight.”

“Night, Colin.”

“Goodnight, son.”

Liz felt her heart clench at the endearment her father had given Ty. It was his sign that he accepted him, and it meant the world to her. She could tell by the twitch on Ty’s face it meant a lot to him as well.

Finally, exhaustion got the better of her, and she took Ty’s hand and led him upstairs. In her room, she didn’t bother with much apart from brushing her teeth and brushing out her hair. She went to take her shirt off, but Ty stopped her.

“Let me.”

Her body sparked in response to the desire she saw in his eyes as he watched her do normal things. Letting her hands fall to her sides, she let him undress her until she was naked save for her underwear. He kissed her legs and belly as he helped her out of those, and she shivered with need. Finally, he stood and drew his shirt over his head, revealing the sexy muscles with a sprinkling of dark hair that made her weak for him.

Instead of removing his jeans straight away, he slid his shirt over her head, letting it fall to her thighs. “Get into bed, Liz, before I forget how tired you are.”

She felt a little put out that he was teasing her like that, but as she hit the bed, she knew her body needed sleep. Moments later the light shut off and he slid in behind her, pulling her body over his so her thigh was draped over his waist.

She felt the cotton of his boxers against her centre, the ridge of his erection teasing her body, making her wriggle.

“Keep still, Liz.”

“I can’t, you got me all worked up.” She sounded bitchy, and she knew it.

Finding herself on her back with the man she loved looming over her, his features hard and beautiful in the moonlight, had her smiling, a sense of contentment filtering through her.

“If you ignore it, it goes away.”

Liz stroked her fingers up the sides of his ribs, making him groan as he dipped his mouth to her neck. “Does it?”

“No, but I’m trying to be the sensible one for a change.”

“I don’t want sensible, Ty. I want whatever Ty you want to be.”

“Hmm, that sounds dangerous.” He trailed his hand under the tee she wore, flicking her nipple with this thumb, causing her back to arch in pleasure. “Lose the shirt, Liz.”

Lifting, she yanked the tee over her head, throwing it to the floor as he removed his boxers, kicking them down his legs. She felt his erection at her centre as he ground his cock against her clit, her nails digging into his shoulder at the exquisite sensation.

“You want me to grab a condom, baby?”

Liz shook her head. “I’m clean.”

“I’ve been tested too, but are you on contraception?” His words were raspy with desire as he moved again, so his cock hit her clit, almost sending her over the edge.

“Yes.”