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“You really didn’t know?” she asks, pulling back enough so that she can meet my gaze. Her beautiful eyes search mine and seem to desperately plead with me to be telling the truth as I shake my head.
“I really didn’t. Maybe that was naive of me, but I thought we just had to find you and keep you safe.”
It sounds so lame even to my own ears that all I can do is pull her closer and hold her tighter.
Malia’s body relaxes into mine, and we lie there in silence once more. But the tension between us is thick, palpable, and I know I can’t let it go on any longer.
“Can I ask you something?” I whisper, my lips brushing against hers.
“Of course,” she breathes out, her voice barely audible.
“Why did you leave? Was it just to go after Bhodi?” I ask, knowing that it’s a loaded question, and feeling the first stirrings of jealousy within me, though I can’t explain why.
Malia doesn’t answer for a moment, and I think she’s not going to. But then she speaks, her words halting and unsure.
“I needed to get away. From everything and everyone. I needed to clear my head, to figure out what I wanted.”
“And what do you want?” I ask, my heart pounding in my chest.
Malia’s eyes meet mine, and I see the raw vulnerability there. She takes a deep breath before speaking.
“Right now, I just want to lose myself in you,” she whispers, her voice shaking.
My heart leaps in my chest, and I can’t hold back a smile.
“I want you too, Malia,” I tell her, leaning forward and pressing my lips to hers gingerly.
I savour the softness of her mouth, and the moaning sound of approval that escapes her as our tongues meet.
“It’ll be okay, you know,” I promise her as my hand moves up her side, revelling in the goosebumps that break out in its wake. “I won’t let anyone hurt you.”
“I know,” she breathes out.
“We’re a team now,” I tell her, brushing my lips over her cheek, down her neck. “I’ve got your back. Bhodi too. I’m sure Reef is on our side, but… We won’t let them do anything to you. You’re no one’s sacrifice.”
“We’re a team,” she moans, arching her back to give me better access.
“I’ll always be there for you,” I promise her as I make my way down to her breast, flicking my tongue over her nipple through her shirt to harden it.
“Always,” she breathes out.
“Always,” I confirm, pulling up her shirt and tossing it aside as I move on to her other nipple, desperate to feel her bare skin against mine.
Malia shimmies out of her pants, kicking them out of the bed and onto the floor as I push her bra up to expose her breasts.
“I wanted to see you like this the moment I first laid eyes on you,” I murmur, my cock twitching as I take in the sight of her naked breasts.
“You’ve seen it before,” she says, her voice breathy with desire.
“I have,” I confirm, my hand reaching down to cup her mound through her panties. “But not like this. It feels different now.”
It feels different because I’m in love with you. Because I might lose you. And I can’t let that happen.
“It does,” she agrees, kissing me. Does she understand what I’m not saying? Does she feel the same?
“You’re so wet,” I tease her, my fingers sliding across her mound in smooth, slow circles.
“You make me that way,” she tells me, arching her back in a silent plea.
