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A voidof unspoken words lingers between us because I could tell her exactly why, but I won’t. “I don’t know. I can never work you out. I just know that I shouldn’t trust you, but I can’t help myself.”
“Before… you asked me if I wanted to own you.”
“I remember. And you said you wanted to love me,” she breathes.
“Want…it implies a choice, doesn’t it?” She tilts her head to the side. “I’m not sure I’ve ever had any choice when it comes to you.” She should be nothing, and yet this broken little bird has become everything.
She reaches out, her expression sad as she strokes over the stubble of my jaw. “I’ll never be…what you need.”
“How doyou know what I need?”
She inhales deeply, her fingers sliding into my hair like she’s trying to keep me with her. “You’re a man, Rafe. I’ll never…” she trails off, her hand falling away from me as she does.
I pressmy finger under her chin, forcing her to look at me. “Says the girl who watched me in the shower.”
“Rafe…”
“You’rewrong by the way. I’m not trying to fix you. To fix something implies that there is something wrong with it.” And she’s so perfect in her fragility.
“I wish that were true.” A sad smile touches her lips. “One day you’ll lose patience and realize just how worthless I am.”
“Avecita, you’re the most priceless thing I’ve ever come across.” She squeezes her eyes shut, and a single tear slips down her cheek. Her hands cup my face, and she closes the small distance between us, pressing her lips against mine. My little warrior kisses me like I’m the air she needs to breathe.
She’s wrong. I’m a patient man and for her, infinitely so. I saw the way she watched me in the shower. I saw the heat in her eyes, the way her body subtly strained towards me. She’s never been allowed to be curious, never known pleasure, or the genuine feel of lusting after someone. I see the way her eyes sometimes linger on me before she snatches her gaze away. She wants to look, but she doesn’t want to invite anything. I feel the tentative need in her kiss, in the way she gravitates towards me.
I wantevery single part of her, but more than anything, I want her absolute unbreakable trust. It’s become a feral kind of craving, festering away at all rational thought. And I will have it. If I have to wait forever.
