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Perhaps the ruthless bastard of a man was right.
I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.
CHAPTER 28
“Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.”
—Lisa Weed
Sabrina
Family.
I honestly hadn’t realized the importance or how much I’d wanted one until just now. I’d been orphaned for so long, alone for so many years that I’d learned not to miss what I didn’t have.
Until now.
Tears burned my eyes, the sting what I needed to keep from shutting down. The fact Diego had left me alone to wallow in my misery for over an hour meant he really didn’t care.
Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew I was thinking like a silly girl, someone hoping that the handsome star quarterback would ask her to the prom. I was a grown woman, for God’s sake, but longed to have the man promise me the world while showering me with attention.
I was simply being foolish. We weren’t from the same worlds, couldn’t find a middle ground. How could we? We were embroiled in a horrific mess.
As I headed into the bathroom to take a hot shower, I did what I could to get the man out of my mind. He didn’t deserve my sadness or all the filthy thoughts from before. Escaping was the best thing I could do.
If he came after me, I’d follow my convictions and arrest the man on the spot.
I laughed bitterly as I turned on the water, moving in front of the mirror to issue words of hatred to myself. I’d been so silly, stupid in my mind to believe for a second that I could enjoy living here with Diego. He didn’t want me, at least not like that. This was all about physicality and the strange past that had haunted us.
Now that we’d connected and shared some passion, we could both resume our normal lives. That’s what I intended on doing.
I stripped off my clothes, yanking a towel from the rack. The mirrored image of the woman grabbed my attention again. The way her haunted eyes reflected so many emotions was daunting, thought provoking. When would I manage to shut that hapless girl down and move onto the rest of my life?
You’re fooling yourself. You care about him. You might as well admit it.
I closed my eyes, allowing another bitter laugh as I tried to concentrate on the sounds of the waterfall coming from the expansive shower. Everything about Diego and his life was over the top, his surroundings posh and beautiful.
Just like the man.
I pressed my hand against my face, trying to keep from crying. It was ridiculous. When a shot of electricity rushed through me, I took a deep breath.
He was here.
I gripped the towel, pulling it tightly in front of my naked body, tingling all over from his masculine scent that seemed even more intoxicating than before.
There was no way of denying the chemical attraction or the longing that refused to leave, spiraling through every cell and muscle like a wildfire. “What do you want?” I asked although my tone was demanding.
“Everything,” he growled, the deep baritone shooting another lingering ray of current all the way to my toes.
“You aren’t allowed.”
“You forget, my sweet,” he half whispered as he brushed his fingers over my shoulders, down both arms. “I take what I want.”
“I don’t belong to you.” When he pressed his naked body against mine, the feel of his throbbing cock jutting against my buttocks created a series of scattered moans that I couldn’t shut down.
He could easily see how excited I was.
“I don’t care about you,” I insisted.
