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The sadness.
The distress in her eyes.
I shared, “Growing up like I did, I don’t remember my mother. My father, if I could even call him that, the bastard didn’t save one picture of her for me. I was always alone. Like the world had forgotten about me, and I was all I had. When you grow up in those circumstances, where all I had was the desperation to make something of myself, it adds another element of having to succeed or else.”
She winced.
“I’m not saying this to you for pity. It’s the last thing I want. I’m just trying to be honest with you, and I need you to know that this isn’t easy for me. I’m a man who prides himself on control, and when I talk about my childhood, it feels like I have none. I’ve put a lot of it behind me, and I have no intention of rehashing the past. My therapy bill proves that.”
“Therapy?” She jerked back. “I’m surprised you actually went to a session.”
We didn’t talk much about my childhood back then. I wasn’t in a place where I could be open with her in that way. I was alone for so long and didn’t know how to discuss it without feeling lost.
“I spent years paying someone thousands of dollars to tell me that I’m very angry with my parents, Capri, but I didn’t have to pay someone to know that. Now you, beauty… you’re the first and last place that’s ever felt like home to me, and I mean that from the bottom of my soul.”
Her big green eyes brimmed with tears.
I tugged her toward me. Her tight dress hiked up her toned thighs, and without thinking, my hands immediately traveled up her legs.
They were as soft as they were inviting.
And I knew I was done for.
CAPRI
Hearing him talk about me with so much devotion in his heart hurt in ways I never expected. There I was, trying not to fall in love with him again. Only feeling the fear I was going to get hurt by him. And even still, at that moment, I wanted him.
All of him.
Even if it came with a price at my expense.
“You always had me questioning everything I believed in, and it hurt me as much as it healed me,” he openly affirmed. “All I know is I want, need, crave you in a way I never have for anyone. I can’t imagine a life without you in it. I’m struggling with the reality that maybe you’ll never love me the way you used to, but don’t think for one second that I’ll ever stop trying to make you feel that love again. You’re mine. You’ve always been mine.”
I didn’t know what to say. His words literally shocked me to my core. I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out. So I did what had always come natural with him, and I let my body speak for me.
I kissed him.
“Beauty,” he huskily groaned. “Do you have any idea what you do to me? What you’re doing to me?”
He reached out to stroke the side of my cheek, and my face leaned into his fingers. Shifting his hand to the nook of my neck, he gently pulled me closer to him. His lips instantly found mine, and what started as a peck turned into something else entirely, taking on a life of its own.
Except this kiss was much different from our last.
It was softer, like we were exploring each other’s mouths for the first time. Our tongues twisted as we tasted one another. It felt fucking amazing.
He felt amazing.
But like everything with Elias, it quickly moved on its own accord. He pulled at the sides of my face, kissing me more aggressively than earlier. His fingers moved down my chest in a slow, agonizing motion. I held my breath as his rough hands cupped my breasts, softly kneading them while devouring my mouth.
His hold was so expressive.
Emotional.
So damn loving.
It was as if he was making love to me when all he was doing was kissing and fondling my chest. Nothing could have prepared me for this moment. He kissed my jawline, my neck, and deliberately pecked his way back up to my lips. I no longer had any control over my movements as he stood and carried me into the bedroom.
In seconds, I felt the weight of him on top of me, and I swear to God, I could have come from that alone.
