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Chapter 13
Kira
I was more than half-asleep when strong arms came to me and pressed me against a hard body. “Thank God, you are here.”
His voice made me wake up immediately. Spending time with Priscilla was nice. Today she told me about animals and how she was volunteering in shelters. Then we made face masks. Having a female friend for the first time in my adult life was cute, but I still yearned for Gabriele.
I knew he needed to leave, but it still stung. I didn’t have much time. I wanted him close in my last days on this earth. I wanted to get enough of him before I died, even though I doubted that was possible.
“You are back,” I murmured happily and sleepily as I turned in his hold. I liked it when he spooned me, but after being away, I wanted to see his face. His very handsome face.
Gabriele kissed my brow hard and soft at the same time. It was hard like he wanted to keep me close but soft like he was afraid I might break in his arms. I liked that kind of attention. After being used for so many years having someone being so careful and soft with me was excellent.
“I couldn’t find you in your room,” he whispered and nuzzled my red curls. “I was so afraid.” I could feel his heart still going crazy in his chest, proving his words.
I knew why that scared him. I knew he still didn’t trust me, and I didn’t give him any reason for it. Still, making him scared like that made me feel bad. “I was afraid you might not visit. I wanted to see you and sleep with you.”
This time he kissed my lips. “I want to sleep with you every night you let me, Kira.”
“You’ll sleep with me every night then.”
He laughed, but there was an unbelieving look in his eyes. Like he was surprised by his own laugh. “It is quite wonderful how you can change my mood just by existing.”
He was such a dick and a prince for saying things like that. They made my cheeks go pink, and also, my heart ached because I was not going to hear those compliments forever. This was just a goodbye.
Sometimes I even thought maybe this was just an act. Perhaps he was just making my last days worth living.
That thought usually left my mind when I looked into his eyes, though. I didn’t know if anyone could fake that look he gave me. It had traces of how he looked at me years ago, but there was also something new. Something that made my belly flutter but something I was so fucking afraid to accept.
I have only known him for a few days, after all.
You knew him for years,a voice whispered.He had been your shelter for years.
“Why did you leave today?” I asked. He didn’t tell me before going, and even though I knew he might not want to answer, I wanted to have casual chats with him. I wanted us to be simple together.
The way his throat moved didn’t feel like his answer was going to be simple, though. “My men kidnapped Ivan Borisyuk.”
My heart stopped. “And?”
He so softly touched my cheek. “I killed him.”
“You did?”
Gabriele nodded, and his hand soothingly moved on my cheek. The same hands that killed my worst nightmare. “Melted his face off. He is gone.”
He is gone.
How strange that sounded. For years I prayed to be free of him. For years, I prayed for him to leave me. And for years, I prayed for him to die. I just wanted him gone. He always kept coming back to torture me.
Until now.
Until Gabriele.
Now he was simply gone.
My eyes filled with tears. I wrapped my arms around Gabriele. I just wanted to cling to him forever. “He is really gone? He can’t hurt me anymore?”
Gabriele pressed me into his body, wrapping me with warmth and security. “No one can hurt you anymore, Kira.”
