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I wanted the memory of what Ivan did to her gone. Fucking bastard.
He was not here to hurt her anymore.
After she was done, I took her upstairs and drew a bath. She loved baths. They always relaxed her, and I wanted her to relax. I wanted her to smile.
I made her sit between my legs and started washing her hair like I always did.
“You love to wash my hair,” Kira said as she relaxed into my hands.
“I do,” I accepted. “It is like fire between my fingers. I love playing with it. It is beautiful.” I kissed her neck. “All of you is so beautiful.”
Kira cracked her neck to look at me. “You think so?”
She knew I thought so. Everybody would find her beautiful. It was not something that could change from person to person. Kira was beautiful to everyone. Yet, my throat tightened because she wanted to knowIdid. Only I.
I kissed her cheek. “Of course, I do. I never understood how looking at someone could hurt because they were too beautiful, but now I do. Whenever I look at you, my chest becomes too tight for my heart. Your hair is beautiful.” I touched her hair and started tracing a road on her face. “Your forehead is beautiful. Your eyes. Your nose. Your lips. Your chin. It is all so beautiful.”
She smiled up at me, but I could see there was a hint of sadness there. She wanted me to find her beautiful but reminding her of her beauty was also painful. All she went through in her life was all because of her beauty.
I needed her pain gone. I softly kissed her lips and whispered, “But the most beautiful of all is your heart.”
Kira seemed surprised. Maybe this was the first time someone complimented something of hers that was not physical. “My heart?”
I nodded and pressed another kiss to her soft, pink lips. “Yes. It is so beautiful. You are the kindest person I have ever met. I love how you look at everything like it is a gift. I love how you always find a way to entertain yourself, how you can manage to play cat’s cradle all by yourself.” She giggled, and I smiled wider. “I love the fact that you enjoy other people’s happiness. I love how that makes you so happy. You suck at poker but always want to play it because you want to see me win. You tell Priscilla you want to watch her cheesy romance movies because you like it when she is happy with you.”
She looked down, and her cheeks got a little pink. She probably thought I hadn’t figured it out, but all my thoughts were always focused on her. My brain was working overtime to know everything about her. So, I did figure it out. And it was nothing to be ashamed about.
With my forefinger, I nudged her chin so she would look at me again. “I love all of it, Kira. It is all so beautiful.” I swallowed. “But there is something I hate.”
A shadow of something ugly passed her eyes. “What is it?”
“I hate that you act like you deserve nothing. I hate that you see even the slightest goodness as a blessing. I hate that you know only the cruel side of the world.”
This made her smile. A sweet, sweet smile. “I no longer believe that. I feel like I am worthy of something. And it is all because of you, Gabriele. You showed me I did deserve things.”
My mouth went dry at her words. This was the greatest compliment I have ever gotten. Even though I ended the Five Families and ruined two Pakhans, making Kira see her worth was my biggest accomplishment.
I couldn’t stop myself. I brushed my lips to her one more time, and this time Kira’s hand came to my neck, and she clung to me like I was her lifeboat. Like I was her only way to safety.
I loved it.
I also hate it. She should have felt safe on her own too. She should have been her own lifeboat.
Still, I didn’t push her. I captured her lips and kissed her back. Tasting her sweet mouth and touching her soft body was my only goal. I licked her lips and reached into her mouth. When our tongues touched, Kira moaned softly, and I got lost in her.
One of my hands was holding her face, but the other one went exploring. I touched her collarbone and then her breasts. They were so pretty, and she was too responsive there. So, I massaged them a bit and then rolled her nipple between my thumb and forefinger.
Kira’s hands on my hair tightened, and she moaned louder. Even though I couldn’t feel it, I knew her pussy clenched at that. It always did when I was inside her and bit down her nipples.
Then my hand went down. I brushed the underside of her boobs and explored further. I couldn’t reach her pussy, though, because when I touched her belly, I couldn’t help but cup her lower abdomen. My baby was growing in there. My and Kira’s baby.
Our child.
Thought marveled me more than the kiss. I pulled back slightly, breathing hard into Kira’s lips. Her breathing was unsteady as well. She didn’t kiss me again, but instead, her hand covered mine on her belly.
I wondered if she was thinking the same thing. If she was also stunned by the idea of us having a child together.
God, we haven’t even talked about how it was going to work. I could not keep her here. I could not do that to her. Even if she wanted to, that would mean for her to be always dependent on me. I didn’t want that for her. I wanted her to be free like she told me when I first kidnapped her.
