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“Vincent will be safe,” Rosalie says, her voice thick with emotion. “I won’t take my eyes off him. Go with Alek.”
I see the promise in Rosalie’s eyes, and only because I know she’s a good mother do I follow Alek out of the mansion.
We walk in silence, and as we cross a lawn toward a cottage, his fingers link with mine.
In this moment, it feels right to hold his hand.
He opens the front door, and letting go of me, he waits for me to walk inside before he follows.
I hear the door shut, and I hardly take in the living room and kitchen before my eyes lock on Alek again.
Standing in front of the man I went through the bowels of hell with – the only man I’ll ever love – I drink in the older version of him. He’s changed a lot during the past four years.
Alek was attractive, to begin with, but now he’s on a whole different level. There’s also a dangerous air about him, making my stomach flutter with nervousness.
He gives me a heartbroken look before he closes the distance between us. His arms wrap tightly around me.
God, he smells good.
I only got to see one side of Alek in that dark room. We were both starved and reeking.
I never got to experience him in everyday life, and it’s honestly overwhelming to feel the strength in his arms. To smell his woodsy aftershave. To feel the muscle in his body.
“I fucking lost my mind. I couldn’t live without you,” he admits, his voice deeper than I remember.
It’s like it’s Alek, but it’s also not Alek.
“I’m so sorry,” I whisper. “I didn’t mean to hurt you. I had to think of our unborn son. I was scared. As soon as I could, I left the hospital and came home.”
“I can’t believe you’re alive,” he says, his voice hoarse with emotion. “If this is a dream, I never want to wake up.”
“It’s real.” My voice cracks, and finally able to express the heartache I suffered, I cry, “It was so hard w-without you. If it weren’t f-for Vincent, I’m not s-sure I would’ve s-survived.”
“Christ, Everleigh,” he groans. “I’m so fucking glad you survived.”
We hold each other for the longest moment before Alek pushes me back. His golden-brown eyes lock with mine, and I feel the intensity of his stare in my soul.
“Four fucking years,” he murmurs. He lifts a hand to my face, his palm cupping my cheek. “I’m struggling to believe you’re really here.”
I place my hand over his and give him a trembling smile. “I’m here.”
Before I know what’s happening, Alek’s body slams into me, and his mouth crashes against mine. He wraps his free arm around my back and keeps me locked to his body.
I’m so overwhelmed as he kisses the ever-loving crap out of me, I can’t even breathe.
His tongue lashes at mine, his teeth nip at my bottom lip, and he consumes me with a wild passion I’ve never before experienced.
Holy shit. He’s a hell of a lot more intense than I remember.
Chapter 29
Alek
I can’t explain how I’m feeling.
I get to hold her again.
I get to taste her.
