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She’s alive.
I kiss Everleigh with every ounce of insanity I felt the past four years. I give her my broken heart and shattered soul, and she makes them whole.
I can’t stop myself from pushing for more. Now that I have her back, there’s no controlling my need to make us one.
Everleigh lifts her hands to my chest and starts to push against me. “Wait,” she mumbles against my mouth. “Alek.” She pushes harder and manages to turn her face away from me. “Wait!”
Out of breath and overwhelmed with emotions, I grip her tighter so she can’t pull free from my hold.
I’m never letting her go again.
Never.
“Wait,” she gasps. Her eyes meet mine, and she keeps her hands braced on my chest in an attempt to stop me from kissing her again.
It takes a couple of seconds before I see the nervous expression on her face.
“I need a moment,” she says, trying to pull away from me. When I don’t free her, she gives me a pleading look. “Please, Alek. Just give me a minute to think.”
It takes more strength than I have to let go of her, but the second she steps away from me, my hand shoots out, and I grab hold of her bicep.
I have to touch her. I’m terrified if I let go of her, she’ll vanish.
She grips my wrist and tries to pull free again. “You’re hurting me.”
Reluctantly, I let go of her again, but my eyes stay glued to her.
She rubs the skin where there’s an imprint of my hand, and instantly I feel bad.
“I’m sorry,” I whisper. “It’s hard not to touch you.” My gaze drifts over her beautiful features. “Don’t disappear. Okay?”
She nods, her eyes watching me with caution on her face. “Okay. Let’s just take a moment to calm down and gather our thoughts.” Her tongue darts out to wet her lips, and the sight makes me want to kiss her again.
Letting out a relieved breath, I whisper, “It’s so good to see you.”
A shy-ish smile curves her mouth. “You’ve changed.” Her eyes lower to my chest before darting back to my face. “You’re taller and not as scrawny as I remember.”
“Food makes a hell of a difference,” I chuckle drily.
“Yeah, it does.” Her gaze drifts over my body again. “You look good, though.”
The urge to touch her overwhelms me, and I lift a hand to her cheek. Brushing my knuckles over her soft, warm skin, I say, “You’re more beautiful than I remember.”
We stare at each other for an intense moment, and when I take a step closer to her, she moves backward.
Her voice is still filled with caution as she says, “We have a lot to talk about, Alek.” Something akin to compassion fills her eyes. “It’s been four years.”
Four fucking hard years.
The last of the shock wears off, and my mind clears.
For four years, I lived in perpetual hell without her, but maybe it wasn’t the same for her.
“If you tell me anything along the lines that I have to let you go, I’m going to lose my fucking mind,” I grit the words out, unable to stop aggression from filling my chest. “Is there another man?”
There’s no right and wrong where I’m concerned. Everleigh Adams is mine, and I’ll fucking kill to keep her by my side.
“There’s no one. I don’t date,” she says. “And I never forgot about you.”
