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“And Rhys,” she bit out. “He manipulated me. Made me think I mattered to him.” She looked at me with watery eyes and rubbed her nose. “No bad deed ever goes unpunished with my grandfather. He knows about us. What if he tries to hurt you, too?”
“I can handle him,” I lied to keep her from beating herself up. “Don’t worry about me.”
Grace climbed onto my lap, and I held her against my chest, running my fingers down her back to calm her nerves. “Until this summer, I hadn’t seen my grandfather for ten years. No calls on my birthday. No Christmas presents. Not a single word from him. And now, the Colonel is on an extended mission, and my life is slowly falling apart.”
I cupped the back of her head, staring into her pretty blue eyes that captured mine. “I promised to protect you. And I will continue to do that until I take my last breath.”
“Cole,” she whispered, her lips inched from mine. “I need to be with you.” She clawed at my shirt, pulling me closer. “I think you need this, too.”
I pressed my lips to hers, wanting to lose myself with the girl who stole my heart. She was the only person with the power to hurt me.
I tugged at her clothes as she removed mine until each piece of fabric dropped to the floor. We explored each other’s bodies, taking our time.
I rested my forehead against hers as my hand slipped between her legs. “Are you going to come for me, brat?”
She licked her lips and nodded. “I like when you call me that.”
My finger slid inside her, and she cried out as I drew back and added another finger. “You gonna come all over my cock like a good girl?”
As her lips parted, her eyes snapped shut. “Yes.”
Her small hand gripped the base of my cock, giving me a few strokes. We worked in harmony until I could feel intense pressure spread up from my lower back, causing my legs to tremble. I didn’t want to come like this, so I peeled her fingers off my shaft and sat back to look at her.
Naked and beautiful, her blonde hair fanned out around her heart-shaped face. She was thin but had curves and breasts that filled my hands perfectly. I mentally captured every inch of her body and committed her to memory.
Grace rocked her hips, so the tip of my cock breached her folds. She was so wet and tight, and she whimpered as I pushed into her. I gripped her hips and thrust deeper as my lips crashed into hers, tasting a hint of mint toothpaste on her breath.
Clutching her hand on the mattress, I moved in rhythm with her, my heart clambering in my chest. “No matter what happens, this means something.”
She wrapped her legs around my back, a moan slipping past her plump lips. “I don’t want this to end. Cole, I’ve made so many mistakes. I’m sorry.”
I swiped my thumb at the tear streaking her cheek. “Whenever you feel alone, think of this moment.” I kissed her lips and made love to her. “Think about how I make you feel. Remember that if your heart is breaking, mine is, too.” I placed her hand over my heart, so she could feel it beating faster. “This belongs to you.”
We kissed until we both lost control, and I was coming inside her, riding out our orgasms. After I slid off her, Grace sat up, lifted the notepad off the bed, and pointed at the nightstand.
“Can you hand me the pen?”
I placed it in her palm, and she crossed off the last item on the bucket list before ripping the page out of the book.
“For what it’s worth,” she said as she stuffed the page into my hand, “I got everything I ever wanted. No matter what happens, you made all of my dreams come true. My grandfather can’t take this list from me.”
I stared at the page, mouth hanging open at the last item.
Kiss a boy
Get asked out on a date
Lose my virginity
Fall in love
“Rhys helped me with the first two. And at the time, I thought those things mattered. But sex is meaningless when it’s not with someone you love.”
She didn’t have to say the words. This was her confession.
Grace loved me.
ChapterFifty-Two
