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This. The word held such intense meaning. I moved even closer, my chest rising and falling. “More than anything. I love you.”
He offered no reaction at first. Then the darkness in his eyes faded. As I closed the distance, I kept my gaze on his face and nowhere else, taking the glass from his hand, placing it on his desk. Then I pulled him with me, giving him an encouraging nod.
I led him up the stairs to the master bathroom, easing him in front of the counter. When I peeled the jacket from his shoulders, his chest rose and fell, the bulge between his legs already thick and hard. As I unbuttoned his ruined shirt, trying not to react to the blood, his heated breath skipped across my skin.
Phoenix didn’t try to stop me as I tossed the shirt away, nor did he utter a word as I pulled a fresh washcloth from the linen closet. I couldn’t take my eyes off him as I turned on the warm water, soaking the cloth. Then as I began washing away the sins, the violence, and the anger, his breathing slowly drifted into regularity.
I gently wiped his face, taking my time to remove every speck, every ugly stain. When no more blood remained, I moved to the massive bathtub, starting a bath.
There were so many questions to ask, answers to be given. There were details to work out and the stolen information to secure, but not at this moment. This was meant as another stage of our tethering, the cable running through us, entwining our hearts and souls made of steel. There was no turning back, no chance for regret.
I’d given him my heart and I would honor my promise.
As I unfastened his trousers, he rubbed his knuckles across my cheek, narrowing his eyes.
“Myomorfiá,” he whispered, the words thrilling me more than before.
“Is it over?”
“For now.”
I dropped to my knees, removing his shoes, running my fingers up his legs tenderly. While the desire lingered just below the surface, this wasn’t about sex. When he was finally free of the tight confines, I pressed a series of kisses against one leg then the other before rising to my feet.
Everything felt different, my senses more alive as I took him by the hand, leading him toward the sudsy water.
His look of carnal need had returned, and he pulled the sash on my robe, his nostrils flaring as he ripped the silk away, allowing it to slide to the floor.
After climbing in, he intertwined our fingers, pulling me on top of him. As we settled into the water, I wrapped my arms around him. His cock slipped inside without assistance, the feel of having him inside exactly what I needed.
As my pussy muscles expanded, my breath stolen, he pushed his head against my breasts. The quiet moment was one I’d never forget.
“My brother almost died tonight. He took a bullet for me.”
Tensing, I wrapped my arm around his head, processing yet trying to remain unemotional. “But he’s okay?”
“Yes. He’s a fighter, very strong.”
“Just like you.” I pulled away, pressing my hands on both sides of his face. “You don’t need to tell me anything else.” I pulsed up and down, savoring the feeling of just being in his arms, the way his cock continued to swell.
“You don’t need to know but if you ask, I will tell you. Just know that whatever it is, I won’t sugarcoat it. You deserve the truth given you’re going to be a part of my life.”
His words were out of possessiveness or some requirement of ownership. There were raw emotions coursing through every syllable, need and want colliding together with reality.
“What are you saying?”
Finally, his smile returned, an upturn of his lips as he took several deep breaths. “I’m saying that you know who and what I am. I will never be the perfect man. This won’t be a charmed life, but it will be full of love and family. I’m saying that you’re very special to me, the reason I breathe, the energy that flows through my body. I want you as my wife, the mother of my children. Not because of what happened, a debt owed or a betrayal from anyone, but because we belong together. Because I love you, Whitney. I’ve loved once, the loss nearly destroying me. What I hadn’t realized is that the experience forced me to shut down, to lose myself in grief and anger. Almost losing you as well as my brother reminded me how much there is to enjoy. But only if you’re in my life.”
I don’t know what I’d expected, or if I’d ever believed I could hear the words ‘I love you’ from a man I’d sworn had no conscience, no sense of humanity. The effect they had on me was startling, so much I was speechless.
As a sly smile spread across his face, I cupped his jaw, rubbing my thumbs through his beard. “So ask me.”
“Hmm… Don’t believe you’ll ever have any control.” He wrapped his hand around my hair, pulling me closer. “I will always be your master.”
“I guess we’ll see.”
“Marry me.”
I’d read somewhere that all little girls dreamt of the perfect wedding, dreaming of their perfect knight, the one who would slay a dragon if so required. Then as they grew up into adulthood the reality of what they were facing made the dreams fade.
