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I still had to get used to what it felt like when enchanted beings reacted to me like that, but Colter told me again and again I was getting the respect I deserved.
I didn’t feel like I deserved it. I was a nobody. It was a topic Colter and I agreed to disagree on, for now.
When we climbed into the car, Colter let out a shaky breath.
“It’s going to be okay,” I said.
“I know,” Colter said. “Logically, I know. I can’t help but stress about it, though. My dad… he was such an ass. He was pathetic, fighting for something, only to give up and let someone else take over everything. To think that I might have the same thing makes me feel like I mightbethe same thing, and that makes me sick.”
“You’re not your dad,” I said. “You never will be. You’ve proved that you have kindness in you. You’ve created an empire and fought for what you want. I didn’t know your dad, but I know you’re not him.”
“How?”
“You protected me when you could have used me just the same way Lazlo wanted to. You could have given someone else the reins rather than fighting for what was right.”
Colter considered it. “That never occurred to me.”
“That’s my point.”
“Hmm,” Colter said, and the driver took us through town back to Colter’s building.
We rode the elevator to the penthouse, and the doors slid open in our lobby.
Since I’d moved in with Colter, the place looked very different. It was still very monochrome, but I’d added pops of color, such as red throw pillows on the couch, and a lot of plants to bring life to the place. Lime green towels were in the guest bathroom, and roses were on the dining room table.
We walked to the kitchen, and Colter went through the motion of making us each a cup of coffee.
“You don’t want something stronger?” I asked.
“Not until we know the results. Then I’ll either drown my sorrows, or have a couple of drinks to celebrate. Either way… not yet.”
I nodded and watched Colter move around the kitchen. He was so handsome, muscular and upright, dark and mysterious, but I’d gotten to know the male underneath his hard façade. He was so much more attractive on the inside. He had so much confidence in himself, and yet he had fears, and that made him so human-like. I could relate to him.
I hadn’t been able to relate to him before, when I’d thought he was more monster than man. Now, I knew and loved the man, and the beast was there to protect me, to be with me, to love me and look after me for the rest of our days together.
Colter brought my cup of coffee to me and planted a kiss on my lips.
I stood and took his head when he wanted to pull away.
“I love you,” I said. “No matter what.”
“Even if I’m sick and disgusting, unable to take care of myself?”
“Even then,” I said.
He let out a shuddering breath. “I love you, too.”
I kissed him again, and I lingered, pushing my body against him. I’d been serious when I’d said I’d distract him, but it was more than that—I wanted him to know how serious I was about him and what he was to me. I would face whatever came with him. I would always be at his side.
Colter’s tongue slid into my mouth, and I whimpered softly. I ran my hands over his chest, down between our bodies. When I cupped him, he was already erect in his pants.
I smiled against his lips and fiddled with his belt. When I got it undone, I pushed my hand into his pants and pulled out his cock—the tip already slick with lust.
I planted one more kiss on Colter’s lips before I sank to my knees. Colter leaned back against the edge of the breakfast bar where I’d been sitting. He nearly pushed over my coffee cup with his hip and moved the cup to the side.
I ran my fingers over his shaft, glancing up at him before I sucked his cock into my mouth.
Colter groaned and pushed his hands into my hair. His eyes rolled back in his head before he closed them, and he grunted, lips pulled back from his teeth as I bobbed my head up and down, sucking him into my mouth as deep as I could before pulling back. The part of his cock I couldn’t take in—because of his sheer length—I covered with my fingers wrapped around the base of his cock.
