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She shakes her head. Not like she’s disagreeing with me, but more like she’s refusing to really listen to my suggestions. For some reason, I think that’s even worse.
“Alcohol or no alcohol, what we did was dumb,” she says. “We risked everything for one night together. All while knowing it could never work out.”
“It was worth it,” I spit out, no regrets.
She shakes her head in disbelief. “We made a mistake, Harry.”
“Our wedding was unplanned,” I concede. “But it wasn’t a mistake to me. I’m going to want you, Nadia, forever. Whether you want me to want you or not. My heart will always be yours. Now, the only question is—will this be an equal exchange or will this forever be one-sided?”
Call me a fool. I don’t care. I have a heart that’s built to love her. So I’m going to love her, dammit.
A tremor moves through her and she shakes her head. “Please, Harry. Let’s do the mature thing and clean it up quickly instead of digging our hole even deeper.” Her anger dissipates and now her eyes are filling like a well. She’s not as tough as she’s trying to be. She’s scared. Just like me. And the last thing I want is to see her cry.
Dammit. This annulment is really, really not what I want.
But if I really care about her—and I know I fucking do—I’ll give her what she’s asking for. I’d be a shithead to keep pressing her and dragging out her misery.
I don’t want this woman to be miserable.
I want her to smile.
I want to be the reason for that smile.
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
I might regret this tomorrow.
“Fine. I’ll agree to the annulment.” When I say that, her eyes shoot up to mine. “On one condition,” I add.
“What’s your condition?” Her eyes narrow with suspicion.
My jaw flexes and my stare drops to her mouth. “I want one more kiss. Just one.”
She blinks. “Wha–what?”
I lean in a little closer, lowering my voice. “Kiss me.”
One kiss is all I need. I can convince her. I know I can. I’ve seen the way she’s been staring at my mouth all night. She tries to look away every time I catch her gawking, but for being such a great lawyer, she hasn’t been very subtle about that.
She wants more of me. And I want more of her.
Simple as that.
I know that if I get my lips on her one more time, I can convince Nadia to be mine. Forreal. Forever.
If I kiss her, I’ll be able to get her out of her head and into her body. If I kiss her, she’ll stop thinking. And for once in her goddamned life, she’ll just…feel.
“Kiss me, Nadia,” I repeat. Ibeg.
Her eyes go wide, and for the longest moment she’s just frozen.
I hold my breath, hoping for her to lean in.
Hoping for her to give in.
Hoping for her to press those perfectly-painted red lips to mine.
When she finally moves, it all happens lightning-fast. She’s collecting all her papers and closing all her folders and jamming everything back into her briefcase.
