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“About me!”
“Maybe I should go,” Karen offers.
“Yeah, maybe you should,” I snap at her.
“She isn’t going anywhere.” Sage. My fucking Sage. God, I can’t get enough of that girl and her fucking mouth. Sage stands from the couch and glares at me.
“Fine. I’ll fucking go!”
“No, you won’t! I’ve had enough of this, Ares!” She screams louder at me. I turn back around and look at her, hands on her hips, fire in her eyes. Fuck, she looks so goddamn good like that.
“Excuse me?”
“You heard me. I’m sick of this shit! I’m sick of you running off and getting drunk just because you’re scared.” Now I laugh.
“Scared? What the fuck do I have to be scared of?” She laughs this time as she rubs her stomach, drawing my eyes to it.
“This. And me. And the fact you think you can’t love, but you do, Ares. You love me.”
“Stop, Sage,” I warn her.
“No. I’m not going to stop. You’re going to listen to me. I get it, Ares, I do. This isn’t easy for you, but it isn’t easy for me either. I hate to see you like this. I hate to see you so lost and out of control. I want the old Ares back.”
“The one who kidnapped you?” I ask cocking my head to the side. Sage grins a little.
“Yeah, that one. That’s the one who made me feel alive. The one who made me feel cherished. The one who took all my fears and made them disappear.” Now, tears fall down her cheeks as I look at her.
“I thought you were afraid of me.”
“Afraid of what? The fact you cared about me? I mean, obviously, it wasn’t ideal to be kidnapped, but I saw you, Ares. The real you.” There’s still a strong line of anger coursing through my veins as I walk toward her and wrap my hand around her throat. Karen excuses herself, and when I hear the door close, I lower my head.
“You think I care about you, Sage?” She nods her head slowly as she looks into my eyes. Then I lower my lips to hers, kissing her like it’s the last time. Kissing her until I can’t see straight, can’t breathe. Sage moans into my mouth, and I can barely hold on. I pull away from her and stare into the ice-blue eyes that pull me in every goddamn time.
“Ares,” she whimpers. I smirk at her.
“What do you want, Little Lamb?”
“You. I want you.”
“Don’t you know you have me, Sage? You’ve always fucking had me. From the first day, I started watching you. You. Had. Me.”
“Then be with me, Ares. Fight for me. Fight for our baby. Fight for us,” she pleads. She’s right. I haven’t been fighting for her or the baby or even us. I’ve been a coward. I nod my head as I release the hold on her throat.
“You want me?” She nods.
“Then take me.” She narrows her eyes as she looks at me because I never let her be in control. I never let her have the upper hand, and this time, I am. I’m letting her take what she wants from me. I’m letting her have me.
Sage steps closer, tugging my shirt over my head. She then moves to my jeans and boxers. When I’m naked in front of her, she strips out of her clothes. Standing there, Sage covers herself slightly. I reach for her, slapping her hand away as I shake my head.
“No, Little Lamb. Every part of you is mine,” I growl this time.
“I’ve gained more weight,” she says hesitantly.
“You look perfect. Look at this,” I say as I run my hand over the bump that carries my daughter. “Our daughter.”
“Are you happy, Ares? About her?”
“I’m happy, but mostly, I’m afraid of hurting her.”
