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I jerked at her words. I’d forgotten she was there. I was so drawn to Adam. So focused on his touch. His words. It felt like we were the only two people in the world.
“Let’s give them a minute,” Matteo said, and a moment later, I heard the door close behind them.
But Adam and I were still locked in place. I felt like I couldn’t move until he did. Until he gave me permission to.
He leaned forward, brushing our lips together. “You’re making me fucking insane, nightling. No one is allowed to see what’s mine.”
My panties soaked as his hand landed on my hip, stroking my exposed skin. I ached for him to move over. To move down. To relieve the tension inside me.
“I’m not—.” My words died as his teeth sank into my lower lip. His bite wasn’t gentle. It was hard. A warning. A punishment.
“This is mine.” He soothed the sting with his tongue. My entire body stilled as he moved his hand to cup my pussy.
“And this is mine.” I could feel the heat of his skin burning into me. But he was gone too soon.
His fingers skimmed up my bare stomach as he shoved my hands away. I was naked under his gaze as he gripped my breasts. He squeezed roughly, making me whimper. “And this is mine. All mine.” He nipped at my lip again, pulling a moan from my chest. “Say it.”
“I wasn’t going to deny it.” I whimpered as his thumb rubbed my hard nipple. His touch was harsh but somehow not enough. I needed more. “I was going to say no one will see the pictures but you. It was just Emma. Why does it bother you so much?”
His gaze turned deadly. His ocean-blue eyes became ice. I could feel his jealousy in the brutal way he pinched my nipple, making me cry out.
And I was sick because I liked it. I liked how much he wanted me. How he didn’t want anyone else to even look at me.
“It reminds me of all the guys you’ve been with since we were apart. The idea of someone touching you.” A low growl rumbled from his chest. The sound went straight between my legs, making my pussy flood. “I want their names.”
“What?” I gasped in pain as he slapped the side of my breast. A second later, it filled his palm again as he rubbed away the burn.
I arched my back because it felt so good. The pain. The pleasure. I wanted more. I needed more.
“I’m going to hunt down every man who’s been with you. I’m going to make them bleed for ever thinking they could touch what’s mine.”
My teeth sank into my bottom lip as I tried to hold in the moan his words caused. My entire body felt like it had been electrified. I was a live wire waiting to combust.
“It wouldn’t take you very long. There’s only one. ” I held his gaze as I confessed the truth. “You.”
Adam’s head jerked back. His hands flexed on my body in shock. I felt the heat of embarrassment. What girl my age had only slept with one person? Who waited around for a man they thought had betrayed them?
He’d waited for me for years until I was old enough. And a part of me had always been waiting for him these last seven. A little piece of my heart hoping we’d find a way to be together again even when I hated him.
“You’re saying? No one else?” His brows scrunched together as I squirmed under his gaze. “In seven years, another man hasn’t touched you at all?”
I tried to turn away, but Adam squeezed my neck tighter. Not enough to cut off my air. It was the tiniest amount of pressure, telling me I couldn’t run away like I desperately wanted to.
“Not even a kiss.” I took a deep breath, trying to calm the chaos inside me. My own jealousy that wanted to ask him the same questions. But I wouldn’t. I couldn’t handle it. “It never felt right.”
A smile spread across his face as he closed the distance between us. Electricity sparked on my skin as our lips brushed. “I felt the same way. There’s never been anyone but you, nightling.”
My mouth parted in shock, and he surged in, stealing my lips for a kiss. I didn’t know if we were pathetic or romantic. But I was certain he was right.
There would never be anyone else.
27
Ariella
Anticipation raced through my veins as we drove the short distance back to Adam’s house. His hand rested on my thigh. Even through my clothes, his touch warmed my skin. Made me want to rub my legs together to relieve the ache.
I took a deep breath, trying to slow my racing heart. I had no idea why I was nervous. We’d slept together already. Before and recently. But this was the first time in seven years where it felt like a mutual decision. Where we weren’t swept away in the moment.
