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I can tell he’s irritated I didn’t comply with his demands. A small snort comes from my lips.Of course he does.
Me:I’m wearing the dress right now. You’ll have to wait until I take it off.
Setting my phone down, I spin around, looking at the back of my dress in the mirror. My gaze lands on the scars. The dress is cut low in the back, revealing my past trauma. Frowning at my reflection, I release a frustrated sigh.
Fuck. I hate these things marring my skin.Even with the surgeries I’ve had, they’re still ugly.Oh well. Nothing more I can do to get rid of them. Alicia will just have to be horrified when she zips up my dress.
Clearing my throat, I head to the dressing room door. “Okay, Alicia, I’m ready to be zipped up.” Unlocking it, I turn the knob, pushing it open.
But Alicia isn’t standing there.
My brows furrow and I take a step outside, pressing the unzipped dress against my chest.Where is—
A hand locks around my wrists, making me gasp as I’m pushed back through the dressing room door. A laugh escapes me as I meet his ice-blue eyes, fire burning in them.
He shuts and locks the door, cupping my face. “You’re fucking gorgeous, goddess. And your scars are beautiful.” His hands slide to my back, trailing up my skin and gliding over them.
My arms wrap around him, a smile pulling up my lips. “Okay, stalker. Were you inside the store the entire time?”
He grins, shaking his head. “No. But I know you, Everleigh. I knew that whatever dress you try on, you’d focus on your scars.” Leaning down, he places a soft kiss on my shoulder, before continuing. “Make no mistake, I despise the bitch who marked your skin like this. I’m glad she’s no longer breathing. But your scars are proof of your incredible strength. No other woman could endure what you went through and still have such a beautiful heart.” His hands roam over each one of my scars, leaving goosebumps everywhere he touches. “You have so much light inside of you. It’s all that shines from you since you destroyed your enemy. Yes, there’s still darkness inside, just like mine. But your light overpowers it.”
One hand trails up my back and then slides to my face, caressing my cheek. “Your beauty is far more than skin deep, my love. You are a damned phoenix. Powerful, beautiful, and absolutely majestic.” He wipes at a tear that falls from my eye. “You are a divine goddess.”
“Will.” My voice shakes, my breath stuttering. This man has said a lot of incredibly beautiful things to me, but this is one of the best. My shaky hand reaches up, caressing his jaw, touched by his words and the raging sincerity in his piercing blue eyes. “Thank you.”
“I mean every single word.” He grabs my hand that is on his jaw. “It comes from here.” Placing my hand over his heart, I nod, overwhelmed by the emotions circulating inside me.
I’m more affected by him coming here when he should be in a meeting.
There’s no one else in this world who could make me feel better about the ugly scars that blemish my skin.
Throwing myself against him, his hands grip the globes of my ass as his mouth seals over mine. He takes a few steps and I feel the dressing room wall against the exposed skin on my back.
Tearing his mouth from mine, he gives me a salacious grin. “I’m going to fuck the hell outta you, goddess. Then I need to leave to head to my meeting.”
I can’t help but laugh. “Aren’t you going to be late?”
“Fuck them. You’re more important.” His mouth seals over mine and I forget everything except the way he makes mefeel.
As Savannah and I head out of the boutique, she shakes her head. “You two are insatiable.”
I can’t help the wide smile on my lips. “I know. I can’t seem to help myself. But there was another purpose for his visit.”
“Aside from giving you an orgasm… or three?”
Laughing, I swat her arm lightly. “Yes, aside from that.”
She laughs, then points, drawing my attention. “I need a new pair of sunglasses. Can we head to that boutique next?”
“Of course. Let’s put our purchases in my car, then walk there. I need some exercise after all the food I’ve eaten today.”
“Will didn’t give you enough exercise in the fitting room?” Her eyes sparkle with laughter as she struggles to keep a straight face.
“Oh, he did. But since the weather isn’t too bad today, I figured we could walk.”
“Sure. I’m just giving you shit.” She pauses by the trunk of my car as I open it. “You were saying there was another purpose for his visit.”
Placing my bags inside, a smile pulls up my lips. “It’s really sweet. He knew I was going to focus the scars on my back when I tried on the dress.” Turning my head to hers, my grin is wicked. “Needless to say, he made me forget about them.”
