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His lips press against mine, and it chases away all doubts as I hold onto him tightly.
“Eden.” He holds me closer. “Don’t worry about me.”
I take a deep breath. “I want to go with you and Dad to the hearing.”
“You can’t.” His voice is hard. “You have to be somewhere safe. Your father wants you to go stay with your uncle.”
“No.” I shake my head. “I want to be there. I want them to see me and know why we should be together. They have no right to do this to us.” I take hold of his arm. “I’m not scared of them.”
For a moment, we stand there, our gazes locked on each other, and the weight of our situation bears down on us.
“Eden, you never belonged in this world.” Nikolai looks at me sadly. “Don’t fight to be a part of it.”
“I’m not fighting to be part of this world,” I tell him. “I’m fighting for us. To give our child what I never had. Starukhin or Lanzzare, they have no right to tell us how to live our lives.” I look him in the eye. “And I won’t let them.”
He nods. “Very well.”
My hand holds Nikolai’s tight as we enter the cozy bedroom. I pull away and run my fingers over the lampshade before turning to face Nikolai. The glow of the light heightens the color of his eyes. In an odd way, it feels like we’re at home. In a home I would’ve imagined if our lives were different. My nerves twist, wondering what he’ll say when he peels away the layers of clothing and reveals the fullness of my belly.
I take a deep breath, trying to calm the butterflies as I slowly pull away each piece of clothing. First the large coat. Then the scarf. Then my hat. Slowly, the fullness of my pregnancy takes shape, and I hear a soft gasp when I pull the red sweater over my head. When my gaze locks onto his emerald-green eyes, I can see them heat with desire and something else I can’t quite place.
I slide my skirt off my hips, revealing lacy black panties, and bite my lip, waiting for his reaction.
Nikolai steps in front of me, and his fingers trail down my belly before cupping it. “You’re beautiful, Eden,” he whispers. He leans in and presses a soft kiss to my bare shoulder. “Turn around,” he commands, and I do it without hesitation. Nikolai holds me against him, pressing hard against me. He reaches around and runs a possessive hand over my belly. And with that single gesture, he claims me again.
“Are you afraid?” he whispers.
“Not when I’m with you,” I admit to him.
“What about tomorrow?”
“Not if I’m with you.”
His hand moves up to stroke my hair. “Our future.” He speaks softly as he presses a kiss to my neck. “You’re mine, Eden. And I’m yours. No one will take you away from me.”
A shiver of fear and excitement races over my bare skin at his words, and I turn to face him. My heart pounds as he slowly unclasps my bra and it falls to the floor. My full breasts are exposed to his hungry gaze. Nikolai leans in to taste my heated skin and strokes my nipple with the tip of his tongue until it’s stiff.
“Mine,” he growls against my skin, his hands moving down to cup my ass and pull me closer. He grinds against me as the sounds of our breathing fill the room.
I move my body against him, arching into his hardness as he lifts my leg, his fingers digging into my thigh. I moan softly, feeling his heat between my thighs as Nikolai stands between my openlegs. He kisses me until I pull away for air, and then gazes into my eyes. I’ll never have this again if we don’t fight for each other.
His lips trail a path down my throat, my neck, my chest, to my belly, kissing and touching my full curves. On his knees, each touch sends ripples of love through me, heightening my arousal for him. His warm breath tickles my navel as he reaches my pussy and presses a soft kiss there.
“You are my world, Eden.” His voice is rough with emotion as he pulls off his clothes. “My everything.”
In bed, his body is pressed against mine. The hardness of his cock is against my thighs, and I whimper softly as he pushes to enter me from behind. His hand cups my belly possessively, before his thumb circles over my swollen clit.
“Forever,” he whispers against my ear. I cry out, pushing into him as his erection rubs against my clit then slides back in. Nikolai teases me with his hand, letting me rise and then drop again until I beg.
Our lovemaking is urgent yet tender, each thrust harder than the last. Nikolai pushes into me with a force that takes my breath away. He whispers against my ear that he’s not going to let anything or anyone take me from him.
“Mine,” he pants. His teeth graze my neck, leaving a searing trail of pleasure and pain. “Always.”
I gasp as Nikolai strokes my sweetest spot, and shock waves hurtle through me. I cry out his name, feeling the release between my thighs and then all over.
Nikolai reaches his peak, and his warmth fills me up and soothes me. His kisses are bruising now, but I don’t care. I reach for hishand and hold it against my chest tightly, knowing this could be our last night together. His breathing gradually steadies, and I fall asleep in his arms, my heart heavy but my body sated.
In the morning, we make love again, slower this time, gentler. We share breakfast in bed and talk about nothing and everything. I ask about his galleries, and he asks about Holtsville. We pretend our lives are normal and that everything is okay. But we both know our time is running out, and the tension remains, hanging over us until we hear the truck horn.
