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I move away, but his arms snake around my waist, pulling me to his chest.
“You’re not going anywhere.”
“I didn’t hear the question?”
“Because it wasn’t a fucking question,” he grumbles and buries his head in my neck.
He’s so unapologetic, making every fiber in me want to give in to him. His fingers trail lazily down my belly. A homey feeling blankets my heart at his nearness because of everything we’ve shared tonight—intimacy, vulnerability, pleasure. If I stay, I will get my hopes up. I won’t find out where this could lead us if I leave.
He pulls the sheet over me and discards his clothes quickly.
I fall asleep with my body cocooned by him and a tiny smile on my lips.
I am so screwed.
***
His touch revs up my body. His finger slides over my neck and collarbone. I open my eyes, and he pulls my face toward him and kisses me.
His beauty strikes me—those intense hazel eyes and that perfectly sculpted face. The sun peeks through the curtain, and I’m suddenly shy. I drag the duvet up, but he yanks it from me.
“I’m naked.”
“And tonight, you’ll be completely naked.”
The countdown has begun. My belly clenches with nerves and excitement.
“Come to me as you are without all the extra layers.”
I gulp and shake my head, knowing what he wants.
He sighs. “Why won’t you?”
My eyes lower. Maybe because your closed heart is the equivalent of me holding on to my wig. The frown on his face tells me he knows exactly what I’m thinking.
He tips my chin up. “What about a deal?”
“Another deal?”
“You show me the real you, and you can go to the gaming championship.”
“I’m going anyway.”
He raises his eyebrows in a challenge. “I’m going to introduce you as my wife soon. You can decide how you want to present yourself. But not with your disguise.”
Anger courses through me. How dare he?
“Why don’t you tell me how dangerous it is to be with you?”
“I am dangerous, but you will never be in danger with me. There will always be people who will try to get to me through you.”
“So, what? I’m your vulnerability?”
“Yes.”
Rolling out of bed, I storm from his room and into mine. I should leave this place and never look back. I’ll miss the girls. And finding myself. And I will miss him.
And I can’t. Not only because I’m his wife but also because I won’t abandon him.
