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She paused to look at him, but after a moment of silence, she resumed her pacing. It was nerve-wracking.
“Can you say something?”
“Yes.”
Yes? Yes, what?
He shook his head. He needed more than that. “Yes…”
“I’ll go home with you.”
“I have to ask…and please don’t be mad.” He stood and cupped her face with one hand. Their eyes met and filled him with overwhelming emotion. “Are you saying yes because you want to be with me or because it’ll get you out of that prison?”
“Does it matter?” Her eyes flickered across his face, searching for something.
“It matters. It matters to me, Ali.” He stroked her cheek with his thumb, his breaths shallow. He pressed closer to her body, their hips molding together.
“Both.”
His shoulders tensed. Of course, it would be both. She’d be crazy not to take the first opportunity to get out of the prison. But she also wanted to be with him.
“You know, you’re cute when you’re all insecure and vulnerable,” she teased.
He rolled his eyes and bent down, pressing his lips to hers. Gently at first, but then she was leaning into him with more pressure and urgency. She slipped a hand under his shirt, and he felt his cock harden. He gripped her ass and rubbed up against her. He felt the smile forming on her lips.
Yes, you do this to me, Ali.
The thought of having her, of being with her every day, consumed him entirely.
“Let’s go home,” he whispered, barely taking his lips off hers.
Ali didn’t have many belongings to bring with her, which made moving in quite easy. She’d stopped by the prison on their way to his house to grab her things. She came out with a small bag holding her few changes of clothes and some toiletries. Nik made a mental note to take her shopping for her own clothes soon. She probably wouldn’t want to live in those old sweatpants and T-shirts for long. They were a reminder of the worst time in her life.
He couldn’t help but notice the frown on her face as they left the prison.
“Everything all right?”
“Yeah. I just stopped by Eli’s cell to fill him in.”
Nik frowned. This couldn’t be good.
“He tried to be supportive, but I can tell it’s eating at him. It’s fine. It’s not your problem to deal with.”
“Your problems are my problems, Ali.”
Still, she dropped the subject. As much as Nik wanted to support her, he was a bit relieved to not have to discuss Eli as they walked home.
He opened the front door and allowed Ali to walk in first. He followed shortly after and shut the door behind him. She stood awkwardly in the middle of the living room, taking it all in. She’d been here before, but this was different. This would be her home now, too, for what little time they had left. He smiled at the thought. His heart ached for something he never knew he needed. She turned around and caught him staring, and the corners of her lips pulled into a grin.
“Should we get you to bed? Don’t you need rest? Or I can make you something to eat if you’d like.”
“Rest sounds good.” Standing for long periods of time left his leg inflamed and irritated. The arrow wound wasn’t fully healed yet.
He changed into fresh clothes and let Ali borrow some shorts and a T-shirt to sleep in. She pulled on the shorts but tossed the shirt aside, sliding into bed topless.
Devilish woman.
“Ali, I won’t rest with you looking like that.” His chest constricted, and he adjusted his hard cock in his pants, stroking his length for her benefit.
