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She kisses me softly, letting her lips graze over mine. “Yes, I trust you.”
I let go of the breath I’m holding, my shoulders dropping in relief. I don’t want her to think I don’t feel it. Because I do. God, I fucking feel it in every part of me.
“How about for now…” She traces her fingertips over the compass tattoo over my heart, running them in the direction of east. The morning sun shines off her hair, making it look golden. “How about for now, I just say, I promise you every sunrise, Dax Silver?”
Jesus.My heart expands, threatening to break out and float away like the hot air balloon. So full and light. Andfree.
I grab Rose’s hand, pushing it against the tattoo as I drop my forehead to hers. She must be able to feel my heart thundering. “And how about I say, I promise you infinity, Rose Jacobs?”
Forget time. It’s not enough. It has to be infinity.
She sucks in a breath, and then giggles, the sound lighting up the air around us like the morning sun. “That sounds better than what I was going to say. I’ll take it.”
I grasp the back of her neck. The joy in her eyes is infectious, making me smile as my lips meet hers again in a heated kiss.
I roll on top of her, redirecting my attention straight to her neck, beneath her ear, as I breathe in her scent and she wraps her legs around my waist, welcoming me inside her again.
I sink into her as I inhale.
Vanilla wrapped in petals.
A scent I could surround myself with every day, and it would never stop smelling sweet.
Never.
Not even if I were to be surrounded by it for infinity.
Chapter 26
Rose
Daxbrushesathumbover my bottom lip. His eyes are dark and intense.
“You sure about this?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Rose,” he growls. “Use your words. I’m only going to do this if you really want it. You have to have forgiven yourself. Be ready to move forward.”
He rests his forehead against mine, and I place my palms flat against his chest, the beating of his heart creating a gentle thrum against my skin.
“I have,” I whisper. “I’m ready for the future. No more blame. It’s time to start living again. Dad would have wanted that. You made me ready, Dax.”
He curses under his breath, squeezing his eyes shut as he snakes a hand around the back of my neck and presses his lips to my forehead.
“But if you don’t want to, then it’s okay. I can ask someone else—”
“Rose.” His grip tightens on my neck, and he drops his head, his eyes snapping open. “No one gets to lay a finger on you, on your skin. Except me. Understand?”
I bite my lip to hide my smile. The truth is I wouldn’t let anyone else do this for me. It has to be Dax. But I love the way he gets possessive over me. The way his heartbeat increases. The way his eyes flash. The way he sucks in measured breaths through his nose like he’s trying to control himself. And especially the way his neck muscles tense, and the wings of his bird tattoo ripple on his skin.
All at the thought of anyone else touching me.
But he should know by now that I only trust him enough to do this.
“I understand.” I press a gentle kiss to his lips, and he exhales.
“Fine.”
