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My knees buckled, and Kye shoved his knee between my legs, holding me up.
“You want that? You think we can do that and not lose what we have? Because as bad as I want to have you, I can’t lose you.”
I wanted to shout, YES, I want that. All of it. I had always wanted all of that.
But what would happen when he was done with me sexually? Would I be destroyed? Would I be able to ever love another man?
He lowered his head, and his mouth covered mine. The hard metal from his tongue piercing flicked over my lips, and I opened to him. Taking in the taste of mint and spice. The world around me faded away. I felt like I was floating as he groaned deep in his chest while he kissed me like a man who was starving and I was his last meal.
Jagger’s wail from inside caused us both to stop, and I opened my eyes as he pulled back away from me. His eyes went from my mouth to meet my gaze.
“It’s time for his bottle. I’ll go take him back to the house. You can think about it. Make sure this is what you want. I need you to be absolutely sure. I can’t lose you to sate my need for you.”
I nodded and stood there as he turned and walked away. I wasn’t sure I could move yet, and I wasn’t at all ready to face my mom. She’d have questions after the way I ran out of there and how long we’d been outside.
When she stepped through the door, I should have guessed she wasn’t going to wait to confront me. Not after the scene I’d made. I watched her as she made her way over to me.
“I don’t think I can explain it right now, Mom,” I said weakly.
“Oh, you don’t need to explain anything. I’m your mother. I saw and heard enough. I’m here to talk to you, and I hope you listen.” She reached out and tucked some of my hair behind my ear. “You, my beautiful girl, have a big decision to make. This day was coming for you the moment you laid eyes on Kye Levine. I saw it in your eyes then, and as you grew older, it never went away. Even when you dated Bowie, the way you looked at Kye was something much deeper and powerful.” She let out a long sigh. “I always feared the day would come that he would hurt you. Don’t get me wrong. That boy would rather cut off his arm than to see you in pain. He adores you. It’s the reason I can overlook the fact that he is in organized crime.”
My eyes flew open wide. “You know?” I asked, shocked.
She gave me a small shake of her head and laughed. “Honey, there is little that I do not know when it comes to you. Yes, I know who and what Kye is. And if he hadn’t grown up right under my nose, I’d be terrified of you having anything to do with the Mafia. Seeing as how Kye would give his life for yours, I think you might be one of the safest females in the southeast.
“Anyway, back to what I was saying. I’ve known since you were kids that you were soulmates. It was clear as day. The problem was that Kye was a wild one, and I didn’t know if the day would come that he was ready to settle down. That is, until I saw him on Thanksgiving with you and Bowie. He was territorial. You were his, and he wanted Bowie to know that the ring on your finger wasn’t going to keep you away from him.”
She looked up to the sky and seemed pleased about something. “Fate often takes over when we can’t seem to get things right. It’s why we call it fate. Nothing we do can truly change it. You weren’t meant for Bowie. You never were,” she said, her eyes moving back to mine. “That sweet baby boy has your heart wrapped around that tiny little finger of his. The fierceness I witnessed when you told Kye you wanted that baby made my heart proud. It also scared me at the same time.”
She stepped up to me and grabbed my hand and held it in both of hers. “You have a choice to make, and I won’t lie to you; it’s a gamble. One that I wish I could shield you from, but I know I can’t. You have to make it. What I know is that Kye loves you. The big kind of love. The kind that never fades or goes away. You love him that way too. It’s intense, and it can burn the world around you to the ground if it’s not handled correctly.”
