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Wait. What?
“Julian,” I plead.
He holds my chin in a firm grip, cutting me off. “I need to get this out.” Instead of five deep breaths, he takes one long inhale.
Progress.
“Tonight, when you told Lily we weren’t together, I wasn’t angry…”
My lungs stop working.
His arresting stare holds me hostage. “I was disappointed because of how much I wanted us to be.”
“I never meant to hurt your feelings,” I rush to get out.
He presses his forehead against mine. “I know that. We had our rules, and I went ahead and broke them.”
“What do you mean?” My voice cracks toward the end of the question as I pull back.
“I’m falling in love with you, Dahlia. I don’t expect you to say it back after everything you’ve been through this year, but I didn’t want to go another night without you knowing how I feel. Just like I can’t go another day with you thinking I’m okaywith us keeping things casual.”
Por Dios.
His eyes shimmer from the moon peeking through the clouds. “I missed out on a chance to make you mine before, but I don’t plan on making the same mistake again. We’re the real deal, sweetheart, and I’m done letting you believe anything else.”
My heart soars like a bird released from a ten-year cage of wishful thinking and haunted what-ifs.
Julian doesn’t wait for a reply before he bends down and captures my mouth with his. I bask in the afterglow of his admission as he kisses me, making mefeelthe truth behind his words.
Every kiss feels like a promise. Every touch an oath. A vow that Julian will love me, cherish me, and protect me—no matter if I choose to believe it or not.
There is a fundamental shift happening inside of me, and I’m overwhelmed that it all has to do with Julian.
You’re falling in love with him too.
The thought is scary, but then again, the truth typically is.
As if he senses my wandering thoughts, Julian tugs me back into the moment by biting down on my bottom lip. He draws blood before licking the evidence away with the tip of his tongue.
I return the favor, earning a sharp hiss I feel straight to my clit. He grabs my ass and lifts me, and I wrap my legs around him before he presses my back against the wall, trapping me as he ravages my mouth.
I swivel my hips, and Julian moans. His nails stab into myflesh as I rub against his cock.
I’m not sure how long we tease one another, but he only breaks away from kissing me to focus his attention on my neck.
“I can’t get enough of you.” The adoration in his voice has something in my chest twisting. He sucks on my neck hard enough to bruise, no doubt marking the skin.
“We weren’t supposed to fall in love.” I pull him away by the roots of his hair.
Shit!
Before I have a chance to panic about what I said, Julian distracts me by kissing the spot beneath my ear that makes me tremble.
“What are you going to do about it?”
“I’m not sure yet. Ask me again after you make me come.”
He smiles against my skin. “Sounds like a plan.”
