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But he had trusted me– for the briefest of periods he had relinquished control and allowed me a first glimpse into his world, learning that he could rely on me.
Of course, I could have whipped him and spanked him like he always did with me. I could have put a collar on him and made him beg and kiss my feet. But none of that was in my nature. I needed a level where I felt comfortable, and apparently I had found it, only to be brought back to the world I was used to.
A second orgasm ripped through my body. Kaden's dark laughter reached my ears, giving me goosebumps I would not soon forget. Shudder after shudder ran through my body, making me tremble and forget what had been the plan a moment ago.
"You really should be careful about the desires you express,Neyla," he murmured darkly between my legs, and I knew he was going to make me come so often that I would end up regretting even talking about it.
Epilogue
At some point, every little girl started thinking about the perfect wedding day. In most cases, there wasn't even a specific trigger, apart from the fact that it felt like a magical, fairytale event that was somehow part of growing up. In fact, that moment never happened to me. Either because I had been far too realistic as a child, or because I had spent more time with boys than girls– even though I had sisters. In any case, I had no idea of the perfect wedding, so I could now say that what was unfolding before me was more than perfect.
In the background, the blue waves of the ocean lapping at the beach, its white sand warming in the evening sun and resting comfortably between my toes as I stepped off the wooden jetty and paused to take a deep breath and enjoy the amazing view.
Torches were buried to the right and left of the path to the altar. They led directly to Kaden, who was waiting for me next to Lei– the man he had chosen to be our priest.
Apart from the two men, there was only a singer. No guests. No family. No press. Even if they were lurking outside the resort, they wouldn't steal this moment.
I felt tears welling up in my eyes, the moment was overwhelming. It had all started on that beach. With a deal that I had vehemently rejected almost a year ago, because I didn't believe I could ever be on the same wavelength as Kaden when it came to anything other than friendship.
But here I was, in a short white wedding dress, about to marry my best friend.
I swallowed and started to move as soon as the young woman began to sing. A touchingly gentle song. As the words"I just want you to know who I am"floated through the air, accompanied by the sound of the sea, I finally reached out my hand to Kaden, for a second completely captivated by how handsome he looked in that suit.
Almost casually, he ran his finger over the wound on my forearm that he had inflicted on me last night. A reminder of the blood oath we had sworn– and a promise for the future, because we had to spent it together, or… no, there was no other option.
Finally, I turned my gaze to Kaden's face, touched by all the emotions I recognized there. Usually he kept them under wraps, rarely showing what was really going on inside, but after all the months we had spent fighting his demons, he could now proudly say he was no longer afraid to accept the love I had to give him.
We trusted each other blindly. No panic attacks, no fear, no worries that the past would repeat itself and I would be the one to hurt him. We would face the future together, even though in the beginning it looked like there would never be a "us" for us.
Lei said a few words that almost went unheard because I was busy looking into Kaden's eyes and reading what was written there. But when he finally opened his mouth to say something himself, all my focus was on that.
Not on the fact that my hands were barely perceptibly shaking and my pulse was pounding because he was about to murmur things in his velvety, dark voice that were only meant for my ears.
"We both know I've been lying to myself for a long time, Nika. I've always told myself I didn't feel anything for my own good. For you. Or for anyone. That felt safe. But it was a lie and, looking back, a stupid decision I made when I didn't know any better. To be honest, I always felt lost without you. Like a part of me was missing. I was able to survive and make a future for myself, but since the day you left the island, nothing has been the way I wanted it to be. I could live without you, but I'm glad I don't have to. I don't even want to, because it would mean giving up so many things I've gotten used to over the past few months. I know we found each other because of sex. But at the end of the day, there is something else that keeps us together. And I know I haven't said it before, but…" He was about to destroy my make-up for good. I could see it in the damned look he gave me. "I love you, Nika. And as of today, you're officially wearing not only my last name, but also the one that lets everyone know at a glance that you belong to me."
I looked down at the gold bracelet on my wrist. Cartier. Expensive. It was even more expensive because he'd had the original design altered to his liking so that it fit each of us, because he wore the same thing– and neither of us could take it off without the other. It had been there since I signed the new contract last night that sealed our future and bound us together forever.
This was only the official part– everything else was already sealed.
Still, a pleasant shiver ran down my spine, for what Kaden had just said was something he had not uttered even once in the past few months. I had felt it in so many ways, but he had never said it until now.
With that, he finally let my tears fall. "I love you too," I replied. "And if Lei doesn't make it official now, he'll be the one to feel the knife next time."
The two men laughed and then Lei sealed what had been brewing since Kaden's and my childhood.
… I really hopeyou liked the story of Kaden and Nike. There’s also good news if you took a liking to Kaia. Her book will be the next one, and you can already preorder it right here: Love on my brain
