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When I opened my eyes, there were stars in the sky above. Killian moved over me and I smiled at the stars. Slowly, moment by moment, he brought me to completion. Our voices mingled together into one gruff moan of pleasure. It rang loud in my ear.

When he started moving faster, his cock went deeper and harder and it all started unraveling. All the self control.

We came together. Hard and quick.

I could feel his cum fill me to the brim, dribbling out of me. I felt fulfilled because he was still inside me.

I wrapped my arms and legs around him, clinging to him.

I didn’t ever want to let go.

Would he make me let him go?

Twenty-Seven

Killian

I was sure I’d never been this conflicted in my life before.

I never had to make a decision that was this hard, and the more time had passed, the less I knew what I was going to do.

After we had sex outside in the woods, we walked back to the cabin. Neither of us were in a hurry. Reese had a smile on her face and she looked curiously around at the trees and the wild flowers that grew everywhere.

There was so much I needed to tell her and no idea where to start.

“You’re pretty lucky that you get to live out here,” she said, breaking the silence.

“Yeah, it’s chill.”

She threw me a long smile and I had to look away.

“And you also have an apartment in the city, right? Where Isabelle is staying right now?”

I nodded.

Maybe Reese already knew too much about me. Stuff she had no business knowing.

What if this was all a ruse?

I thought I had feelings for this girl, but what if she didn’t and was just playing the long game?

What did I really know about her? How could I be sure she wasn’t trying to trick me into helping her escape?

I weaved a hand through my hair in frustration. I didn’t know how to find out. How I could trust her and give myself to her the way I hadn’t to anybody else.

And what about my family?

After my mother’s murder, I’d vowed to always put my family first. I would never allow anything to stand between me and the people who depended on me. The people who trusted me.

And right then, I knew I needed to win back my father’s trust.

And the only way I could do that was by letting Reese go.

If she actually gave a fuck, if she actually wanted me the way I wanted her—she would find her way back to me, right? She would tell Aldo who she wanted to marry and he would have no choice but to agree.

Connor was dead. The deal was over. Aldo would have to let her do what she wanted if he still wanted to unite our families.

My decision was made by the time we arrived back at the cabin.

Reese walked in and I noticed she had a skip in her step.

I tried not to stare at the way her ass swung in those tight jeans.

I knew I was going to miss her. I was going to miss waking up to her face. Miss fucking her whenever I wanted.

Most of all, I would miss the way she made me feel when she smiled at me.

* * *

She was doing the dishes anyway, even though I told her not to.

So I went to her, reached for her hands in the sink and pulled her away.

Reese’s eyes shone brightly as she stared at me. That smile still lingered on her face, but I had a feeling it wouldn’t last long.

“Your stepfather is coming to pick you up in the morning, so tonight is our last night together.”

At first it seemed like she was going to laugh.

Maybe she didn’t believe me.

However, the expression on my face didn’t change but hers did. She started panicking.

When she tried to pull away, I yanked her back to me.

“Listen to me, Reese. Connor is dead and Aldo knows. He wants you back in his house.”

“Let. Me. Go!” She spat the words out at me and I released my grip on her wrists.

She staggered backwards but didn’t fall. I pushed my hands into the pockets of my pants while her eyes filled with tears.

For fuck’s sake!

It was like she knew exactly the effect her tears had on me. What game was she playing?

“I know you don’t want to go back there because you two don’t get along.”

“We don’t get along? Is that the way you want to put it? After everything I’ve told you?”

“He hasn’t treated you right. I get it.”

“He has treated me horribly!” she screamed.

“Okay, he has, but there’s no other option.”

“You said you were going to keep me safe.”

“And this is the safest bet for you. I’m going to make the problem go away. I’ll make sure nobody finds out that you shot Connor and killed him.”