Page 74 of His Forbidden Obsession

I wasn’t ready to say more, even though a voice in my head screamed. You’ve fallen for him. This is love. You’ve seen it with your cousins.

“But what happens if Remington refuses?” he asked.

“I think I can convince him. My brothers think I can convince him.”

“You talked about this with your brothers?”

I nodded. “We talk about everything.”

“I love how close you are. I wish I had that with my family.”

“If you stay here with me, then you become part of my family.”

Niko shook his head. “I won’t be, not really.”

“My brothers want you to stay. They like you.”

“They hardly know me.”

“They know how I feel about you. They know I need you.”

“It’s just so hard for me to believe. I mean, my whole life, everyone said⁠—”

I laid a finger on his lips. “Don’t think about what any of those assholes said to you. You are desirable, strong, passionate, open, not to mention beautiful.”

“My father said that was the only way I was useful, that I was pretty enough that he could sell me.”

“Your father is going to suffer for that and for everything he did to you.”

Niko looked down at himself. “I’m a mess.”

“You are, and I love it. Seeing you like this, remembering how badly you needed to come, thinking about how you made me come twice that quickly, makes my heart race. If I could, I’d be hard again for you.”

“Mmmm.” Niko smiled and closed his eyes. I brushed his hair from his face.

“You need a nap.”

“Yes, but I need to clean up first. If we can cover my cast well enough, I really should take a shower.”

“I suppose so, but I like you smelling like me.”

“You do?”

“Yes, but come on. I’ll help you clean up.”

Niko used his good arm to push himself up. He swung his legs to the side, but when he stood up, he wavered, nearly falling. I wrapped an arm around his waist. “Are you going to be able to walk?”

“Maybe. I hope so.”

“I really did wear you out.”

“I thought you were going to torture me to death, but after a while, I felt like I was floating. I couldn’t tell pain from pleasure. It was… the most amazing thing that’s ever happened to me.”

I smiled. I was pretty sure he was still on a sex high. “I’ll have to remember that and torture you again.”

“I… yeah, maybe so.”

I looked around for something to quickly dress him in, wishing he had a robe. I picked up my T-shirt, which had fallen to the floor. “Here. Let’s get this on you. I can’t take you out there naked in case Alina comes out of her room.”