Total pages in book: 20
Estimated words: 18480 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 92(@200wpm)___ 74(@250wpm)___ 62(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 18480 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 92(@200wpm)___ 74(@250wpm)___ 62(@300wpm)
“You’ve earned yourself a very short leash, pet.”
“This isn’t the way to my hotel,” she responds. Ignoring me isn’t going to work now. Petal brought herself back to the city.
“You think you’re going back to a hotel? Have you lost your mind as well?”
Her head snaps around. “Do not compare me to Tia.”
“There is no comparison. I’m offended you thought I’d date that bloodsucker. She is a lot like her father.”
“I didn’t want to believe it,” she whispers. One of her fingers absently drifts over the scar on her forearm. I reach out and take her hand, my fingers lacing with hers.
“I’m sorry.”
“For what?”
“I don’t know, honestly.” A humorless laugh leaves me. “For staying away. For not staying away.”
“Why would you want to stay away from me?” God, she’s so innocent.
“I didn’t want to chain you down, but I can’t let you go.”
“You’re not saying all this only because I’m pregnant, are you?”
“You being pregnant was inevitable. I knew what I was doing, Petal. I might lose control when it comes to you, but I’m very aware of what I’m doing.”
“And what is it that you’re doing?” Petal’s teeth sink into her bottom lip. She wants to hear me confess my sins.
“We both know there is a reason I’ve never been with another woman.” Petal’s mouth falls open. “When did you start to question the kind of man I am? All I’ve ever done was try and protect you. I didn’t want anyone, but more than that, I never wanted you to hear about me having meaningless sex.” I also let myself believe that if I didn’t touch anyone that gave me all the grace I needed to make sure no other man so much as entertained the idea of having a chance with Petal.
“Valen.” Petal’s eyes fill with tears.
“Don’t cry. Fuck.” I cup her cheek. “I love you, Petal. Don’t ever doubt that. Every inch of you. All the parts that have made you into the woman you are today.”
“Scars and all.” She fills in my unspoken words.
“I can’t wait to place my mouth on every one of them.” It seems as though I’ve waited a lifetime to do it.
“Please.” She leans forward, claiming my mouth. There’s my girl. I want her to come to me, not run from me. I’m her home. I always have been.
I kiss her back, thankful that we’re pulling up to our place. I don’t bother with anything else. I carry Petal inside. Her bags from the hotel are already here. It hadn’t taken me long to track her little ass down.
“I’ve never been here,” Petal says when I lay her out on the bed. She looks so tiny all alone on it.
“You’ve been here.” I motion toward one of the many pictures I have of her. There’s one on the nightstand. “You’re always with me.”
Petal starts to sit up, but I’m not having it. I strip us both of our clothes and stay true to my words. My mouth touches every inch of her skin. I don’t stop devouring her until she’s begging me to and her body is shaking with pleasure. I don’t want to stop, but I need inside of her. My cock is so hard it's painful. That’s after coming all over myself while I ate her sweetness.
“Valen.” I smile against her pussy when she tugs at my hair, trying to take her pussy from me. I bite the inside of her thigh, leaving my mark on her.
“I told you to be careful. Now you’re stuck with me.”
“Liar.” She wiggles her little ass around on the bed as I make my way back up her body. “I was always going to be stuck with you.”
She’s finally getting it.
“You’re all mine, Petal.” I press my mouth to muffle any cry of pain she might have as I sink inside of her. I hate how much pleasure I feel as her tight virgin cunt wraps around my cock, knowing it’s hurting her.
“Valen.” She nips my bottom lip. “I’m okay.” I lift my head to stare down into her eyes. A giant smile lights up her beautiful face. I’m so stupid. Of course she’s okay. When it comes to love, Petal will overcome everything for it. “Are you okay?” She strokes my cheek. A wave of emotion engulfs me.
“Yeah,” I breathe out. The breath feels like the first I’ve taken in years.
“I love you.” She gives herself to me. Always so open.
“I love you too, Petal.”
“Your pet?” She smirks wrapping her legs around me as I start to make love to her body.
“My everything.”
Epilogue
Petal
Weeks later
“Valen,” I giggle. My face heats as he openly nuzzles my neck in the middle of a restaurant. We aren’t at home at the moment as much as I’d love to be there.
Valen on a surface level told himself that I might not be his for years, but that hadn’t stopped him from not only making one but two homes for us without me knowing. Both of which I love. He is eager for me to put my own touches on them. One is in the city and the other outside of it.