Chapter 46

Chapter 25

I want to reach out to her and hold her body tightly against mine while apologizing for making her feel this way. Her eyes are anxiously searching mine for evidence of my truthfulness.

I need to tell her why I didn't mention her to Damon. I need her to know that it wasn't my intent to make her believe that she's nothing more than a meaningless fling.

I move closer to her, and reach out my hand to cup her face, rubbing my thumb over her soft skin. She leans into my touch and my heart races at the contact. She looks up at me, her eyes flooded with a mix of uncertainty, worry, and desire.

"Abby, I swear to you that you mean so much more to me than just a temporary fling," I say to her in a hushed voice. "I want to be with you and I'm sorry that I lied to my partner."

She inhales deeply and I sense her body tensing. She continues to stare at me, waiting for my explanation.

worried about mentioning you to him," I continue, and feel a weight lift from my chest as the words proceed to fall out of me. "Damon's son is a good friend of Jason's. I didn't want him to find out about us that way. I wanted

eyes widen and her expression softens a little. "Oh, I understand," she responds meekly. What little doubt she had about me is being slowly washed away as

my lips, placing a gentle kiss on her knuckles. She shivers at my touch, her body starting to relax. I can see the internal struggle within her; the fear of me

you, Abby," I say to her while pulling her body closer to mine. The hem of her towel

moment, I now want nothing more than to prove to her just how much she means to

pussy lands

kissing the crook

that passed between them for a moment. I can't fathom how someone like Luke could love me already, but the warmth in Ris eyes and the way he's holding me tightly against him

in my heart that I feel the same for

back and feel his grip tighten

embrace while the world around us seems to fade away. The only thing that matters is the softness of his lips on mine and the way he holds me close to him. My moans are stifled and pushed back

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