My Dad's Bestfriend

Chapter 76 In The Name Of Love

Evelyn

His lips fit perfectly against mine, as if they were meant to be pressed together forever. The softness I had missed, the closeness I craved, and his cologne-all of it was a lethal combination for me. My determination not to let him in again wavered. How could I resist? Sitting here in his arms, it felt like I was always meant to be his, and his alone. Forever his.

For the first few seconds, I tried to pull away, to push my feelings down and extinguish the growing fire between us. It stirred alive as ever, but in the end, I surrendered. To him and the ever-growing desires. I released all my restraints, just as I had done that first day in the kitchen, pressed against the counter with his body between mine, a fervent flame blazing. I pulled him close and kissed him back. He was my favorite sin, one I'd commit over and over again without an ounce of shame or regret.

And call me stupid but I'd let him destroy me again if it meant that I'd get to have him close to me like this in the end. That's all that mattered. He mattered-Jacob Adriano, my life, mattered.

As I kissed him with everything I had, I allowed his tongue to explore every corner of my mouth and did the same in return. He flipped us so that I was now the one lying on my back, and he became the predator, hovering over me, seizing every string of control, wrapped right around his fingers whilst mines tangled in between his silky hair locks.

Our lips pulled apart, swollen and wet, as we locked our gazes with each other. He leaned in, wiping my tears away with his gentle touch that soothed the wounds of my soul in one single stroke. He knew how to heal me by barely doing anything at all just like how he'd broken me without even touching me.

With his free hand, he slowly grabbed the scissor and placed it in my hand before guiding the sharp tip against his chest, "Kill me if you want to, Evelyn. I won't say a thing nor complain," he murmured. "Just stab me and end this because if you are to reject me now... I really don't know if I can live without you. I really fucking don't.

God! I was here to be mad at him. To hurl hundreds and thousands of curse words at his stupidly handsome face, but all I found myself doing was looking at him as if he meant the whole world to me. Damn it, he did. He meant the whole world, and I hated to admit it, but it was easier to forget what he did than to let him go.

"It was a nightmare for me. You told me that you loved that bitch, you lied to my face without even considering how reckless that decision was! How could you change my whole world without

Evelyn," he sighed, nuzzling my nose as he breathed in, "It was excruciatingly painful to see you hurt, every second. It fucking broke me. You don't even know the amount of agony it caused me

"You know I love you! I fucking love you so much! You know I want nothing but you by my side every single moment! You're the one I've always desired and yearned for.

time, I wanted the best for you. I know I acted like a coward-I

fucked it up and decided to be the first one! It broke my heart every second to see your face and those eyes devoid of the love I'd known. I questioned my worth, Jacob. questioned everything we had, yet I couldn't stop loving you. I tried to understand why you'd do this to me-but I didn't get any answers. I felt helpless and pathetic, crying for the man who couldn't care less about giving a damn about my emotions. I wanted to stay strong and never look at you again, but... you don't understand, Jacob, I love you. I need you to breathe, to stay alive, and to live right. You are

man like you,

way?"

he sighed, shaking his head, "I have flaws, and they will always be there. I didn't want you to fix what didn't need fixing. Why would I want you to live picking up pieces

found peace in

hold you close...Just there and I considered it an absolute privilege to be the one to mend you when you fell apart because I wanted to! How come you never saw that? Didn't I deserve to have you in my own way?" A trembling breath escaped me, "Jacob,

as he pressed his forehead against mine, "I acted foolishly. My past... it just doesn't let go of me. It clings to me like a shadow, and no matter what I do, I don't want those shadows

by your side when those shadows haunt you, Jacob. I will stand between you and your past just so I can have you, and trust me, they won't hurt me, not even the slightest bit because I fucking love you. Having you means the world to me! This is how love works you idiot, not at all

the wedding," he said against my lips, "But for now, you know I'll have

neck, clutching onto his shirt as tight as I could, "No... I

it's hard for both of