Total pages in book: 28
Estimated words: 26801 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 134(@200wpm)___ 107(@250wpm)___ 89(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 26801 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 134(@200wpm)___ 107(@250wpm)___ 89(@300wpm)
Tessa gasps, her hand flying to her mouth. “Finn... did you make this?”
I shrug, suddenly feeling self-conscious. “Don’t make a big deal out of it.”
She kneels beside it, running her fingers along the edges like it’s some kind of treasure. “It’s beautiful.”
“It’s just a planter.”
“It’s not just anything.” She stands, her eyes glistening. “You made this for me.”
I shift on my feet, uncomfortable under the weight of her gratitude. “Don’t start thinking I’m some kind of romantic,” I grumble, but the heat crawling up my neck betrays me.
She grins, stepping closer. “Too late.”
Her fingers brush my arm, and just like that, the air changes. The teasing spark between us deepens into something heavier, more dangerous. She tilts her head back to meet my gaze, her lips parted as if she’s about to say something—but then she doesn’t. She just looks at me, and it’s like she’s peeling back every layer I’ve tried to build around myself.
“Tessa...” My voice is rough, more warning than anything else.
“Yeah?” Her voice is softer, breathier, as if she knows exactly what she’s doing to me.
“I’m not a man who does things halfway.”
“I’ve noticed.”
My hand lifts before I can stop it, my fingers brushing a strand of hair from her face. Her skin is warm beneath my touch, and she leans into it just enough to make my pulse race.
“I mean it,” I say, my voice low. “If we do this... there’s no going back.”
Her eyes search mine, and for a moment, it feels like the whole world has gone quiet. Then she nods, her voice barely above a whisper. “I’m not going anywhere.”
That’s all it takes. I close the distance between us, my lips crashing against hers in a kiss that’s as much a declaration as it is a surrender. She tastes like mint and honey and everything I didn’t know I was starving for. My hands find her waist, pulling her closer, while hers tangle in my hair, anchoring me to her like she’s afraid I might disappear.
When we break apart, we’re both breathing hard, our foreheads pressed together as we try to catch our breath. “You’ve ruined me,” I murmur against her lips.
She smiles, her fingers tracing the line of my jaw. “Good.”
I scoop her up in my arms, carrying her back inside my cabin. The firelight dances across the walls as I set her down near the hearth, the warmth wrapping around us like a cocoon.
“Finn...” she starts, but I cut her off with another kiss, my hands trailing down her back to pull her closer. Her softness molds against me, her body fitting mine like it was made for me.
“Let me take care of you,” I whisper, my voice rough with need.
She nods, her trust in me shining in her eyes, and it’s all the permission I need.
I lean in, kissing her slowly as I hook the elastic of her underwear in my palm and pull it down her legs. “I promise to always take care of you, anytime day or night, you call my name and I’ll be there.” I place a kiss at the soft swell of her hip. “If you need someone to cry with, laugh with, bitch at, talk to, I'm there.” Another kiss at the soft dip of her waist. I rake a grin across my face before crawling up her body and cupping her face in my palms. “I’m here for you. From this moment forward, I'm always here.” Her sweet irises well up with tears before a slow smile curves her rosy lips.
“Thank you,” she whispers before pulling my head down and kissing me, her tongue pushing past my lips to dance with mine. I thrust my hips against her, my desperate cock anxious to bury itself deep inside her so I can forget the rest fo the world and lose myself in her sweetness.
“I want to feel you. Please.” Her soft voice nearly brings tears to my heart before I press my dick between her thighs, feeling it make contact with the hot wet flesh of her beautiful pussy. I suck in a sharp breath, feeling overwhelmed as I nearly enter her. Take it slow, be the man she deserves. I kiss across her jaw as I press the tip between her hot lips. Her body arches and her legs wrap around my waist, grinding her hot little core against my dick and making me nearly lose my ever loving mind.
“No, don't do that,” I rest my forehead against hers, trying to control my breathing. “I'll never be able to take it slow if you keep that up.”
Her soft chuckle surprises me and sends a blazing arrow of need straight to my dick. I didn't know a laugh could be a turn on until now, until her.
“I want you inside me.” Her voice lowers one sexy octave as her hand runs across my back.