nearly died dragging a str
resting flat against his bare chest,
quirmin
k for a month, Valerie. I
r surgeon is coming in four hours to take those eye bandages off. Are
dropped his head back into the pillo
dy in the dark," she said softly.
s fingers moved up to catch her wrist. With one gentle
e didn't fumble. Not anymore. Over the last month, locked aw
of her palm, tracing the thick, tender
voice went low and rough, the way it
Valeri
hed the corner of
every single
ressed a slow, warm kiss into the center of her palm. "In a few hours, the doctors are goin
a tiny knot tightened in her
n against his chest. Valerie let out a soft gasp as his hands s
a damn about any of them," Ewan said, dead serious. "All I've
roat tighten
you, V
traight out of her, and tears
to me," he murmured, his lips finding the soft s
red, her fingers tangl
I want you sitting right beside this bed. I wa
e chest. "I promise, Ew
s, kissing her deeply, hungril
By the time the cool air of the bedroom hit her skin, Ew
collarbone, and his mouth followed right behind
lerie arched up with a quiet gasp,
an.
ne slow, deep thrust,
aped from her throat. She wrapped her legs tight around his wais
ension in his arms, could hear his strained groans against
ith full concentratio
o his back. A second later, Ewan drove into her one last time with a
for a long time, chest heaving, and lis
grandfather clock
n the
s chest. "I need to wash up bef
n's fingers instantly closed
heek. "I'm just going to the private bathroom down the hall to cle
ing before he finally let
utes," sh
ter than it had in weeks. A soft smile played on her lips as
hours, the bandages would come
toward the linen clo
oke away fr
y arm locked around her throat, and a gloved ha
y, panic
ng backward and clawing at the
pri
the left side of
ody. Her muscles went limp. Her legs gave way beneat
cker rel
oor tiles, unable to mo
an to swim and
ld see the cracked door to Ewan
ed to scream.
sound. Only a tiny, silent b
grabbed both
rther away. Her paralyzed body was dragged backward across t
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