Page 73 of Denied By the Alphas

“Carmen,” he murmured, his voice thick with emotion, “I love you. I’ve never stopped loving you since the day we met.”

“Then why?” I asked, hating that my voice trembled so weakly. “Why did you let go of our love so easily?”

He sighed, twirling my hair between his fingers. “To protect you. To get the job as Henry’s security guard, I didn’t want the omega I love around him. Knowing how he is, that would have been dangerous.”

I didn’t know how to feel at his admission. If what he said was true, then that meant he had always loved me, and we were always meant to be.

“So you did care,” I said in a low voice, remembering the letters that I had seen—the letters he never sent me.

“You are my priority,” he said, his voice full of sorrow and sincerity.

As our eyes locked, I could feel the intensity of his gaze melting away the walls I’d built around my heart. Slowly, I inched closer to him, maintaining eye contact even though my stomach was somersaulting.

“May I?” Tyler asked, his gaze lowering to my mouth. I nodded, and he covered my lips with his in a hungry kiss. The large alpha wrapped his arm around me, pulling me closer as we kissed desperately. I placed a hand over his chest, feeling his heart race like mine.

“Stay with me,” I begged, my fingers gripping his shirt, afraid he would slip away if I let go.

“Of course,” he whispered against my lips, pulling me into his embrace. “I’ll stay as long as you need me.”

I staredinto Tyler’s eyes, the intensity in them burning away any remaining doubts I had about his feelings for me. Myheart swelled with love as I kept my hand on his chest, feeling the steady rhythm of his heartbeat beneath my palm.

“You really did protect me,” I whispered, my voice thick with emotion.

“My life’s mission,” he promised, pulling me closer until our bodies were pressed together, our breaths mingling.

The air between us grew heavy with desire, which we had suppressed for days.

As if drawn by an irresistible force, his lips found mine again in a rough, passionate kiss. Tyler’s low growl reverberated through me, sending shivers down my spine. I moaned into his mouth, feeling the hardness of his lips against my own, the sensation electrifying.

“God, Carmen,” he muttered between kisses, his hands roaming over my body, tracing the curves of my hips, the swell of my breasts, and my pregnant belly.

The heat from his touch seared through my skin, leaving me panting for more.

“Tyler... I want you,” I gasped. He kissed me again, and our tongues danced around each other, the taste of him igniting a hunger within me that only he could satisfy. His strong arms enveloped me, as if trying to merge our bodies into one.

“Tell me what you want,” he breathed into my ear, nipping at my lobe with a teasing bite. His words sent tremors through my core, and I knew there was no turning back.

“I want you, Tyler. All of you,” I whispered, my heart pounding a thousand miles a minute.

His eyes darkened, and the predatory gleam within them sent a thrill of anticipation coursing through me.

“Then you’ll have me,” he promised, his voice rough with need.

I straddled his waist and tried to free his erection from his sweatpants.

His hands caressed my waist, making me shiver.

“Carmen, I don’t just want to fuck you senseless,” he murmured, his voice low and full of emotion. “I want to make love to you, to worship every inch of your body, and show you how much you mean to me.”

Tyler gently picked me up and laid me down on my back in the nest.

My breathing quickened as he started pulling down my leggings while pressing soft kisses against my thighs and belly, leaving goosebumps in their wake.

“Your underwear is soaked,” he commented with a hint of mischief in his voice. “What kind of book were you reading?”

I blushed, burying my face in my hands for a moment before admitting, “It’s just a romance book.”

Tyler traced a finger along the edge of my panties, sending shivers up my spine.

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