Page 44 of Dark Notes

“Do you want to eat outside?”

I nod and grab my plate, following him back up the stairs and out to the balcony, where we sit and eat our sandwiches while watching the waves crash. It’s absolutely magical.

“It’s so quiet and peaceful here.”

He chuckles. “Until the guys get here.”

I swallow my bite of sandwich and say, “I’m excited to get to know them better, and of course, to see Mia.”

Reaching his hand across the table, he draws circles on my hand. “I know you are, but I want you to myself for a few days first.”

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

JAGGER

We sit in the hot tub underneath the dark sky; the stars our only source of light, other than the built-in ones in the jacuzzi. McKinley stares out at the mountains with a look of amazement.

“I can’t get over how beautiful it is here.”

“I can’t get over how beautifulyouare.”

She pulls her bottom lip between her teeth while her cheeks blush a stunning pink.

“Come here. You’re too far away.”

My eyes narrow in on her as she moves through the water to me. Standing a foot in front of me, she has a small smile on her face. “Better?”

Shaking my head, I chuckle, as I grab her waist and pull her so close our bodies are almost touching.

“You’re never close enough. If my hands aren’t touching your skin, you’re too far away.”

She shakes her head in what appears to be disbelief.

“What?”

“I don’t understand. You are Jagger Wild.TheRock God. You could have any woman you want. Why me?”

She’s not far off. I don’t know that I could have any woman I want, but it’s pretty close. And I’ve had many of them, but it’s not what I want.She is.

I run my fingers up her arms, while I stare into those beautiful hazel eyes that make me weak.

“You’re beautiful, baby. That’s what first drew me to you. I had never seen a woman that I wanted on such a visceral level. How I knew instantly that I wanted more than to just fuck you, I’ll never understand. There was something about you that captivated me. Mesmerized me. Now you’re mine, and I want to give you the goddamn world. While I don’t know everything you’ve been through, I know you weren’t treated well. If you let me, I’ll make sure you never experience that again.”

“Jagger,” she whispers with unshed tears in her eyes.

Placing my hand on the back of her head, I pull her closer to me, and press my lips to hers. She whimpers into my mouth, as my tongue swirls around hers in a slow, seductive kiss.

Sliding her hands up my arms, she squeezes my shoulders as she moans.

Fucking perfection.

McKinley stares at me with a dazed expression that makes my dick hard. Do I love that I have this effect on her? Hell yes, I do.

“I’ve been working on a song about you. I’ll play what I’ve got for you later, if you want.”

She tilts her head, with a scowl on her beautiful face. “I want to hear it now.”

I shrug my shoulders. “As it turns out, I do not have a guitar in the hot tub.”

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