Page 38 of Hold Me Closer
I brush my lips against hers, tasting the salt of her tears. "I'm not fucking up with you again, Nadia," I vow against her lips. "Not this time. Not ever again. I know what it's like to live without you. I can't do it again."
"Me either," she whimpers. "I hated it every single day, Teo."
I groan, flattening my body to hers, trying like hell to eradicate every inch of space between us as I kiss her again, deeper this time, sealing my vow and soothing her hurt. She won't ever feel it again. No matter what it takes, I'm doing shit right this time.
I owe it to her and to myself. And we owe it to the kids we were back then—the two who loved each other like crazy but just didn't understand enough about what it takes to make love work in a world like this. Those kids were always endgame. It just took them a hell of a lot longer to get to the end than it should have taken.
Chapter Nine
Nadia
Teo strokes his handsdown my sides, sending sparks of electricity all throughout my body. I groan, arching into him as the moment of healing between us deepens, desire burning through me all over again.
God, how easily I ignite for this man. How quickly I burn.
I know he feels the same way. It's in every touch, every kiss, every groan. He wants me more than I think he's ever wanted anything.
"Fuck, baby," he groans, shifting on top of me. "I want my mouth all over you."
"What's stopping you?" I arch beneath him, gasping as he runs his lips across my collarbone. His tongue dips into the little divot, sending liquid heat through my veins.
"Not a damn thing," he growls, inching his way down my body. His lips trail down my chest before closing around one hard nipple through my bra.
I cry out beneath him, tugging his hair as a jolt rips through me. His teeth rake over the sensitive bud, and I sob.
"I like that sound, butterfly." He flicks his gaze up to mine, his gritty tone and the heat banked in his eyes, making it clear just how much he likes it. "You sound like you're mine when you make it."
Oh, God. He has no idea just how much I'm his. And every time he touches me, I'm more his than ever.
He tugs the cups of my bra down, growling low in his throat. "Christ, Nadia. You're so goddamn beautiful, baby." His voice shakes as he brushes a thumb over my left nipple. "Every inch of you is so damn pretty."
"Teo."
"I mean it, butterfly. I've seen some of the shit people write about you. I heard what that prick said at theRhinestonethe other night." His eyes bore into mine. "It's bullshit. You're perfect. You always have been."
"You're going to make me cry."
"You aren't allowed to cry." His lips curve into a wicked smile. "I want to hear you screaming instead."
"I…" That's as far as I get before he wraps his lips around my nipple, dragging it through his teeth. I cry out, pulling his hair, unsure if I'm trying to hold him to me or move him away. The pleasure is intense, sparking in my veins like lightning.
He groans against me, nipping and sucking, leaving little red marks all over me. Each one makes me sob and squirm. Every one drives me higher.
His hands slip down my body, searing me with heat. His lips follow, branding me with desire.
"Every fucking inch of you is perfect, butterfly." He rakes his teeth down my belly, making me claw at the comforter. "Christ, I dreamed about this for years, and they never did you justice. I'm an asshole for that." His tongue dips into my belly button as he hooks his fingers into the waistband of my panties. "I'll make it up to you on my knees with my tongue between these perfect thighs."
"Teo, please."
"You want it, Nadia?" he growls. "Want me to say sorry with my mouth on you, baby?"
"Yes! No!" I sob in frustration, my hips arching off the bed. "I just need you. Please."
He peels my drenched panties down my legs, growling as he shoulders my legs apart. "Ah, goddamn, butterfly. I'm a broken man." He runs a shaking hand up my leg. "You just fucking broke me."
"Teo," I sob.
"It's so pretty. Christ. I just came all over myself, Nadia." He drags me toward him, groaning. "Couldn't help myself. Look how fucking pretty and pink it is."
