Page 85 of The Russian Pakhan's Forced Bride
“I didn’t know how badly I needed this until I finally got it…I didn’t know how much I needed you.”
My words make her soften, and every note of it comes wrapped in absolute sincerity.
“As stubborn as I was about it, I needed you just the same,” she says back, letting the tenderness surrounding us settle in as deeply as it’ll go. “I still do.”
I used to be stingy about sharing my vulnerability, but in this moment, I wear it openly and freely…allowing her to see and feel it without restraint.
Lightly brushing my thumb over her bottom lip, that gentleness fills her gaze, and I lean in to ghost my words against her skin with a faint tease. “I told you to trust me…”
A shiver moves through her, but with some levity, she huffs her amusement and smiles beneath my touch. “And you proved yourself right.”
“You’re damn right I did,” I chuckle, pressing a soft kiss to her cheek before pulling back enough to hover my lips above hers. Sheer adoration moves through me. “…but it seems I’ve only ever been right when it comes to you.”
Without hesitation, Victoria sinks further into my touch, and my mouth drifts closer to hers, seeking out the familiar bliss that always comes with kissing her.
“I won’t argue with that…”
“Roman, Vic—get out here!”
Elena’s voice cuts through the house and that intimate moment, diffusing our subtle tension.
I sigh and tip his head back before murmuring, “So help me…she’s the most demanding thing…”
Chuckling, she presses a light kiss to the end of my nose, making my skin tingle briefly. “You only have yourself to blame for that one.”
My smile widens at that, and a low sound of amusement escapes me. “I created a monster, didn’t I?”
“You certainly did…and we shouldn’t keep her waiting.”
Another vaguely irritated breath leaves my lips at the thought of leaving that spot, but as Victoria goes to stand, I pull her back down once more.
She huffs. “Roman—”
But the moment my lips press against hers, full of warmth and adoration, she stays put and melts instinctively into it.
It’s unlike our usual passionate, hurried kisses—this one’s soft and appreciative, as if we have all the time in the world.
And in the moment, I believe it.
It won’t be just us for long, but for now, I’m more than willing to soak in the time we do have as a pair before we become a trio.
Chapter 30 - Victoria
His lips trail my skin like it’s both the first and last time as sunlight pours in through the windows, bathing the bed in soft hues. His palms glide across my back, feeling and searching for every trigger point—every spot that makes me weak.
Roman’s been at it for at least half an hour already…slowly undressing me and kissing every inch of skin he can reach.
Laying on my front side with my cheek pressed into the pillow and my arms folded beneath it, I let go of the occasional hums and sighs.
His lips carefully move up my spine, leaving those light affections along the way, and his hands follow suit.
I shiver the higher up he gets, and then I feel another kiss against the back of my neck before he whispers against it.
“You look beautiful like this…all laid out for me.”
Those words and the heat behind them send a thrill down my spine, stoking that need from deep within me.
I hum as he reaches down again, ghosting his fingers along and causing more goosebumps to rise along my body.
