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I stayed where I was for a minute, with Kai’s cock twitching inside meas we both regained our breaths. My eyes landed on his tattoo again, and for the first time in a long time, a sense of peace washed over me.
We had so much to talk about, and forgiveness wasn’t going to beeasy, but we had love. A love so deep that it ran through our veins and into the marrow of our bones, and that would be enough to get us through any storm.
“Tell me you love me, wife,” Kai whispered. I met his dark eyes, filledwith nothing but his usual affection for me.
The words lodged in my throat. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to saythem, but they were buried under a ton of emotion, and I just couldn’t get them out. Instead, I raised my hands and held his eye as I signed.
‘I love you.’
Chapter 22
Kai
WhenImadethedecision to bring Riley to Spain to visit Angel, Iknew it was a risk. There was a strong chance she would beg me to leave her behind while I returned to end the war, and if that had happened, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to deny her.
I only ever wanted Riley to be happy, and seeing as I was the solecause of her misery, it would have been fucking hard to drag her back to Hollows Bay knowing I was making her even more miserable.
But then, I was a selfish cunt, and I needed Riley by my side, so evenif she had begged, there was just as much chance of me saying no, as there was of me agreeing.
So, it’s fair to say I was damn well relieved when Riley didn’t so muchas utter a word asking to stay behind when the time came to leave. Instead, she hugged her sister, her eyes brimming with unshed tears as they said their goodbyes. Angel, on the other hand, sobbed her heart out, despite Riley promising her that it wouldn’t be long until they would be together again.
I silently vowed to myself to end this fucking saga with Thorne andHendrix as soon as possible, just so my girls could be reunited for good.
Passing Angel over to Jane, who to my surprise had not avoided meduring this trip, but had gone out of her way to ask how I was, Riley got in the car with a determined look on her face. It was only because I knew my wife well that I could see the heartbreak she was trying to hide.
Holding it together as the car pulled out of the courtyard, Riley wavedto Angel all the way until the house and her sister disappeared from her view. When a sob erupted from her, and tears slid down her cheek, I undid her seatbelt and dragged her over to my lap. She nestled into my chest and stayed there for the ride back to the private airfield.
Ash was already waiting, prepping the plane for the flight back toForest Point. Giving him a watery smile as she boarded the plane, she took a seat in one of the leather chairs in the cabin.
“I’m assuming I’m okay to sit here, or did you want to chain me to thebed again?” she said, her voice filled with humor.
Fuck, I loved her sass.
“Maybe. If you misbehave I’ll have to consider it,” I replied, meaning itin jest, but when her eyes darkened, and my cock twitched at the thought of her chained up and at my mercy, I regretted the words.
“On that note, I’m going to get us up in the air,” Ash said, clearing histhroat. “See if you can make the whole nine-hour flight without fucking or fighting.”
With that, he disappeared into the cockpit, shutting the door behindhim, and leaving us alone. I took the seat opposite Riley, resisting the urge to pull her into my lap. If I did that, it really wouldn’t be long until we were fucking, and we needed to talk.
It was about time my wife and I cleared the air once and for all.
When the engines roared to life, it wasn’t long until the plane wasrumbling along the runway. Moments later the plane took off. Riley watched with her nose pressed against the window as the ground below us grew further away, and I didn’t miss the lone tear sliding down her cheek. A tear I knew would be because she was leaving her sister again.
But if things went to plan, their separation wouldn’t be for muchlonger.
Once the plane leveled out, and we were lost amongst clouds, Idecided it was time to bite the bullet. Undoing my lap belt, Riley watched with curiosity as I got out of my seat and walked over to the little bar that stood in the corner of the cabin. Grabbing a bottle of whiskey and two glasses, I put them on the table between Riley and me and took my seat opposite her again.
“We’re gonna need it for this conversation,” I said when Riley lookedto me with a raised brow.
Her shoulders slumped in resignation, and with a shaky hand, shereached out and opened the bottle before pouring the amber liquid into the two glasses.
“Nothing like alcohol to numb the pain, right?” She raised the glass toher mouth and gulped it down, grimacing as she did.
“Right,” I replied, following her action, the whiskey burning my throatas I swallowed. “Before I start, I need you to promise me something,” I said, pouring another glass each.
“What?” she replied, hesitance in her tone.
“I need you to promise you’ll listen to me.”
