Page 72 of Lion Conquers All
Her mouth opened and rounded into an “o” shape. Understanding lit the fire in her eyes again.
“Can we go now? Please say we can go now,shuarra.” Aarav waited, crouched in the opening of the passenger door.
She reached out toward him, her hand gliding softly over Aarav’s knee and up his thigh. A searching, curious, hopeful touch. But the further she reached, the closer her hand got to his cock, the more the pressure was climbing toward an unbearable level.
“Yes.” Her voice was so small, so unsure, still so worried.
Aarav ground his teeth. He wanted to drop to his knees right there and worship her. All of her. Her mouth. Her body. Her soul. He fallen so hard for her. For her kind and compassionate and fierce heart. She was his everything.
Couldn’t she see that he wanted that?
Couldn’t she see how much he desired her?
How much he wanted to be with her every moment of every day for the rest of his life.
How could she not?
But she couldn’t.
He could still see the hesitation in her gaze.
She didn’t believe him, not really, and he wished to the gods that he could punish the people who’d stolen her joy and confidence from her. The animals who’d damaged her ability to trust so completely.
He would earn it.
Her trust.
He would build it back.
He would show her how worthy she was. He would show her every day of the rest of her life what an amazing gift she was, scars and all.
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CONNIE
The ride to her house was a blur.He does want me.Even after she’d lost her shit and he’d had to tear his way into her bedroom through the wall. Even after he’d seen her scars. He was probably the only man alive that knew almosteverythingabout her.
He parked the patrol car in her driveway. Walked around to her door, opened it, and lifted her into his arms again. Obviously walking wasn’t something he was going to allow, but at least he didn’t throw her over his shoulder again like a cave man barbarian. Although, she hadn’t been scared. Something deep down inside her trusted Aarav. Completely.
He carried her into her house. Closed and locked the front door behind him, then let her feet slide to the floor. But he kept one arm wrapped securely around her shoulders, pinning her to his chest.
He cupped her face with his free hand and tipped her chin, so they were staring at each other. The intensity in his gaze was intimidating and comforting at the same time. There were so many emotions in his eyes, she didn’t know where to begin.
“I need you to make the choices. I’ll freeze. I may freeze anyway.”
“I don’t want to push you into anything.” His voice was pitched low and deep, and it made everything inside her melty and warm.
“You won’t. I trust you, Aarav.” She did. He listened to everything she said, watched every muscle that moved. He would miss nothing. He would be more aware of her body than she would be.
Eventually she would be better.
Maybe.
She could hope.
He kissed her. Hard. The calm ferocity was intoxicating. She melted into his chest and his tongue in her mouth stole her breath away.
Connie pulled at his shoulders, she wanted to be closer, higher. He was so much taller. He was bent over to kiss her and that moved his chest away from hers. She wanted more contact and that surprised her.
