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A shiver rolled through me as he did it again, this time lower. A moan fell from my lips as my body coiled with desire. Hungry eyes looked up at me as he peeled his shirt away from my body and pressed a soft kiss against my breast.
My hands moved down to grip his shirt. When he lifted his arms, I guided the material over his head, letting it fall behind me.
My hands skimmed across his tanned chest, through the light patch of hair on his chest. I ran my fingers through it and down his carved muscles that were begging to be tasted. He shuddered under the pads of my fingertips.
My eyes searched for his as I worked my hands up to cradle his face and leaned in, pressing my lips to his jaw. “It’s always been you.”
As soon as my mouth brushed against his, he snapped into action, his tongue slipping into my mouth as he snaked one of his hands up. He gripped the nape of my neck and pulled me closer to delve deeper, and I let myself drown in him.
If I couldn’t tell him how I felt, I wanted to use my body to convey what any words would fail to communicate. When it was just us, nothing else existed.
But I knew our time was limited.
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CHAPTER28
THEO
We spent the next few days slipping back into a routine, one that was very close to the one we used to have. Having her back in my arms and waking up to her every morning after all these years was more than I could have ever asked for.
Reality kept digging into my mind, reminding me that although these past few days had been the best in a long time, it was simply a matter of time before our realities came crashing back.
I still had questions lingering in the back of my mind, questions about why she changed her name and appearance or even why she married Victor of all people. I wanted answers, but at the same time, deep down, I didn’t want to know.
What if her answers weren’t what I wanted to hear? And most importantly, I simply wanted to bask in whatever time I had with her and not spend it arguing.
I was standing at the island, still trying to find who’d shot at her, when she walked into the kitchen wearing another combo of one of my shirts and boxer briefs. She’d been sporting my clothes since that night and it made my heart skip a beat every time.
I loved watching her wearing something that belonged to me.
She wrapped her hands around my middle and placed a kiss between my shoulder blades. “Come with me.”
I laced my fingers with hers over where her hands were resting on my stomach and looked over my shoulder at her. “Where to?”
Instead of giving me an answer, she just grabbed my hand and steered us through the kitchen and out the back door. I followed her lead as she walked toward the lake, stopping midway.
My socked feet grew cold as we walked over the damp soil, small rocks digging into the bottoms of my feet. It was already late, the moonlight streaking across a perfectly still lake.
She turned back and planted a small kiss on my lips. I stifled a groan when her fingernails trailed the nape of my neck.
“Take off your clothes,” she demanded. “We’re going for a swim.”
My eyes bulged. “Baby, it’s fucking freezing.”
She shrugged and her brown eyes met mine as she reached for the front of my jeans, popped the button, and slid the zipper down. My breathing hitched when her fingers brushed against my cock.
She then turned around, leaving me standing there, and walked over to the lake. She paused at the edge, dipping a toe and snapping it back with a shiver. She took a deep breath and just walked fully clothed into the lake, the dark water rippling around her, the now drenched shirt clinging to her body.
I watched her, contemplating whether to get in and join her. She glanced over her shoulder and smiled at me, giving me one of those precious smiles only I was privy to.
And fuck if I wouldn’t do anything for that smile.
“Are you going to just stand there and stare at me or are you going to get those pants off and join me?” she taunted, her eyes sparkling with a challenge. She slid her arms away, pushing herself farther into the lake.
“Sofia, don’t go too far.”
She smirked, pushing herself farther away. “You better come get me then.”
