Page 94 of Indulge
I saw the flash in her eyes when he walked by tonight. The want. The curiosity. The fear. I should’ve been angry. Instead, I felt it too. The image of her between us. His hands on her, my face between her legs.
Me dominating her while she makes him cave. It nearly unmade me.
I could give her that fantasy. Easily. Rowan would say yes before the words left my mouth. But I know what it would cost me. Because once I see another man touch her, I’ll never unsee it. Brother or not. I want her to myself, and I know he wants the same.
Bella King isn’t an agreement. She isn’t just a fuck.
She’s more than either of us could ever comprehend.
I press my forehead against hers, forcing my thoughts to quiet. Because right now, she is mine.
Her fingers brush my jaw.
That simple touch wrecks me more than any sound she’s made tonight.
“Don’t look at me like that,” I whisper.
She blinks, confused. Fuck, that innocent look on her face makes me weak.
“Look at you like what?” she whispers.
“Like I’m safe,” I say. “I’m not.”
I pull away before I forget why I shouldn’t stay.
Before I tell her the truth that the only thing stopping me from giving her every dark fantasy she’s ever dreamed of is the part of me that still wants to keep her. To be selfish.
To make her mine and mine alone, even if it destroys us both.
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BELLA
He presses his lips against mine, softly now, bringing me back to him.
“Can I sleep here? With you?”
He chuckles against my lips.
“That’s what I wanted the day you arrived, remember? My wife in my bed.”
I close my eyes as he rests his forehead against mine.
“Wanting us both isn’t wrong, Bella. But all I ask is if you’re in my bed, you’re with me, fully and completely. I’m yours, Princess. I just need you to give me a chance to show you who I can be for you.”
I cup his cheek, and he relaxes into my touch. Even something so small is a big deal for us. It proves my ice-cold Reggie is thawing.
And somehow, he’s taming me. He’s giving me a place where I belong. Where I don’t have to fight anymore.
“We both have a lot to figure out about ourselves, Irish. I’ll give you the chance if you give me the same in return.”
He nods but doesn’t look at me.
“You going to snuggle me to sleep then?” I ask, trying to lighten the mood.
Even if it weighs heavy with me. I push any thoughts of anything else other than this beast of a man.
“Bet your fine ass I am. I do have a request, though.”
