Page 104 of Sinner's Obsession

“Cam loves you, and deep down you know that. He also couldn’t risk your father using you to get to him.”

Anger ignites at the thought of my father. That man should have protected me; instead, he did the unforgivable.

“I wish I could visit Sister Theodora.”

Kieran tugs me to his side and says, “What did you like there the most?”

“It was peaceful.”

“So, I don’t bring you peace?”

He smirks, knowing he brings a storm, and I find peace in the eye of it. What he does to my body and heart is anything but peaceful, but I don’t want it any other way.

I cover my face with my hands and peek at him from between my fingers.

He flips me onto my back on the table, sliding my top off, and kisses a path from my neck to my chest. I love how I’ve become so uninhibited, taking my pleasure, offering pleasure. We make love on the sand, in the water, in the shower, on the bed, every day. And every day, happiness and love take over my heart.

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Our one month of pure bliss, sexual awakening, and getting to know each other comes to an end too soon. In the jet, melancholy sits heavy on my chest. On the seat, I lift my knees to my chin. Kieran makes some calls and when he finds me, he lifts me and sets me on his lap.

“I already miss this.”

“You don’t think we can keep this up back home?”

He smirks, fully assured that between us, nothing will change. I relax, hoping and wishing it, too, but still…At home, I won’t have him this much, and soon, I’ll start college.

“What about setting some ground rules?”

I lift my chin, and he cocks his head. His face serious.

“What did you like here the most?”

I feel heat poking my cheeks, and he smiles, kissing me. “Believe me, you’ll get plenty of that at home too.”

I slap his chest playfully and voice my greatest concern.

“You laughed. You relaxed.”

“And you think that’ll end when we get back?”

I shrug and he says, “I won’t change the way I am with you, because it’s you who brings this side out in me.”

“I liked that we were mostly alone.”

Kieran caresses my chin and says, “What about date nights, and one weekend a month where we just pack our bags and go somewhere? Just the two of us, minimal security.”

“I’d like that. I want you home, in bed with me at night.”

“Sweetheart, nothing could keep me from coming home to you, but there will be nights when I have to work.”

“Just work, right?”

He pins me with an intense look. “You are it for me, Aurora. Only you.”

“Okay, because you are it for me, too.”

His eyes become a clear lake, and he kisses me with a feverish hunger. He feeds me his elation in small bites. I am not the only one who needs reassurance.

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