Page 55 of His Forever

Her body trembled beneath me, her breathing coming faster, and I felt her tighten around me, the telltale signs of her release just moments away. I pushed deeper, feeling her fall apart in my arms, the sound of her moan sending me over the edge. With one final thrust, I let go, the sensation overwhelming as I came inside of her.

We stayed like that for a moment, our breaths heavy, our bodies still connected, but neither of us moved. I lowered myforehead to hers, our noses touching, both of us catching our breath.

“I’m not going anywhere,” I whispered again, my voice rougher now but full of the same promise.

She smiled, her hand coming up to cup my cheek. “Good,” she whispered back, her voice soft but full of certainty. “Because I’m not letting you go.”

Chapter Twenty-Five

Leo

“There’s food in the fridge.”

Brynn wrinkled her nose, clearly unimpressed.

I leaned back in my chair and grinned.

“I know there is. I already checked as soon as they left,” she sighed.

Bristol, Pie, and Duke had headed off to the clubhouse about half an hour ago, leaving the house feeling quieter than usual. It was part of the routine; Bristol spent a couple of days there every month blowing off steam and enjoying the chaos of the clubhouse. I’d insisted on it when she got with Pie. She always came back.

Brynn, though, wasn’t convinced. “What if she doesn’t come back?” she muttered and folded her arms across her chest.

I chuckled. Brynn had only been here at Wyndemere for a week, but she was already hooked on Bristol’s cooking. I wasn’t naïve—I knew she loved me, but I had a sneaking suspicion Bristol’s meals were an added incentive for her to stick around. “She’ll be back, baby. Don’t worry.”

“Fine,” she grumbled, but the pout on her face didn’t waver.

I watched her from behind my desk, the pen I’d been holding tapping lightly against the wood as I thought. She had this way of filling a room, even when she was sitting there, irritated about something small. And every time she did, it made me love her a little bit more.

“What’s on your mind?” she asked, sensing the shift in my mood.

I hesitated, then shrugged. “Two things.”

“Hit me with the first one,” she said, leaning forward.

“One, when the hell is Candace going to make her move? It’s been days since she last talked to Maranga, and we haven’t seen any sign of her.”

Brynn frowned but nodded. “She’ll show her face soon. She’d be stupid to go back on what she told Guy she was going to do.”

“Maybe. But the fact that she’s unpredictable as hell worries me.”

“What’s the second thing?” she asked, eyebrows raised as if expecting another problem.

I leaned forward, resting my elbow on the desk. “How the hell are we going to make this work? You, running Maranga’s empire. Me, handling mine. We’re both at the top of our game, but how do we do this together?”

She laughed softly, though there was a serious edge to her eyes. “I’ve been thinking about that too. For the time being, we stay separate, running our own territories. Guy never thought about the long game with me taking over, but I did. I was planning a sort of merger, actually.”

“A merger?” I asked, intrigued.

“Yeah,” she said, nodding. “Find someone else who could help me run things in my name.”

I tilted my head, surprised. “And you didn’t think of me?”

Brynn’s lips quirked into a small smile. “I did. But I wasn’t sure how you’d react to finding out I was married to Guy, let alone running his empire.”

I smirked. “Seems like I’m handling it pretty well.”

She laughed and relaxed a little. “So, you wanna merge with me, then?”

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