Page 61 of King of Wrath

I laugh a little, kind of loving that we have this routine where he checks the shower for me. It feels personal in this small way that he’s looking out for me. “Thank you.”

He turns on the water, putting his hand in to check the temperature and then he reaches for my hand, helping me over the lip.

The warm spray hits my body and I groan at how good it feels. He gives my hand a squeeze as he steps in too.

Reaching for the soap, he lathers his hands and then works the suds all over my body, until my skin is shiny clean and I’m ready to get it dirty again.

But he only chuckles into my hair. “Let’s give you a bit of a rest, no?”

It feels a bit like a rejection and my lip juts out. He nips at it with his teeth a moment before he straightens up. “Don’t be hurt, sweetheart. Trust me when I say, I’m abstaining for your benefit.” And then he points down at his cock.

I laugh because, yeah, he’s clearly ready. I take the soap in hand and lather my palms up too, a moment before I run one wet slippery hand down his chest, over his rippling abdominal muscles andthrough the dark swath of hair above his cock before I slide my hand down the long, thick length of him.

His teeth grit together. “Don’t ask me how I could be this hard after what we just did.”

“I like it,” I whisper, pumping his raging erection in my small hand. His much-larger hand covers mine, helping me as he wraps his other arm around my body, cupping my ass to pull me close.

“It’s going to take me a long time to get enough of you.”

“I hope so. I’m thinking about taking you up on your offer.”

His hand pauses, making mine pause too. “Marriage?”

I give a little nod before he kisses me, his hand moving again, up and down his cock. It only takes four, five more pumps and he’s cumming.

I still love seeing it, my gaze glued to him as his cum spills on the shower floor and then washes away.

Wrapping me in his arms, he gives me a long tender hug. Then he grabs the soap and finishes the washing I was supposed to give him. “You take your time,” he says as he rinses off. “I’m going to make you that coffee.”

I nod as he steps out of the shower. I’m mostly done, so with a final rinse off, I step out too.

Wrapping myself in a towel, I blow out my hair and then put on a bit of makeup. I know it’s just me and Jake but today…I agreed to be his wife.

A pulse of warm energy rushes through me. I can’t believe it!

Still in just a towel, I make my way into the bedroom to dress.

“Your coffee’s ready,” he calls from the kitchen.

“Be right there,” I answer, opening a drawer to pull out underwear and a bra.

Reaching in the closet for a dress, I step into the silky fabric and zip it up. Just as I finish, I hear a ding.

His phone is on the nightstand.

Looking over, I pick it up to bring it to him, but the message makes me stop. It’s from Roman…

It’stime to finish this and dump the girl, Jake. She’ll be the Carcettis’ problem to toss or clean up.

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

Nia

I stare at the screen,the words turning my stomach as I stare.

It’s all been a lie…

A broken noise escapes my lips and I cover my mouth with my hand. He can’t hear me, because I need time to think.

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