Page 179 of Filthy Savage

“I love you too, Fionn Quinn.”

I suck in a breath, the weight of her words strong enough to crush me.

“I never thought I’d hear you say that.” My mouth strokes hers while my fingers sink into her hair, tugging gently.

“I’m sorry,” she breathes, and that has me pulling back.

“Sorry for what? You have nothing to be sorry about.”

Her face falls. “I just wanna explain, okay?”

“Of course, baby.” I clasp a palm across her nape and search her gaze, needing her to keep talking.

“You have to understand that this has been hard for me. It may always be hard. But…” She trails, and my pulse spikes. “But I’ve come to realize that I know you’re just trying to protect me in your very unorthodox ways.” She finally smiles, but it’s barely there. “I also know that no matter what, you’re never gonna let me go.”

That’s a fact.

“But today I realized something else.”

“And what’s that, mo ban dia?”

She brings her lips to mine and kisses me. “That I want to stay. That I want to try to understand you and the way you live.” She throws her arms over my shoulders, and I finally feel at ease. “Because I don’t see a life without you.”

Tears fill her eyes, and I feel them heavy in my soul.

“Thank fucking God.” My forehead falls over hers. “There’s never been a life for me without you either, not from the moment we met.”

She lets out a small cry just as my mouth crashes over hers. My unrelenting desire for this woman, the longing…it all comes to the precipice. Lifting her into my arms, I lower her onto the bed, ripping off her shirt before my clothes are gone too.

Every inch of her is mine for the taking.

Every hole mine to fill.

And I do. I take her hard and fast, flipping her onto her stomach after making her come with her knees up over my shoulders. Her hair tangles with my fingers, her moans of pleasure filling the space around us.

And I’m finally at peace. Finally knowing she loves me just as much as I love her.

All those years I waited for her have been worth it.

CHAPTER 44

AMARA

“Where are we going?”

Fionn fixes my blindfold while I squeeze my thighs together when his large hand rests on my leg.

“It’s a surprise.” His gravelly tone tiptoes up my body, making me weak with desire.

His fingers slide up my leg through the long slit of my black silk gown. All he told me was that we’d be heading somewhere fun for our date this evening. I’m definitely excited, but nervous beyond belief.

It’s been three days since I told him I loved him, and things between us have been stronger than ever. I realized that even with all his flaws, he’s an amazing man. An amazing father. There’s absolutely no one who can love me and our daughter the way he does.

I want to be with him, and nothing will change that anymore. Whatever comes, I’ll deal with it the best way I can.

Because I want to be Amara Quinn. I want to be his wife.

He rests his hand over my stomach, rubbing a thumb over it.

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