Page 49 of GAF Factor

I could barely breathe as his hand slid over my shoulder blade and slipped inside the dress. I closed my eyes and just let myself enjoy his touch—the way his hand brushed over my ribcage and inside my dress, just under my breast.

“I couldn’t fucking stand seeing you with him,” he said, his voice a rasp in my ear as he pressed himself into my back. “I hated every fucking second, knowing that he had you when you belonged with me.”

My breath hitched in my chest as I ran his words through my head. “But?—”

“No buts. You’ve always been mine. Ever since I saw you with your ex and I stared into those gorgeous eyes, you were mine.”

His lips brushed along my neck, eliciting a gasp from me. “IKE?—”

“Knox,” he rumbled.

My eyes flew open and I glanced over my shoulder, a small smile curving my lips. “Knox.”

A low rumble erupted from his chest as he spun me around. My dress fell to the floor just before he tugged me to his chest, crushing his lips to mine. “Fuck, I love the sound of my name on your lips.”

“Knox,” I repeated breathlessly, sliding my fingers through his hair and tugging as he sucked on my neck, dragging a moan from my lips.

His hand skimmed my side, down to the curve of my hip. Then he was hoisting my leg up, lifting me off the ground as he carried me over to the living room, laying me out on the floor. Warm lips caressed my skin, leaving a trail of tingles that I knew would live forever in my mind.

“Tell me,” he grumbled. “Who were you wearing these for?” he asked, his finger sliding underneath my panties, brushing against my sex.

“No—nobody. Just for me.”

His eyes narrowed slightly as he stood, undoing the buttons on his vest and tossing it on the chair. “Tell me the truth.” His shirt followed.

I swallowed hard, unable to keep up the lie when he stared at me like that. “You.”

He unzipped his pants and tugged them from his legs as his eyes trailed over my body. Then he laid down beside me and let his finger glide between my breasts down to my pussy. “You wanted me to come here.”

I shook my head slightly. “I don’t know,” I whispered. “But…I was thinking of you.”

He was like an animal as he pounced, fusing his lips to mine as he tore my panties from my body. I cried out as the fabric bit into my skin, but that bite of pain was quickly replaced with a throbbing, needing ache as his thick cock pressed against my core.

“You’re mine now,” he growled as he thrust deep inside me.

Stars exploded behind my eyes as his thick cock stretched me wide. My fingers dug into his neck as I held on. He murmured in my ear, telling me how much he needed me, how much he wanted me. Kisses peppered every inch of my face and neck and his hands were everywhere, touching the most intimate parts of me.

I was lost in him, drowning with every whispered promise and desperate kiss. This was right. I knew it deep in my soul.

“Mine. Fucking mine,” he growled as I shattered around him and he came deep inside me.

And I knew in that moment that I was his.

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IKE

I tuckeda pillow under her head and wrapped a blanket around us, then pressed a kiss to her lips just because I could. There was no more hiding. No more pretending because she belonged to someone else. She was mine now, and I wouldn’t let her go no matter what.

I pulled the blanket up higher, making sure she was tucked in, and she chuckled. “I think I’m fully covered.”

“Just being thorough,” I rumbled, my hand sliding underneath to touch her again. Fuck, I loved the feel of her skin under my fingers. I lazily trailed them over her breast, circling her nipple as she smiled at me.

She shivered again and I sank down, slipping my arm underneath her neck as I pulled her into my side. I was so fucking content right now. Sleep threatened to take me under, but I didn’t want to waste a single fucking second with her. Not when I had waited so long for this moment. But I hadn’t slept more than a couple of hours since I woke up in that shipping container. I was plagued with nightmares, but they were all about her.

No one rescued us.

She died in my arms.

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