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I moved my hips up, meeting his thrusts, and when I started to whimper, he looked up while licking through my folds one more time, slowly.

“Can’t hold back forever, baby. Come. Let me feel that clit throb against my tongue.”

And, suddenly, I lost all control.

My body tensed, and I cried out his name as he sent me right over the edge. The climax washed over me in big, harsh waves, and I shook all over as I let them all come over me. His grunts were faint in the distance, and I couldn’t make out what he was telling me. But I knew his words were as dirty as ever.

Everything around me went dark, and for a moment, it felt like nothing was real. The way I was feeling because of him couldn’t be real. How was it possible for a man to make me experience something so deep when we had only just met?

In the shortest time, Caspian had become part of me.

My pulse raced, my breath caught in my throat, and the world around us turned silent. I opened my eyes and met his own, smiling gently when I realized that this was very much real.

“Tell me this is forever,” I whispered.

His jaw ticked, his eyes flickering with emotions that mimicked mine. His hands flexed on my thighs as he moved up to brush his lips on mine. “If you want it to be.”

Chapter 16

DARWYNN

Checking out of the tiny house wasn’t as bittersweet as I thought it would be. The moment I handed the keys back to Theresa, her eyes sharp as ever, I felt a strange sense of relief. Maybe it was because I knew I wasn’t really leaving Hilton Beach.

Not yet, anyway.

Yesterday, when I brought up having to check out this morning before ten, he glared at me with the most unhappy expression I had ever seen. He had always been grumpy, but the way he looked at me was an all-new look. He didn’t want me to leave, and with a stern voice, he said, “You’re staying.”

Of course, I couldn’t say no to that. He invited me to stay at his place until we figured out what was next.

“So,” Theresa said, locking the front door of the tiny house, “are you going back home now?”

I shook my head, smiling tightly. “I’m actually staying for a while. At Caspian’s.”

Her brows shot up. “He actually invited you to stay. Well, I’ll be damned.”

“Is it that surprising?” I asked with a small laugh.

Theresa shrugged. “I didn’t think he’d want you to stay for longer, seeing as he liked being alone. But…it seems that he liked having you around.”

If she only knew…

Her words warmed me more than I cared to admit. I smiled. “I’m his granddaughter. I’m guessing having family around is different.”

“Family.” She huffed, shaking her head at me dismissively. “You showed up out of nowhere without a warning.”

I knew what she was getting at. Caspian was done with his past. He wanted to live his life quietly and without company. But even then, I believed that I came to find him at the right time.

Or…I was the right person he was missing in his life.

Either way, I was here, and I wasn’t leaving.

Not unless Caspian kicked me out of this village himself.

“All right,” I said, giving her another tight smile. “Thanks, Theresa, this place was nice.” I picked up my bags and headed down the two steps of the porch. “I’ll see you around.”

A small nod was all she gave me before she left, and without giving our conversation any more care, I walked to Caspian’s house, where he was already waiting for me on the porch.

His arms were crossed over his chest, and he watched me carefully as I stepped up to stand in front of him. I dropped my bags on either side of me and smiled up at him. “Here I am. But you don’t really look so happy that I am.”

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