Page 152 of A Simple Truth

Finnleah caught my heavy gaze as she tilted her head to me. Her eyes wrinkled with a soft smile, and she patted the blanket, motioning me to sit near her.

I obediently listened.

Just when I was sitting next to her, she moved, now kneeling behind my back. My face flashed with confusion as I turned to question her, but she gently pushed my head back towards the fire, her hands landing on my exposed back, her fingers massaging my sore neck.

Gods, it was divine.

I stifled a groan as she dug deep into my muscles, making them so relaxed, almost limp, as I hunched over. She startled as loud thunder roared outside and the brutal gusts of wind rattled the poorly barricaded shutters. But her warm hands returned a moment later, moving down my back, my shoulders, my arms. I willed my breaths to steady, though they remained jagged and uneven as her touch became slower, now just tracing her fingers up and down my back, my sides, my arms. I closed my eyes, attempting to ease my pounding heart, as her steady short breaths gently brushed against my bare skin. But then I felt her lips on my shoulder and my whole body shuddered.

“Finn…” I uttered a whisper mixed with a moan. “I...”

“Shh…” she hushed, her luscious lips trailing my neck and my shoulder while her hand slowly moved down my stomach until she reached…

“Fuck...Finnleah.” I grabbed her hand, with one swift motion twisting her around, until she was in front of me, right in my lap. Her eyes, full of desire, met mine as I said the words that cut me alive. “I can’t do this, Finnleah. You know I can’t. I wantmorethan this.” I swallowed hard, each word more jagged than before, as the air ran out of my chest. “And believe me, Iwantthis?” I motioned with my eyes down at her perfect body. “?more than anything. But it will never be enough for me.” My voice turned into nothing, as my body physically hurt at my words. Her eyes stared into mine as she placed her hands on my face, pulling me closer until our foreheads touched.

“I know, Gideon. I know...” she started, landing a soft peck against my lips as my stomach twisted into knots. “I understand. I know you want more than this…I know, because I want it too. I’ve been so ignorant and blind for too long…but no more.” Her lips tenderly brushed against mine, sending goosebumps all over my skin. “You once said that I chose fear over you…But Gideon?” She pulled back just enough for our eyes to meet as she held my gaze. “I want you to know that I choose love over fear. I choose future over past. I choose hope over despair. And I choose you, Gideon.”

She landed another kiss, repeating the coveted words that I had dreamed of hearing; words that freed my tortured soul.

“I choose you, Gideon. Now and forever.” Her voice turned into a fleeting whisper even as my mouth landed on hers once more.

“Forever?” I asked, still not sure, still not quite believing that this was my reality and not a delusional dream. My arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her flush against my frenzied body.

“I promise to choose you every single day for all of eternity and after,” she whispered back as her hands gently ran through my hair. “And I always keep my promises.” Her lips stretched in a sensual smile.

“And I choose you, Finnleah. Now and forever,” I breathed. Both of us lost in each other’s kisses, even as they rapidly turned from soft and savoring, into frantic, passionate caresses while our tongues intertwined. My hands obeyed the deep burning desire inside of me as they traveled across her body, feelingevery inch of her impeccable figure, my fingers sinking into her upper thighs as I gripped them.

Gods, these fucking thighs.

Then, before I could even conjure a thought, my hands moved higher, sliding beneath her shirt to grab her bare ass. My cock pulsed painfully, even as my entire body tensed at the feel of her skin against my hands. Yet, still, it was not enough. It was never going to be enough.

Without breaking my mouth away from hers, I wrapped my arms around her, twisting her with one swift motion underneath me.

“You choose me, but the important question, Finnleah, is do youwantme?” I asked as my eyes devoured her body, my shirt raised up her legs, twisted and bunched up, so close to exposing her core to me. My heart raced against my chest and my eyes lingered on her, waiting for her reply.

“Yes. All of you,” she confidently nodded, her voice turning low, seductive. Before I could say another word, she raised herself up enough to pull the shirt over her head, revealing her bare body. My knees buckled at the sight as the flickers of small, crackling fire illuminated her perfect lines, my body immediately forging a desire I had never known before; desire that blinded and devoured me entirely.

“Are you willing to beg for it?” I taunted her, even as my cock twitched at the look of her teeth grazing her bottom lip, mischievously smiling at me, her cheeks flushed.

“Do not push your luck, Bellator,” she said, her voice turning wickedly hot, as those emerald eyes shimmered with iridescent beauty.

“Yes, my queen.” I laughed, stealing a long-drawn-out kiss from her perfect lips, her body arching with a deep need beneath mine.

My mouth trailed down her tender neck, unsure if I was breathing any longer. But even if I wasn’t, it didn’t matter.Shewas my air, she was my sustenance, and life. My lips moved lower as my hands trailed down her small, perky breasts, greedily grabbing them as my tongue subtly brushed past her nipples, making them taunt, my mouth gently enclosing around them only a breath later. She let out a ragged moan at the motion, feeding that insatiable hunger that awoke within me.

“But yes, for you, Gideon, I’d beg.” She whimpered at my touch.

“Good,” I replied as my eyes darkened, reverently observing even the slightest of her movements, getting drunk on her celestial beauty.

Whatever restraints I had, snapped at last, as she pulled me closer for a heated kiss, her tongue eagerly exploring my mouth, burning ache consuming every thought and fiber of my being. She shifted, opening her legs wide for me, my fingers trailing a path up her inner thigh until it reached her perfect, heated core.

Fucking heaven and hell… A groan escaped my mouth. She wassoaked, dripping.All for me…

Fuck, I had to stop thinking about that because I’d come simply at the fact that my hand was sliding down her sex, my fingers rubbing her with a light touch.

I wanted her more than life itself. I would die for this. I would easily trade anything for this.

Though her eyes were closed, mine were wide open, observing, drinking in her every move, even as her body curved at my touch. She moaned, desiring more, and my cock throbbed in almost agonizing pain at that sound, my balls tightening, ready to burst, but there was no more pleasure in life than watching her lose herself at the trade of my hand. I lowered my lips down to her body, covering her chest, her stomach, her shoulders, with lustful, eager caresses.

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