Page 101 of Treacherous

It was the truth.

I meant it.

Holy shit,it was the truth….

I closed my eyes and inhaled a slow calming breath before I spoke. "I shouldn’t have said that."

"Yes, you should," Noah countered, pressing a kiss to my nose. "If you meant it…"

"I meant it. Oh sweet Jesus, Imeantit," I hissed, feeling incredibly vulnerable. "Shit, I love you."

Noah laughed and I opened my eyes and glared at him.

"Stop laughing at me, asshole," I growled. "I just told you I love you. This is serious."

"I know," he husked. "Can't you feel how happy you've made me?"

Noah pressed his bulging erection against my thigh and I clenched my eyes shut before letting out a whimper. "Oh dear god, it's too soon for that kind of talk…"

"Says who? The media, Dr Phil, your uncle?" Noah chuckled before dropping his mouth to my neck. "Love doesn’t have a specific time-frame, baby," he husked as he trailed kisses up and down my skin.

"Well, it should," I moaned as I writhed under him. The weight of Noah's body on mine was ecstasy and I was finding it harder and harder to concentrate. His lips had that effect on me. "And stop calling me…baby."

"You saidin," Noah whispered as he held himself above me, smiling down at me. "You said you'reinlove with me."

My cheeks reddened. "Yeah, so?"

"That's the most important word," he told me gently.

"Wow," I teased. "You're sprouting more crap than usual."

Noah smirked and pressed a kiss to my lips. "You love your uncle, right?" he asked.

I nodded. Max was an ass but I loved him…

Noah's smile widened. "You've loved your pets, maybe a favorite teacher or a certain brand of candy." Frowning, Noah husked, "You've used those three words at some time or another to describe those objects and people?"

I nodded again as heat crept up my neck.

"Which of those have you loved?" he asked me as he brushed his nose against mine.

"All of them at some stage, I guess," I replied.

"Exactly," Noah said with a smile. "But which one of them are youinlove with – or have you ever been in love with?"

"None," I admitted.

"That's because of thein, Thorn…"

The alarm on my phone went off, signaling the start of a brand new year and I smiled up at the boy next door. "Happy new year, Noah."

"Happy new year, Teagan." Noah bent his head and pressed his lips to mine. "And for what it's worth, myinbelongs to you," he whispered.

"It does?" I asked, barely breathing as my heart hammered in my chest.

"Of course." Noah scorched me with a kiss that ignited a fire that burned a hole right through the center of my heart. "You're my thorn," he rasped between kisses. "If you leave me, I'll bleed out."

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