Page 192 of Inferno

“Don’t apologize, it isn’t your fault.”

I sigh and rest my head on hers.

“Sure you don’t want to be the little spoon?” she giggles, wriggling her ass, and I laugh.

A flash of a memory of a similar conversation in Italy makes me smile.

Cuddling her with my arm over her waist, I rub small circles on her toned stomach.

“Careful, sweetheart, or you might wake up with my dick in your ass,” I whisper against her hair.

“Maybe if you’re lucky I’ll let you be the first and only man in there.”

My heart jumps, and so does my cock.

“Absolutely I will be the first and last one.”

Fuck, just thinking about her ass strangling my cock has my blood pounding.

“Now get some sleep before I do just that.”

I stroke her hair as her breathing steadies and close my own eyes.

And just like that, the weight of the world that was resting on my shoulders is lighter.

Because she is in my arms.

In this moment, everything feels right again.

This is exactly where we were meant to be.

Chapter 75

CHARLOTTE

Song- everything i wanted, Billie Eilish

By the time I wake up, I’m alone. Sitting up, noticing how my body aches all over.

How long have I been asleep?

As I get out of bed, the first thing I do is head to the door. I wonder…

Pulling down the handle, to my surprise, it opens.

Is this another test? I have no idea where I stand.

If it is, it’s one I’m desperate to pass, because I need this man.

I’m done being part of everyone else’s games. Now we enter mine.

The one where I get my daughter back.Our daughter.

I step back and let it click shut, instead deciding to shower and freshen up. By the time I do that, I rub the towel over my hair to get rid of the dampness.

As I open the door, I stop in my tracks as I come face to face with a casually dressed Declan.

Black jeans with a black sweater, pushed enough up his forearms to reveal his tatted skin.

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