Page 54 of Only Everything
Silence.
Tauren went back and forth between my eyes, finally nodding.
“I told you where I stand. I’m yours. I’m here. Take it or leave it. Or maybe you prefer Brittany. I mean, you left me here for her, didn’t you? I tell Steve no, and you tell her yes. MaybeI’mmaking the mistake of putting too much trust in you.”
I licked my lips knowing I had no argument. If anything, she had me by the balls. It was hypocritical even if Brittany didn’t exist, but I couldn’t tell her that.
“You can trust me. You’re mine and I’m yours.” I grabbed her hand at my face, bringing it down to the top button of my shirt. I didn’t tell her to undo them; she was already working the buttons with her fingers. “You won’t say you’re mine with a title. Fine. I’m okay with that. Justtell me you won’t be with anyone else. That’s all I need from you.”
I winced as she dug her nails in my pec.
“I give you actions, and you still want words?”
“Just say it.”
“No. I give the orders here. But I’ll tell you because I had every intention of doing that anyway. I will not be with anyone else.”
“You won’t call them? Text them? Lead them on? Sneak off and try to see them?”
Tauren’s nails drug across to the middle of my chest. The path of heat had me sliding my palm to settle over her lower back.
“No men will stand a chance. They won’t get my attention. I won’t lead them on.”
Weight seemed to disappear from my shoulders. I closed my eyes, nodding.
“Now you.”
“I’m not leaving your side again, Taur. I’ve already told you that. I’ll show you.”
“No.”
My lids opened as I took in her serious expression.
“You want me to say it bluntly, fine. No women but you. Only you.”
“No.”
My head shook in confusion. Tauren reached into the knife block, pulling out one with a small blade.
“We’re done with words right now. Prove it.”
The overwhelming thickness that washerseemed to push against every inch of my insides until that need screamed for me to set it free. To bleed was to breathe.Tauren lived inside of me. She was part of me like no one else would ever be.
I stepped back, ripping open the rest of my shirt to shrug off. I went to grab the knife but watched as she pulled it back. Tauren placed it down on the counter, pulling the shirt from over her head.
“I know you’ll cut my name into yourself. That’s not the proof I want to see. You say you want me. That you love me. Show me how far you’re willing to go to prove it. If you succeed, maybe I’ll do the same.”
My mouth opened but words wouldn’t come at first. I let my gaze leave her face to take in her full breasts. Her picking back up the knife left my mind spinning.
“You want me to cut you?”
“You don’t trust me. You’re so quick to think I’m going to find someone new. Show them who I really belong to.”
My jaw clenched repeatedly.
“You think marring your body is the answer to that? Tauren.” I took the knife. “They’ll know you’re mine because I’llshow themyou’re mine. Then, they’ll leave willingly…or not.The result won’t change. You’re mine.” I moved in, settling between her spread legs as I brought the tip of the knife to scrape just below her collarbone. At the push, she gasped.
A bead of blood appeared, and I let it inch down as I moved the knife lower towards her heart.
