Page 34 of Fallin' for You (The Echo of Love)

“Come on tough guy! Admit it! Let your cousins know what a despicable excuse for a human being you are!”

As soon as the words left Aria’s mouth, Richard growled and hit her across the face, making the girl fall to the ground.

“Who do you think you are, to talk to me this way, you disgusting little whore? You should have put a tighter leash on your bitch Will, because she barks too much.” he said with a sneer.

The next thing Aria knew, she was in Meg’s arms being pulled away, and the man was on the ground with Will straddling his thighs while his fists kept connecting with Richard’s jaw over and over again.

“You sick son of a bitch! I am going to kill you! No one touches my baby and lives to tell the story!” Will screamed and continued to punch Richard and kick him until the man was completely covered in blood and unconscious. Aria feared that Will was going to kill him so she tore out of Meg’s hands and threw h

erself on Will’s back.

“Will, stop! Please!” Aria begged him but her pleas fell on deaf ears as Will just kept going and acting as a man possessed.

“William!” Aria finally screamed and that finally got Will’s attention. He stopped and looked down at his cousin; the man’s face barely recognizable after the beating it endured before he stood up and shook his head, trying to calm down as his hands shook badly. Aria approached him slowly and hugged him, her hand rubbing across Will’s back while she whispered soothing words in the man’s ear.

“It’s okay, love, you are okay.”

She felt Will’s frame slowly start to relax after a few minutes. The man put his hands on her cheeks and raised Aria’s head. They stared into each other’s eyes for a long time until Will bent his head and kissed her softly, making Aria shudder from the contact.

“You are safe now, baby. I will not let anyone touch you ever again, I promise.”

That was all it took for the adrenaline to leave her and the sadness to replace it. Aria started to sob, her legs giving out on her, but Will was there to catch her before she fell.

Aria hugged him as tightly as she could and cried for everything that she went through; for every cut and bruise, every insult and every dream that she had had and that they had destroyed.

But most of all she cried for this beautiful man who knew every single bad thing about Aria’s past and still considered her his.

The Messenger

After crying for a long time, Aria finally fell asleep with her fists still clutching onto his shirt tightly. Will took her back to his place, after being assured by Meg that his brother would deal with what was left of their cousin.

Once they arrived at his house, Will took her to bed, with Aria still sound asleep. He wasn’t even slightly surprised after the evening that the girl had had, knowing that anyone would for sure feel exhausted.

The anger that had consumed him previously was no longer present, in its place now an immense feeling of guilt.

How will he be able to look into Aria’s eyes after everything they found out tonight? Will’s own flesh and blood was a part of the reason why Aria felt so bad about herself; why she still woke up in the night covered in sweat and tears.

Remembering the look of horror on his baby’s face when she had seen Richard, when she had begged them to help her and cried, broke Will’s heart all over again.

Will was also afraid. He was terrified of what would happen when Aria finally woke up and realized that her boyfriend was related to the man who had tortured her.

Will she leave? Will was sure that she would, and he wouldn’t blame her if she did.

He took a seat on the bed beside Aria and pushed her hair behind her ear while softly caressing the still tear-stained cheeks.

Will loved her as he had never loved anyone, not even his ex, and Aria didn’t even know.

“Please don’t leave me, baby. I need you.” he whispered softly; his words of love being met with a deafening silence.

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Will was taking a shower, desperately trying not to think for just a moment about what was going to happen next when two small hands snaked around his waist startling him. Aria started kissing his shoulder blades lovingly which made him shudder.

He turned around after a few moments and was met with the most gorgeous sight of his baby completely naked, standing under the spray, her skin wet and inviting.

“Please Will, I need to feel something other than…” she whispered and Will nodded, his hands already flying toward her. He picked Aria up and slammed her into the tiled wall, smashing their lips together.

Aria let out a deep moan, as Will’s hand gripped her ass, the girl’s back arching while the man’s other hand traveled down her stomach slowly.

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