Page 73 of Make Me Yours

At first I’m in shock hearing her demand, but then I laugh, unable to hold it in, though not so much because of what she’s asking of me, but because she looks so fucking sexy when she’s angry.

In the weeks since I made her mine, it looks like my baby has changed. She stands up straighter, looks more put together, and there is this aura of confidence that surrounds her. It’s intoxicating and pulls me in, making me want to break her again just to see how strong she really is now. But even more I ache to put her back together, to see if what she’s telling me is true.

Instead, I just ignore her question. “You look different.” The words slip out before I can stop them, and it’s obvious she’s not amused.

“Not the three words I was looking for,” she snaps, turning away from me, but I don’t let her go. She turns back to me, glaring straight into my eyes. “Say it, or this is the last time you’ll ever see me, Malachi.”

“What are you talking about?” I shout, and she pauses, looking away from me, her gaze drifting down to the floor at her feet. This is more like the old Stella I know. The girl who couldn’t stand her ground, too weak to stand up for herself, who let herself get pushed around by everyone. This is the Stella I ache to heal. If only I weren’t so broken myself, I’d believe I was capable. I reach out and grip her chin, tilting her head up to look at me.

“I’m leaving,” she mumbles, her voice cracking as she tries to once again look away, but I tighten my hold on her, keeping her in place. “Once Elijah and I are married,” I cringe as she says the word married, acting like that’s still an option. “We’re getting out of this town. I have nothing holding me back here anymore.”

Fury builds up in me at her admission. Over my dead body, she will ever leave this place without me by her side, but I can’t admit that. “What about Scar, Jade, your cousin, the babies? I know you wouldn’t leave them, you couldn’t. Have you told them about this stupid fucking plan of yours?” I’m pressed against her, my anger pushing me forward until I have her pressed against the curtains hanging before the glass door of the upstairs balcony.

She turns to the babies, hoping the loud sound of her back crashing against the glass didn’t wake them. “They’re babies. They sleep through anything,” I mutter, acknowledging what she’s thinking.

She nods. “Nobody knows yet, but they’ll understand. Besides, they can all fly out to see me, bring my nieces and nephew out to come visit me wherever I end up.” I don’t miss she doesn’t mention coming back to visit, nor where she's going.Why would she?All that’s left here for her is her decrepit uncle and, well, me. Someone she apparently wants nothing more to do with, unless I tell her what she so desperately wants to hear, but I can’t find the courage to say.

We all know she deserves to be happy, but why does it have to be with him and away from me?

I know exactly why, doesn’t mean I have to accept it. I won’t.

Call me selfish, but Stella is mine, even if I can’t find the words to tell her.

“You think that’s going to make you forget me, forget us, forget this?” My fingers trail up her ribcage, her body shivering and trembling against me as they make their way to her shoulder, pushing down the thin strap of her dress. I reach for the other, her dress falling beneath her naked breasts, exposing her perky pink nipples, and goosebump covered skin. With my other hand I lift her dress, pushing her thighs apart roughly, catching her against me as she slightly stumbles and loses her balance.

Her tits press against me, and I groan deeply into her neck, biting her as she whimpers against me. My fingers slide under her thin panties, finding her warm and ready, her arousal slick and allowing me to glide my fingers over and through her folds. My thumb flicks her clit at the same time my mouth lowers to her nipple. Taking it between my teeth, I tug, licking and sucking, until she’s panting, already on the edge of her climax.

“Fuck you Kai,” she moans. “Fuck you for making me feel this way, for making me weak, unable to resist you.”

I drag out her climax, not wanting this moment to end just yet and move my mouth to cover her other breast, doing the same as I insert two fingers inside of her, stretching her, readying her for my cock.

“I’m going to fuck you again Dollface, that is the only thing I’m sure of.”

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