“I hate you,” she whispered.

“I know you do.”

I claimed her mouth again and she dug her nails in my back, holding me closer. I tugged at her jeans, unbuttoning them before I tore them off her legs. I didn’t even bother taking her underwear off. I ripped it in half, desperate to see her naked beneath me. Fuck. She was so beautiful. So stunning. And I needed in her.

I unbuttoned my own jeans and struggled out of them, freeing my cock from my boxers the next moment. I pressed her legs open and lined myself up against her opening.

“Do you want this, Avery? Do you want my cock?”

“Yes. I want you even though I hate the sight of you right now.”

That was enough for me. I pressed inside, feeling her heat encase me inch by inch. Our mouths crashed together again. I pinned her to the floor, thrusting into her without any sort of gentleness or mercy. I made her take all of my cock and she whimpered in my mouth. Fuck. She was so wet. Even when she was angry and hurt, her body responded to mine. Something she could never hide and neither could I. Couldn’t hide my need for her. The need to own her. Possess her. To make her understand she’d be mine forever.

“Are you still mine?”

“Yes, I’m still yours. I’ll always be yours,” she whispered. “Please, fuck me. I need you so much.”

I thrust harder. She cried out. Her nails dug into my back. Fuck. She felt so fucking sweet. So fucking tight. I could feel the anger and desire radiating off her. The hurt. The pain. So I fucked her because it’s what we both needed. Two lost souls drowning in each other. That’s exactly what Avery and I were.

And I’d just fucked everything up between us.

“Aiden, fuck, please. More, give me more.”

I gripped her hips, grinding into her harder, faster. Fuck. Too perfect. She was much too perfect for me. Her body fit mine like it was made for me.

“Only me, Avery. You’ll only ever want me for the rest of your life. My cock in you. My mouth on you. Me. The only fucking one who gives you what you need.”

“I’m yours. Aiden… My heart is yours.”

I almost fucking stopped in my tracks, but I was so hell-bent on driving us to an explosive climax. Had I fucking heard her right? Who fucking knew because the next moment, she screamed. Her pussy fucking clenched around my cock so hard, it almost hurt. I couldn’t hold back. Grunting in her ear, I came too, my cock pulsating and spurting wildly inside her.

We lay there in a sweaty mess together. I couldn’t get up. I knew as soon as I did, she’d bolt. She’d run from me. So I kept her there instead. I kissed her and she cried.

“Please don’t do what I know you’re going to,” I whispered.

“I have to. You’ve hurt me too much.”

I knew I had. She could only stand so much pain. I’d already given her too much. By telling her the truth about her family. By wanting her. Needing her. Caring for her. All I’d done was cause her pain even though I’d brought her so much fucking pleasure too.

“Don’t break your promise.”

She let out a rasping sob. Her hands met my chest and she pushed me.

“Let me go, Aiden. Please.”

“No.”

“Please.”

How the fuck could I keep saying no when she begged me like that? I felt like I was fucking dying inside. This type of pain was unwelcome.

“I don’t want you to leave me.”

“You don’t have a choice.”

She was right. I moved, letting her get out from underneath me. She left the room, her chest heaving with every step. And mine fucking burnt. I pulled my boxers and jeans back up, not bothering with my t-shirt. I sat against the wall, running my hands through my hair. Fuck. Everything was utterly fucked.

I had no idea how long it was before she came back. She was dressed. Her shoes were on and a coat and scarf.