Page 46 of Sacrifice (Corrupt Empire 2)

“The man who raped her and gave her me, he made sure she was given more to raise me. Don’t ask me anything else about him.”

She pushed off my shirt and ran her hands over my chest. I shuddered.

“I know why Dad had to die, but not Mum.”

I wished I didn’t have to tell her this.

“She liked to watch the abuse.”

Avery froze, her eyes catching mine.

“That’s… oh god.”

“Shh, princess, concentrate on me. Listen to me and touch me.”

Slowly her body relaxed and her hands resumed their progress to my belt.

“Good girl.”

I ran my fingers down lower and hooked them into her underwear, tugging them off. She stepped out of them, closer to me.

“I knew their voices, but I only discovered who they were after Chuck introduced me to them. That’s when I knew I had to destroy everything. They beat, abused and raped her whilst I was in the same flat. I heard it all. I saw it at times. Never saw your parents, but other men. I found evidence when I dug into her past with your father.”

She undid my belt and trousers, pushing them off my hips. Her fingers ran over my cock. It jumped in her hold. Fuck. I needed in her. Needed her to take the painful memories away.

“I’m so sorry.”

“It’s okay, princess. Now you understand why I couldn’t allow them to live.”

She nodded. I tucked my hands under her bum and hoisted her up onto my hips. She wrapped her legs around me. I turned, pressing her against the window as I kissed her again.

“I fucking need you so much, Avery. You make it better.”

“Then fuck me and let me take your pain away.”

I reached between us, pulled out my cock, kicking off my boxers and sunk into her. Fuck. She felt so good. Wet and hot. She moaned when I thrust inside her, not giving her much time to adjust.

“Princess, fuck. I can’t begin to tell you how much you mean to me.”

She grabbed a hold of my face and kissed me like she was drowning in me. I pounded into her harder.

“There’s something else you should know.”

Her doe eyes were wide.

“What?” she asked.

“One day, the man who gave me life might come after me and by extension, you. I’ll protect you, but you can’t trust anyone but me and your friends, okay?”

She nodded. I expected her to ask me why, but it seemed she’d taken what I said about not asking questions about him seriously. It was when I investigated my mother, I discovered who he really was and that knowledge kept me up at night for weeks afterwards. If it came to it, I’d tell her for her own safety, but right now, we only needed to worry about her family and the Shaws. They were our priority.

I buried my face in her neck, breathing in the scent of coconut. Fuck, she smelt amazing. Always did. Her fingers threaded in my hair, her other hand clutching my shoulder.

“Harder,” she moaned.

I’d never fucked a girl against a window before. Lucky we weren’t near the ground floor, but if anyone looked up, they’d be able to see what I was doing to her. Possibly not such a brilliant idea.

I pulled her away from it and carried her towards the sofa. I shoved her down on it and settled between her legs. Slipping inside her heat, I stared down at her. Beautiful. Precious. This girl really was everything to me.

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