Page 58 of Destined Lovers

Possession.

She’s mine and only mine.

I stop abruptly before her, letting my gaze drift up her body.

“Like what you see?” she whispers, and I smirk.There’s my girl.

My thumb reaches up to release her lip from her teeth, and I rub the pad of my finger along her luscious bottom lip.

“Very much so, Pip,” I say, unable to peel my gaze off her.

“You look breathtaking,” I breathe, and my words give her courage.

She steps forward and slowly runs her hands up and under my shirt, along my abs and chest.

“Take it off,” I rasp, and without hesitation, she lifts my shirt, letting the tips of her delicate fingers drag along my skin, setting it on fire as she goes.

“There are so many new ones,” she whispers, then traces the tattoos she’s not seen before. I watch and wait until she seesthe one,and when she does, her eyes fly to mine, then back to the tattoo.

“Declan Buckley, when did you get this?” She continues to run the pads of her fingers along my body. I’ve shocked her, I’m sure.

I don’t answer right away. I can’t. Afraid it will open old wounds.

“Dec?”

I take a deep breath in. “Right before your eighteenth birthday,” I mutter, not elaborating beyond that.

“Why, then?” she asks curiously.

“I knew you always wanted to get a tattoo to match one of mine, so I thought if I got you this, you could get the former part of our promise saying—the start of it, to start our life together.”

“Oh.” She drops her head.

This is what I was afraid of.

Over my heart, I have my part, the latter part, of our saying tattooed there “It will only ever be you and I.”

The plan was to surprise her, and she would get “From the land and sea to the stars in the sky…”

The tips of my fingers lift her chin so that I can look at her in her almond-shaped hazel eyes. “I didn’t tell you to upset you. I didn’t want to lie.” I brush the hair away that has fallen in her eyes.

She smiles sadly. “I know.”

She leans in, presses a soft kiss to the tattoo, and stares at me with complete determination. “I’m going to get it.” She pauses. “The tattoo. I want to get it to match yours, Declan.”

I smile wide, and I can’t help but lean down to smash my lips to hers.

Her lips against mine are pure fecking magic. I could kiss her for hours. But I need her, need more than this.

I slow my pace and step back to admire her one last time before slowly taking off her top, letting my fingers brush against her skin as she did with hers. I love the feeling of her soft, silky skin under my fingertips, the way her skin pebbles with goose bumps in the wake of my touch.

I love seeing and learning every reaction she gives me. This is all new territory for us. And I can’t wait to see more.

After pulling off her top, I reach down and cup her breast in my hands, letting my thumbs trail lightly over her hardened pink nipples.

“Take off your panties, Nora.” My voice deep and gravelly, even to my own ears.

She hesitates for a split second, then reaches down and pulls them off slowly. I don’t take my eyes off her when I take my briefs off simultaneously, letting my cock spring out in full force.

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