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“So I’ve been told.” I say jokingly back to her. “The picture doesn’t hold what is really in my sight, though. It doesn’t contain the feelings at this moment as the real thing does.” My tone changes into a more persuasive caring one.

“It’s almost done. Would you like to see it now?” Her eyes meet mine as she finally looks away from her masterpiece.

“I can wait until it’s finished. Are you nervous?” I ask her, but in response, she shakes her head before going back to work on it.

Ten minutes later, she sits back with a beaming smile spread across her face. The pride in her eyes told me how much she loved the sight.

Go look and tell me what you think about it.” She says as she starts to take off her gloves.

I stand from my seat and notice her hands slightly shaking with nerves. I walk to the full-body mirror against the wall and take in the sight. I should have looked first because I know a place where this would have looked even better.

“You’re not saying anything. Do you not like it?” I can hear the sadness and worry in her voice.

I shake my head before looking at her with a proud smile. “I love it, Rose.” I take her face in my hands as I step closer. “Words can’t describe how incredible it is. Is that me and you?” I ask her while staring into her eyes.

“Yes, you told me to draw the first thing I thought of when I saw you. The only image that came to mind was how you hold me. The way you worship my body with just your lips pressed against my neck and ear. The way you look at me in lingerie and the raw feelings I have felt for eight months. I also imagined you holding me from behind with a hand around my throat and your chest pressed against my back. Your hand slipping into my panties as you begin the slow torturous circles around my clit. It’s a vision I will always see, and I wanted to express it to you. It’s raw and such a beautiful sight in my eyes.” She tells me with vulnerability filling her face.

“It looks like Hades and Persephone. If I had looked, I would have put it next to them.” Will she understand how I see her by that statement alone?

“I think I like it better here. It gives a person a sense of what is in your heart and mind. I hope it isn’t crossing a line.” She looks down, but I lift her face to look into her eyes again. I don’t want her to think that way. She lives in my heart and mind.

“Baby, you are always on my mind. I can’t explain it, but you have consumed my soul. I didn’t tell you what I wanted, but you managed to create it perfectly.” She blushes a bright pink before pulling out of my hold and finishing her cleaning. She grabs the wrap and begins to clean and wrap the freshly-inked skin on my chest.

“Rose?” I say her name nervously.

“What’s on your mind?” she asks, calm and steady.

“You.” I say with a smirk before we both begin laughing. I shake my head, trying to calm myself. “Can I take you out to dinner? You know, like a real date?”

“Wait, you want to go on a real date with me? Seriously?” Her mouth opens wide in shock.

“Yes, Rose. How does tonight at seven sound? All you have to do is get ready, and I will do the rest. I want to surprise you. What do you say?” I start to fidget with my fingers nervously like she has done so many times before.

“It sounds like you have a date to plan for us, big man.” She winks, and I swear all the blood leaves my head and rushes to my cock.

“I already spoke to Hector before asking you, and he will get cover for you. I know it was your night to work, but I couldn't wait any longer.” My heart is racing right now.

I take her in my arms and kiss her passionately before I leave. I have to inform Matty and Trigger where I will be before tonight.

This may be the happiest I have ever been, but will it stay that way if she learns about my dark side? Will she accept me after keeping so many secrets?

Chapter 14

- Rose -

Why was I so shocked when Reese asked me on a date? I wish I could answer that question myself.

I stand in the bathroom at his house and stare into the mirror. I start to see more of the person I am every day, and it is all because of him. Maybe it is because he is a strong, confident, and highly sexy man, and I still find it hard to believe I am the one he wants.

A quick knock followed by his voice makes my heart flip inside my chest. “Are you ready, my Goddess?” His solid masculine voice came through the door so gently.

“I’m coming!” I shout to him.

“Not, right now, but you will be later.” He says teasingly, and I swear my panties are ruined.

I open the door and playfully smack his chest. He catches my hand and pulls my body against his. His lips fall to mine, ravishing them. The room and the world around us swirls and fades as my eyes begin to close—the smell of his Achilles' cologne filling my nostrils.

He breaks our kiss, looking down at me. “You look incredible tonight.” His eyes fill with hunger.

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