Page 65 of Until You (Forgive Me)

“Someone has school tomorrow, we need to get her home,” Damian said.

“Oh, Daddy,” Skylar moaned.

“Not, oh Daddy. We’ve been here all day. Daddy and Isabella have things they need to organise,” Damian added firmly.

“Thank you, Isabella,” Skylar said, throwing her arms around Isabella’s waist, making Isabella’s heart race and her throat close.

“You’re welcome, and I look forward to seeing you next weekend,” Isabella said, smiling down.

“You promise to be here?” she asked.

“I’ll be here,” Isabella said, walking them all to the door.

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“Skylar is beautiful,” Isabella said after they’d all left. “I really like Star and Damian. All your friends are lovely.”

“You made quite the impression,” Christian said, coming up and standing next to her. “Thank you for showing her some yoga moves. I don’t think Star would have heard the end of it all week.”

Isabella grinned. “She was the perfect pupil.”

“Star’s done a wonderful job raising her,” Christian said, sadness tinging his voice.

Isabella wrapped her arms around his waist before she could stop herself, wanting to comfort him.

“She seems like a wonderful woman, mother,” she said, her head resting over Christian’s heart. His arms tightened around her, his heartbeat picking up under her ear.

“What are we doing?” Christian asked, the sound of his voice rumbling through his chest.

“I don’t know,” Isabella added, honestly, looking up into his eyes.

They both froze for a moment. “I haven’t felt like this in a very long time,” Christian said, resting his forehead against hers.

“I’ve never felt like this,” Isabella replied, biting her bottom lip.

Christian’s thumb rose, freeing the abused skin, his thumb rubbing over her lip.

Fireworks started low in her stomach. Her body was in a constant state of alert when Christian was around, but when he touched her, her body was no longer her own, instead, a slave to the desire he invoked. She knew in her heart she should turn and walk away, but then Star’s words came back to her. She needed to live for the moment. Who knew what tomorrow would bring? It wouldn’t be long before she was on a plane flying back to Thailand, away from Christian and this life. Why should she deny their feelings when she could embrace them during the time they had together? Leaving Christian was going to break something inside her, whether she slept with him again or didn’t. At that moment, she decided. Rising up on her toes, she lay a kiss on his lips.

“Make love to me,” she whispered.

Christian let out a low groan before dragging her against his body, his hand tangling in her hair as his lips descended on hers in a frenzied tangle of tongues and lips.

Isabella sighed, pulling him closer as if wanting to climb under his skin. It had only been a week since they’d been together, but it felt like a lifetime.

Christian swept her up, placing her down on the kitchen island, his mouth never leaving hers. His hands snaked under her skirt, finding her already wet and wanting. Isabella groaned into his mouth as he pulled her panties to one side, his fingers gliding over her sensitive skin. This man was dangerous. He had control of her body in minutes. He only had to touch her. Christian’s fingers continued their path of ruin while his mouth commanded hers. Reaching between them, Isabella made swift work of undoing his trousers, pushing them down on his hips with her feet. He pulled back long enough to free himself from his underwear, his hard length standing between them.

“What are you doing to me?” he said in between frantic kisses.

“Whatever it is, it’s mutual,” Isabella said, dragging him back towards her, her hips pressing forward. “I need you now,” she added, taking him in her hand and positioning him at her entrance.

“Condom?” he asked.

“I’ve only been with you in six years,” Isabella said, not having the patience to wait.

“I’m clean. I got checked before I flew to see you.”

Isabella groaned once more, angling him at her entrance, and pushing forward, drawing him in. Deepening their kiss, Christian moaned as he sank into her. Their laboured breathing was the only sound to be heard.

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