“I’ll be out all day today,” he says after a moment. “Since I’ve been gone for almost two weeks, I need to follow up with my family.”I turn to face him. “You’re… not leaving the city again, right?”“No. I will be staying local.” His head tilts, just a fraction. “Have you missed me that much?”Subc
Aurora POVShit.Why the hell didn’t it occur to me to check if he was still here? I’m still dazed from last night, and finding the ring on my finger, I never noticed the bathroom door had been shut as I passed by it on my way into the living room and kitchen.My heart thumps hard in my chest, not a
“Dominic…”He kisses me in response. Then again. And again.No harsh grabbing. No rough snapping of hips like usual whenever he’s trying to claim me. Just the kind of slow, aching intimacy I never thought I’d get to experience with him. His breath grows ragged when we fall over the edge together.My
Aurora POVI’m asleep when the sound of my bedroom door creaking open pulls me halfway to consciousness.At first, I think I’ve imagined it. My room is dimly lit by the faint spill of moonlight sneaking in through the gap in the curtains. I can still feel the heaviness of sleep pulling at my limbs a
At the very least, not taking her back to that god forsaken estate.“So. Tell me about the girl.”Dominic stiffened, glancing over at her while sipping from his glass. “What girl?”She smacked his arm lightly—another thing only his family would be able to get away with without a gun being pressed to
Dominic POVThey left Russia earlier than expected.The final meeting with Alek had been brief and thankfully cordial, if somewhat cold. No voices were raised. No threats exchanged. Just two powerful men parting ways with a quiet understanding that things could have gone very differently, and that m