Total pages in book: 115
Estimated words: 110824 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 554(@200wpm)___ 443(@250wpm)___ 369(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 110824 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 554(@200wpm)___ 443(@250wpm)___ 369(@300wpm)
“C’mon,” I order, taking her hand and leading her away. I pull her into a small corridor that seems to lead to a door marked “Employees Only”.
“Victor? Is something wrong?” she asks.
I can tell Gia’s confused. Hell, she’s looking at me like I’ve lost my mind and maybe I have. I’ve always been calm around her. Then again, I’ve never pushed things, never told her how I feel and most importantly, never had to stay away from her for long periods at a time. I’m so frustrated that I could punch a damn wall. I need to make her understand.
“I’m your man. Yours. I’m not a damn boy that you’re trying on to see if I fit and we work. What’s between us is going to last because I won’t allow it to be any other way.”
“Victor,” she breathes my name. It sounds so sweet that I want to close my eyes and drink it in. Instead, I can’t take my eyes off her. Just looking at her makes my heart squeeze in my chest. There are times I want to pick her up, throw her over my shoulder, and whisk her away to a world where only the two of us exist. There’d be no distractions, no jobs outside of the damn country, nothing but the two of us. “You have to know that even though my brain is completely messed up at times, you’re the only man I’ve ever wanted.”
“See? That should show you that we belong together.”
“It’s not that. This just seems so sudden. I think my brain is trying to catch up.”
“How can you say this is happening too quickly? We’ve known each other for a year. We’ve spent almost all that time together. You’re telling me I’m the only man you’ve ever wanted. That’s not sudden, Kitten.”
“I’m not going anywhere, Victor.”
“I wouldn’t let you,” I grouch. Instead of getting mad, laughter bubbles out of her and I think even she’s surprised. “Don’t mistake me as someone you can walk over. I may have been a victim once. It broke something inside of me and caused me to become my mother’s puppet, but if I wanted to leave I would.”
“You might try, but there’s something you don’t know about me, Gia.”
“What’s that?”
“I am going to do whatever it takes to make sure you want to be by my side. When I say that, I do mean whatever it takes, because being without you is not an option for me.”
“See? That right there is what gets me. You know what I’m scared of. What if I can’t give…”
“Say it. Give your biggest fear to me, sweetheart.”
“What if—no matter how much I want to—I can’t give my body to you?”
“You will.”
“You can’t be that positive when I don’t even know for sure. It’s my body.”
“I am that positive and I know what I need to do.”
“You do?” she squeaks out adorably.
“I have three days to prove to you that you can give me everything I need.”
“You’re that positive?”
“You have no idea,” I groan pulling her body deeper into mine and capturing her lips. I kiss her with all the hunger I have inside of me. It’s intense, voracious even. Hell, I think it’s even a little desperate. I know she can feel that, probably even taste it in my kiss. Yet, she doesn’t pull away. If anything, she matches my intensity.
When we pull apart, she looks at me as if she’s in a haze. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen her look more beautiful. Her eyes are dilated and shimmering with need and happiness. Her hair is mussed from my hands being in it. Her lips are already swollen, wet and bruised. Fuck, I want to scream out for everyone to hear that she’s mine. I resist the urge, albeit barely.
“Wow,” Gia exhales.
“Let’s go finish dinner and go home.”
“O—Okay.”
I pull her in one more time and kiss her forehead. Then, I lead my baby back to our table. Gia’s going to be mine completely—already is. She’s just afraid. It’s my job to get rid of that fear and replace it with happiness.
I’m more than up for the challenge.
angelina
. . .
I’ve always heard people say life can turn on a dime. I never truly understood it. Yet, when I woke up yesterday, I was fighting panic and determined to find a life without Victor being in the center of it. Now, every dream I’ve ever had in the last year is on the verge of coming true. It seems too good to be true. I would be ridiculously happy if I wasn’t terrified that my own insecurities and hang-ups will get in the way. When Victor was called to Niko’s office to talk with him, I asked to go with him. I need Emilia. She can help me work through all the crap in my head. At least I hope she can. Luckily, Victor was all for it because he didn’t have to have Zane come over to watch me. His jealousy makes me giggle. No one has ever been possessive over me before. I never thought I was the kind of girl who would get that reaction from a man to be honest. I love that Victor does.