When I finally fall over the edge, he devours every one of my cries as they pour into his mouth, driving into me faster.
My clit throbs as the orgasm rises and peaks, my pussy clenching hard as I take every inch of him. I feel raw, the slam of his cock so rough that I feel like I might break. It feels so fucking good.
“Yes,” he growls. “Fuck, yes.”
The last word ends in a grunt as he comes hard inside me, and the feeling sends another rush through my body. By the time he finally goes still, I’m shaky and sated, waves of pleasure still rolling through my body. All I can do is cling to Aiden as I recover, the ecstasy gradually sapping away.
I can’t remember the last time I felt so complete, so satisfied. Aiden’s body is warm against mine, reassuring and firm as I lie on the bed beneath him.
For a moment, there are no thoughts at all in my mind. No worries in my heart. But as the hazy feeling of pleasure finally starts to seep out of me, I blink up at the ceiling, swallowing hard.
What did we just do?
We’ve just crossed a line that can’t be uncrossed, and I have no idea if it will save us… or ruin us.
CHAPTER22
Aiden
My heart is still pounding out an even rhythm as I feel Rose stiffen beneath me.
I can already feel her walls going back up, feel her pulling away from me, distancing herself. Maybe she’s thinking about what we’ve done, what this might mean. Maybe she’s wondering what I think. Does she think I don’t care? That I’ll pretend it never happened or tell her to get the hell out?
I understand why she might think that, given my past behavior toward her.
And maybe that’s what I should do. After all, the woman I’m sharing a bed with is the daughter of my enemy.
But I don’t give a fuck about that anymore.
Antonioisstill my enemy, but Rose doesn’t have to be. I pushed her away for her own good, and then I pushed her away because I blamed her for her father’s actions.
But I’m done pushing her away. All I want to do right now is pull her closer. Before I can do that, though, she needs to know the truth. She needs to know what I’ve kept hidden from her all these years.
Pulling out of her, I go to the bathroom and grab a towel, then return and clean up the cum that leaks from her, spilling down her thighs. Rose jerks slightly, looking down at me with wide eyes, as if she’s surprised by my actions.
Fuck. Of course she is. She thinks I’m a monster.
When I finish, I stretch out on the bed beside her, holding her gaze as she turns to meet my eyes.
“I have to tell you something.”
She bites her lower lip, her cheeks still flushed and a few fine hairs sticking to her forehead. “What?”
“In high school…” As I start to speak, I feel Rose stiffen even more, and it sends a pang through my heart. But I keep going. “I fell for you. Hard.”
She clears her throat, looking away. “Aiden, it doesn’t matter anym–”
“Yes, it does,” I insist. “I cared for you more than I’d ever cared for anyone, and I wanted to protect you. From Dmitri.”
“Dmitri?”
Rose’s voice is heavy with confusion, and I shut my eyes for a moment as a rush of memories surge through my mind.
“Yes. His father was looking to set up a match for him, a connection with a mafia family. It was the most important thing to the man. I don’t know if he knew he would die soon or if he was just… like that.”
And?Rose doesn’t say anything, but the question is clear in her eyes, so I continue.
“Dmitri’s father was adamant. He was hunting for a wife for his son, and Dmitri had his sights set on you.”
