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tongue inside his mouth. He hoisted me up in his arms and
closed his door, before slamming my back against it. He
wasn’t careful, he wasn’t gentle, and, in this moment, I
couldn’t find myself to care.
Maddox groaned into my kiss, and I could feel his
thickness against my stomach. Could feel how hard…warm,
how… heavy he was.
“I didn’t have a good dream,” he grunted like the words
pained him.
My heart dropped, and my arms tightened around him.
“Woke up to an empty bed. It made it worse.” His
confession surprised me.
Maddox had never let himself be vulnerable around me,
not willingly. Sure, I had seen his bad sides, his worst sides.
I had seen him at his breaking point, but he hid his pain
with a perfected mask and would never admit to something
like this. His tightly put together defenses were down.
Right now, Maddox Coulter was the rawest and truest
version of himself.
Open to me and vulnerable in my arms.
My lungs squeezed, as I shuddered back a cry. “I’m
never leaving you, Baby.” The endearment spilled from my
lips before I could overthink it, but it felt… right.
“Lila.” There was so much pain contained in that single
word, my name on his lips, whispered like he was a dying
sailor at sea, seeking asylum from his impending demise.
“Pinky promise?” A little piece of my heart chipped off.
My Maddox: mine.
He always wanted to be my protector… and I wanted to
return the favor.
Lips on lips, forehead against forehead, hearts thudding
together, bodies entangled – I whispered, “Pinky promise.”
Four years ago, I met a cocky and selfish asshole. He
was everything I despised and everything I thought I didn’t
need in my peaceful life.