34. Bash
Chapter 34
Bash
Stasia’s even breaths fan across my chest as she sleeps. It’s 3:00 a.m., and I’ve been holding her for hours, unable to look away. I felt it tonight, the moment she gave in to me. The sweetness of feeling like I finally caught her. So her mentioning our deal being over felt like a hot iron to the gut.
Thank God I already had Damon move the tiara because there’s no fucking way she’s escaping me. I just need a little more time. If there was any doubt she’s the one for me, it was eradicated tonight as I melted into her. There’s no getting away from me now. I don’t care if I have to lock her up and chain her.
It must be in my blood because I don’t feel bad about that idea at all.
Her low hum vibrates against me as she snuggles into my chest. She’s more honest in her sleep, trying to get closer to me. I stroke her hair back, careful not to wake her. Her lids twitch, and there’s a soft curve to her lips. My teeth clench together. She better be dreaming about me.
I tamp down the irrational feeling of being jealous of a fucking dream. I shift, and her nails dig into my chest. My name whispers on her lips as she holds me to her.
Satisfaction courses through my veins, and I kiss her temple. If she wasn’t so exhausted, I’d wake her and fuck her all over again.
I will do whatever it takes to keep Anastasia by my side. Once Xander gets me the information on her family, I’ll be able to help her more than just getting this stupid fucking tiara. I can free her from all this bullshit that’s holding her down.
Then, I’ll call her on her bullshit and make her see that she’s in love with me. We’re fucking made for each other. Destined. From the moment I got close to her, it’s been like fate has been an invisible string between us, pulling us closer. Obsession doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel about her.
She’s my every thought, and now that I have her where I want her, she’s never getting away. I meant it when I said she’s my addiction, one I never plan on quitting.
If my girl’s too stubborn to admit it, I’ll just have to fuck some sense into her.