Chapter 20
Chapter Twenty
Aurora
My father takes me to Gabriel’s house. It’s his last act of letting me go into adulthood.
I’m so grateful that he’s doing well and has accepted me and Gabriel. Nothing could make this ending better.
After saying my goodbyes to my father, I hurry to the front door and knock. I was never given a key, I realize. That will have to change.
Charles opens the door. His normally stoic face seems happy to see me. “Aurora.”
“I’ve come back. Where’s Gabriel?”
“In the back garden.”
I rush past Charles and go straight to the backyard, knowing the way perfectly. Gabriel is seated on a bench, staring at the roses I would stare at for hours on some days. The days when he would be distant. But those days are past us.
“Gabriel,” I say.
He jerks to his feet and stares at me with shock. “Aurora. You’re back. It’s only been a day.”
“I know. But a day is enough to know I want to be with you.” I place my hands on his chest. “I love you, Gabriel. I meant that when I said it. You saved my life. You’ve opened up to me.
It’s not the same as it once was when we first met.
No more deals. I think we should just be together as husband and wife. ”
“You really want that? You want to choose a life with me knowing that my life could put you in danger?”
“Yes,” I don’t hesitate to say. “I want a life with you, Gabriel. I want it more than anything. But we have to talk first before I can fully agree to come back. If you’ll have me.”
“Of course I’ll have you. I never wanted to let you go in the first place. I thought it was the right thing to do.”
“It was the right thing. You gave me my freedom to make my own choice and I am choosing you. But if we’re going to spend our lives together, then I need some assurances.
My father will still be taken care of. I thought we could give him a nicer place to live.
Maybe he could come work for you. Earn back the money he stole in a better way, rather than locking him up. ”
Gabriel’s cheeks turn a little red. It’s rare to see him bashful. “All right. Fair enough. Your dad can work for me and I’ll buy him a nicer house.”
“Thank you. And I get to see my father whenever I want. I am not a prisoner. I get a key to the house and I get to come and go as I please. It’s safe now that Giovanni is dead. You don’t need to watch me like a hawk. I’ll be fine. I need this.”
He lets out a low sigh before nodding. “All right.”
“And you have to promise to never push me away again. Always let me in. It’s better this way.”
“That I can easily promise.” He settles his hands on my hips, pulling me in closer. “I liked letting you in. I felt a weight lift off me I didn’t even know I was carrying for so long.”
“I’m glad. Because we’re bound together now, forever. I am your wife and you’re my husband. Let’s choose each other. No more cells or dungeons. No more pain. You killed Giovanni. You can find peace now.”
“You’re right,” he says with another sigh. “I really want peace. God, I want it so bad.”
“Then you can have it. With me. If you choose me in return.”
“Of course I choose you, Aurora. I’ll always choose the brave, selfless woman who was never afraid to stand up to me. There’s no one else I’d rather be with.”
“Then it’s all settled. We can have our happy ending. We both can begin to heal from our wounds. We can start anew.”
He cups my face between his strong, large hands. “I like the sound of that.” His lips find mine in a gentle, tender kiss that gives me hope for the future. And this time, I know the hope is a real, solid foundation for what is to come.
Gabriel carries me into the bedroom – his bedroom I notice. “I thought it would be good to let you in here finally. This was the room my parents used to have.”
“Gabriel, are you happy in this house?”
He sets me on the bed. “I bought it as a reminder. I had to do right by my family.”
“Maybe you should let go. You’ll never forget your parents. But maybe we should start a brand new chapter in a brand new house. One where you’re not haunted by these memories.”
“Those memories kept me going.”
“But you have me now. I can help keep you going. Giovanni is dead. Wouldn’t it be nice to start somewhere new?”
He looks around the room for a long moment before sighing. “You have a point. But I love this place too much. I don’t want to run from it. I would prefer for us to make new memories here. Happier ones than the past. I want to turn this place into something good.”
“Then we should do that.”
Gabriel leans over me and captures my lips in a kiss, this one much more heated than the one we had in the garden.
“Your chest,” I murmur as he lays me back and hovers over me. “Aren’t you still in pain?”
“Yes,” he admits. “But that isn’t going to stop me from being with you. Are you in pain?” His hands roam over my arms where my bandages are.
“I was never cut anywhere seriously bad. I’m not in pain at the moment.”
“Good. Because I want you, Aurora. For our new start. Fuck, I want you.”
His words light my body on fire in a way only he can. “Then take me. I want it too.”
Gabriel sits up and grips the end of my dress, slipping it over my head. Keeping his eyes on mine, he unclasps my bra and captures my nipple in his mouth. I let out a soft moan.
His eyes finally move down my body as he pleasures my breasts with his mouth and hands. I have bandages all along my stomach and legs and arms but Gabriel doesn’t comment on any of it. I don’t want him to.
This is a fresh start for both of us. We’re ready to move on from the past.
He kisses down my body until he reaches my panties. I gasp when he tugs them down my legs, a roughness to his touch. Good. I don’t want him to be gentle because he’s worried for me. I want him to treat me the same: as the brave, strong woman he knows me to be.
Gabriel parts my legs and cups my pussy with his hand. I can’t stop myself from moaning when he rubs his palm over my sensitive nub. It’s already swollen with arousal for him. My wetness is seeping out of me.
“I love every part of your body, baby. But I especially love your pretty little pussy. It’s just for me, isn’t it?”
“Yes,” I moan, opening my legs wider.
“God, you look beautiful. All spread out for me. Naked. Fuck, baby.” He presses down on my clit harder, making my hips jerk into his hand.
I have no power as Gabriel runs his palm over my folds and nub again and again and again.
He’s the only one who can make me feel like I’m losing my mind, lost in pleasure like this.
“You love this, don’t you?” His dark voice turns me on more.
When he inserts a finger deep inside of me, I can’t hold back my moan.
He stretches me out with a second finger.
“You love when I fuck you with my fingers. When I fuck you with my tongue.” He leans down to my ear. “When I fuck you with my cock.”
My inner walls clamp down on his fingers. “Gabriel,” I whimper. My hips arch into him, desperate for more. His fingers are not enough, despite how deep they’re going. It’s not enough until I have all of him.
“That’s it, baby.” His fingers are rough as they move in and out of me without mercy. I wince from the slight pain but moan from the pleasure. “Take my fingers deep inside of your pussy. Soon it will be my cock. I know how much you love it. This is one part that will never change.”
“Yes,” I cry out. “I need you.”
“I know, baby. I know.”
He stretches me out wider with his fingers and I’m powerless to resist the pleasure of it. His thumb flicks over my nub. I can’t hold back any longer.
My orgasm washes over me and I clamp my legs around his forearm, holding him close. Gabriel kisses along my neck until he reaches my lips and gives me a kiss so passionate, it makes me breathless.
Once I catch my breath, Gabriel pulls his fingers out of me and stands up, taking his clothes off. The sight of his erect cock makes my body turn to fire.
“I want to touch you,” I say. “Like you’ve touched me. I haven’t done it yet.”
His eyes darken. “You want to put your hand on me? Your mouth? Then touch me, baby.”
I sit up and wrap my hand around his length. His body doesn’t frighten me anymore. Instead, I’m fascinated by it. All the curves and muscles. All the small moles and scars. I want to explore every part of my husband.
The groan that leaves his mouth makes me feel powerful. I’m in control right now.
Feeling bold, I lean down and lick the tip of his cock. His hips jerk forward before he stills himself. I look into his eyes as I wrap my lips around his erection. Gabriel’s groan is music to my ears.
He tastes more salty than I thought but I don’t mind it.
The power this gives me, knowing I’m the only one from now on who can make Gabriel feel this way, turns me on more.
I press my legs together as I run my tongue along his shaft, getting used to it.
Gabriel doesn’t push me to do too much. He holds still, letting me explore him.
But when my hand skims along his balls, Gabriel makes a choked sound and pulls me back. “I want to be inside your pussy. I can tell you want it.” He nods at my legs pressed together. “Did sucking my cock turn you on, baby?”
I nod, my face on fire.
He runs his hand down my cheek. “The fact you can still get shy makes my cock even harder. Lay back. I need to fuck you.”
I let out an excited gasp and part my legs for him.
“God, you want this,” he says with wonder as he hovers over me. Our eyes connect and he interlocks our hands together over my head right before he arches his hips forward and thrusts into me. We both moan together.
Feeling his erection move deep inside of me is like nothing on this earth. It’s powerful and all-consuming and I never want to let it go.
Gabriel lets go of my hands and grabs my backside, pulling me flush against him as he thrusts into me hard. I choke on my moan.
My hands grip his strong arms tightly. I need him to steady me. No one else can.