Epilogue 2

"I need you, sunshine, and I need you right now!"

I was torn between thinking about the future, which I know is not going to be happy with him, and the present, where I wanted to live at this moment, just for now.

In his intoxicated state, I could see glimpses of the man who had once been my everything. The vulnerability in his eyes, the desperate need in his voice—it all touched my heart like before. The man who was holding me now was not the cruel, possessive Austin who had dragged me back into his life, but the gentle, loving Austin I had fallen for.

"I need you," he said, ducking his head into the crook of my neck and inhaling deeply, making me shudder.

As his tongue came out to lick my skin with the tip, my eyes rolled up. Bit by bit, I was losing myself in his touch and kisses.

I wanted him as much as he wanted me.

The tension, the confusion, the stress—all of it had become too much for me to bear. I wanted a release from all this, even if it was only for this one night. I w