55. Soulmates

Tallulah's POV

My fingers gripped his arm, stopping him from touching me. Because I knew what could happen if I let him caress my skin; I would be tempted to give in to his touches.

I felt his other hand move again, making my heart pace. Then held my hand, his both hands wrapping around mine with a gentle grip.

“Just this once, Lula.” He voiced.

My hands lifted to see the hungry look playing on his face, with pleading eyes that darted right into my soul, filling me with some sort of guilt that I was about to stop what was happening between us.

“One last time.” I whispered.

I knew that if I continued to stare at him, I would end up nodding my head like a fool, so I stared down beneath us, shaking my head again.

“I'm sorry, Marcus. We just.. can't.”

He sighed, his head falling downcast.

I could feel his pain because I was also hurt because I was finally cutting off our forbidden love. The dejected look on his handsome face told me he'd stop. But his hand left mine, lifting until I felt