Chapter Seventy-Seven

Chapter Seventy-Seven

Eliana's Pov

Noah stopped his assault on my nipple, taking his attention back to my moist lips. He kissed me slowly then pulled away, laying on the bed and signalling to me to lay down beside him.

I placed my head on his naked chest and I heard his rhythmic heartbeat.

We lay in silence, both of us consumed by our thoughts. My mind was plagued by thoughts of the past few months, from Shauna's party when we first met, to a couple of minutes ago, when he confessed his love to me.

I love you

I refrained from squealing out loud, I wouldn't want to startle him by screaming like a banshee. I already gave up all hope of ever being with him. But life worked in mysterious ways and for once, I was happy to be on this roller coaster ride.

My mind drifted back to what happened this afternoon. One minute I was confiding in my best friend and the next minute, he was laying punches on me for not letting him rape me.

My body shivered involuntarily, getting Noah's attention as he