DYLAN"Will you quit moving so much, Alena? You have to relax and let me massage you until you feel better," I told her, applying pressure to her arms.I loved how her smooth and soft skin felt against my fingertips. I wanted to explore every inch of her skin and make her feel good and relaxed in ways no one had ever shown her."You keep on tickling me. That's so unfair," she lied, pulling down her T-shirt, an alien red color invading her cheeks.She frantically tried to cover up her thighs, but they were on full display. Every now and then, I got a peek at her bright red pants when I intentionally pulled up the T-shirt a little.I really, really wanted to push aside her pants and..."Dylan, my arms are up here." Alena interrupted my thoughts. I moved my eyes back to her gorgeous pair of ocean eyes.I loved how I could read her like a book. My favorite book. She was struggling to keep her hormones intact. Her eyes had changed from their normal softness. With every touch, they appeared
DYLANThen I started massaging her right leg, which didn't hurt. She still had marks from Trevor's vicious acts. She was healing, but I was still very bitter with Trevor. I had to pay him a visit.Even with all the marks and bruises, she was still gorgeous. I massaged her feet and resisted the urge to kiss them. I moved up to her right knee and shifted to the other leg.I paid special attention and care, especially to her bandaged knee. She was relaxing, and she had started making sounds. Tempting sounds.I moved to her inner thighs, parting them gently. She muffled a moan and put her thighs back together.Her feminine scent tingled my nostrils. She was wet. I could smell it without even putting my nose close to her sex.I put my hands on top of her thighs and applied pressure. I gently moved them up and down, slowly moving inward. I wanted her to open up willingly and let me give her what she wanted.She parted her legs after a few minutes of painful patience. I slid my hands between
DYLANI walked down the hallway from Alena's bedroom, smiling. I never thought I'd feel these kinds of feelings for my arranged wife.When we got married months ago, I thought it'd be the worst year of my life, but I was wrong. It was better than I expected, and every day I had one more reason to believe this union was a package of happiness and to dive deeper into my insecurities and passions.My feelings for Alena were undeniably growing stronger with every moment I spent with and without her. They weren't feelings I was familiar with, or feelings that I could describe perfectly well without missing a keyword.They were strong and beautiful, and they gave me a reason every day to try and be a good man for her. A good husband who she could look up to and never forget even after going our separate ways.It wasn't just about the irresistible pleasure I had with her. She had such a magnetic effect on my heart that I couldn't stop. My heart was slowly, but surely, getting involved.I lef
DYLANEzra and Celeste were already talking like nothing ever happened. They never ceased to amaze me. They were being more physical as well. The blaze was still there. It wouldn't take time for them to have sex again."You keep on staring at Alena. Can't you see you're making her uncomfortable?" Gwen spoke softly so that only I could hear her."Jealous much, are we?""Always. I can never trust her with you. You are way too hot and charming. She won't be able to resist you, babe.""She's principled. She wouldn't throw herself at every hot man that passes by," I defended her."And there you go again, dishing out compliments. The next thing you'll tell me is that she's an incredible kisser."You totally have no idea."Can I kiss her and tell you that?" I teased Gwen."I'll pull out her teeth and damage that pretty face you love staring at," she threatened, sipping her hot chocolate."Sometimes you sound like a murderer.""I'd kill for you. Don't tell me you've already done anything I wo
ALENA"Why the long face, Alena? Missing Dyl?" Sophie asked, smearing her usual scented body lotion onto her glowing skin.She was just wearing attractive black lace lingerie, which was perfect for her body. Sometimes I wish I could be as confident as she was with herself after everything that happened. I was literally avoiding everyone who wasn't family or close friends. She was doing quite the opposite."Nothing. Just bored," I replied, stretching my legs slowly and gently from the plush grey beanbag chair I was sleeping on. It had become my favorite spot in my bedroom over the past week."So why do you keep on googling about him, buying every magazine and anything that has information about him? You've even started watching the news," Sophie pointed out, slipping on a neon lime bandeau dress.Living with her for the past week has done me a lot of good. We shared my bedroom, and I felt comfortable talking to her about everything bothering me, especially my demons from the incident w
ALENA"Sure. I'm hungry," I replied politely. I wanted to try my best to make this work."Great. Come in and set the food on the balcony," Mom instructed the maids standing by the door. I didn't pay attention as they followed her instructions. I was looking at the gift bags, trying to figure out what was in them."I bought you a few things I thought you'd like. Firstly," she said, selecting a gift bag, "knee pads. I thought you'd need new ones. I had them make these, especially for you, with your initials on them. I bought colors I thought you'd be comfortable with too," she continued, taking them out.She handed them to me, and I took them. They were just the ones I needed. They were in the colors black, grey, white, royal blue, and red. I loved them.She showed me all the other gifts. It was as if she had closely monitored me and noted all the things I needed. She also saved me the trouble of any sort of shopping for clothes, shoes, skincare, and makeup."Thanks, Mom. These are awes
ALENAI could see the undeniable lust and dangerous desire burning in Dylan's piercing emerald green eyes. His perfectly sculptured chest heaved as he panted, watching me the way a tiger watches a rabbit.The first thing I did was to close the door, ignoring the passion within me and screaming at me to throw myself at Dylan and quench the thirst I had for him.As soon as I shut the door, I felt a muscular body slam my burning body flat against the door passionately. Dylan immediately put his experienced hands on my hips.Consuming heat rushed up to my neck and fanned across my cheeks. A pool of heat formed between my legs. I could barely stand, but he held me firmly in place."I'm running out of patience, Alena. I want you, and I'll have you whichever way you want," Dylan growled, pressing his body against mine."First, tell me if you're okay. You were panting heavily a few seconds ago. Your breathing is ragged. Are you okay?" I asked him, fighting every urge to tear off his shirt tha
ALENAI didn't want to argue with him. I wanted to be in his arms as well. I helped him remove his shoes, and we slipped into my blankets. I wasn't resisting my desire to be close to him, and neither was he.He spooned me and possessively put his hand on my belly, colliding our bodies. The last thing I remembered was him kissing my neck and drawing circles on my wrists until I fell asleep.My dream was all about the two of us exploring each other's bodies and riding out all our desires. That was all I wanted to feel complete as his woman.I woke up several hours later to the most beautiful feeling in the world between my legs. At first, I thought I was dreaming until I felt Dylan's breath on my cheek and his hand between my legs.It was dark in the room, and I registered in my mind that it was already night. There was only a bit of light from the lights outside, the stars, and the moon.His fingers were inside me, plundering me and giving me pleasure. He was really experienced, and he
ALENA’S EPILOGUE Our black SUV pulled up in Mom's driveway a little late in the afternoon and we all got out of the car. Amelia was snuggled in her daddy's arms, a place I knew was one of her favourites in the whole world and the way he paid enough attention to her and kept her smiling just made their bond stronger.Aidan and Iris were on either of my sides each holding each of my hands tightly as we walked up the driveway to the main entrance. We had all been looking forward to this family gathering for some time now. Spending time together, catching up on each other's lives and just being there for each other was something we all enjoyed. We were a family and meeting up together like this was always a pleasure."Thank you so much, Mommy, for buying me these pretty sparkly shoes and sparkly dress," Iris squealed excitedly, jumping up and down on her feet as we walked, staring admirably at her new outfit. "I feel like a princess," she added, giving me a brilliant smile that revealed
FIVE YEARS LATERDYLAN’S EPILOGUEThey say that you will never truly understand something until it happens to you.I honestly never paid much attention to this saying until realistic things happening in my own life started weighing much on it and opening my eyes to how everything I was once told about this big mystery called life started unfolding before my own eyes and manifesting in my life.Many a time, Dad would tell me about how marriage and fatherhood changed his life greatly for the better and it barely made any meaningful sense to me, but right now in this very moment, bonding with my baby and showering her with unconditional love made it all make perfect sense.There was something inexplicably intoxicating about seeing our precious bundle of joy happy with a radiant smile on her face. That smile had to be the prettiest thing I had ever seen, for it extended deep into my soul and filled me with joy. I couldn't resist smiling back at her with an even brighter smile, placing the
ALENADylan twirled me around, dipping me as he leaned forward closer to me. Staring at the masterpiece of a husband before me, my breathing became shallow and my heart felt heavy in my chest.Dylan pulled me back up into his arms and I rested my head on his chest and let him sway my body as the chorus rolled in. The song twirled like thread around us, the rhythm of our bodies simply passionate and majestic. I was deep in love."Alena, you're the inspiration for this precious song, and I just wanna see your face light up since you put me on. So now I say goodbye to the old me, it's already gone. And I can't wait to get you home, just to let you know, you are...""The love of my life," we whispered together in unison as I joined him in saying some of the lyrics along to the song playing.I was crying. He was way too sweet. I never imagined he'd be able to love me this much and take our relationship to a whole new level.Couples eventually started joining us on the dancefloor. I looked
ALENADylan pulled me towards him gently but firmly by my waist and he placed his lips firmly on mine, cupping my cheek with his hand.His lips were soft, almost silken against my own. Our lips fitted perfectly as if they were meant for each other. Moving against each other, feeling each other.Warmth blossomed in my chest, sparks igniting. This was beautiful and magical, a dream come true. When we pulled away from each other, the crowd was cheering loudly for us, clapping and everything.We both chuckled, holding hands tightly. We turned and faced everyone. Their cheers grew even louder and more enthusiastic.I could see Mom sitting in front with Benjamin, Steve and Celeste. Ezra was in front on the other side with Axel, Sophie and Elizabeth. Everyone else followed behind them. They all looked happy for us.Dylan and I stepped down from the wedding altar and we proceeded down the aisle. Everyone rose and started throwing confetti at us as we walked out. It was perfect.I looked up at
ALENA"Of course, I will. When can we start making the preparations?"Dylan laughed, pinching my nose. "Silly, I mean today. Everything is already set. You just have to get ready and walk down the aisle.""You're kidding right?""I'm dead serious, honey. Everything's the way you wanted it and mostly your choice. I know this isn't our first wedding, but I want us to consider this our actual wedding because the previous wasn't even one. This time around, I'm marrying you willingly with pride."I laughed, failing to believe this. "How? I can't believe this.""Believe it, baby. We're getting married and this time around the proper way. I've been so excited to finally take you as my wife the proper way and give you the joy you deserve. I want to marry you, Alena.""Dylan, how did you even think of this? Just how?" I asked him, blinking away my tears.He wiped away my tears with his hands. "Because I want to see you happy and make your dreams come true. It's called love, honey. You've drown
ALENADylan opened the door of his car on my side and I stepped out, taking his hand which he had extended politely towards me to help me out. I murmured a polite thank you with a smile on my face as he helped out and closed the door once I was standing next to him.We linked arms and he gave me a small peck on my forehead before we started walking down the pathway that led to the dock of a beautiful lake.There were bright heart shaped lanterns hanging on tree branches and rose petals artistically scattered on the pathway we were walking on. Star shaped twinkle lights were wound around branches and lining the pathway. It was breathtakingly beautiful.It was a beautiful sunset and it felt extraordinarily magical with the water in the lake glimmering beneath the beautiful sky, looking calm and inviting.I had no idea if it was the beautiful weather and scene that added the special magical effect or if it was the exceptional man right next to me, holding me like his entire life depended
DYLANI loved it when she played dirty. I loved seeing that side of her that only I knew. I loved this state where she was raw, untamed and fierce sexy."Naughty girl," I chuckled, smacking her butt firmly. She winced, her lips cracking into a wider smile."If I am naughty, what are you?" she purred, pressing her body firmly into mine. She bit her bottom lip tenderly, looking at me with lust filled eyes."Your sexy husband who loves bringing the naughtiness out of you." I smacked Alena's butt one more time, pressing her body into mine at the same time."Ah," she moaned, throwing her head back. She loved it.I took my spoon and scooped some ice cream onto it. I trailed the spoon from her earlobe down to her throat. She shivered, looking at my hand. "Cold," she breathed."I'll set you on fire," I promised and with those words, I smashed my lips onto her neck, earning a loud moan from her.I held her firmly close to me by her butt as I attacked her neck with deep kisses, soft nibbles and
DYLANShe took her wine glass from me and looked up at me, taking a step closer. "Careful what you wish for, Princess. I want to, I can and I will eat you," I said, closing the small gap between us."Is that a promise?" she asked me, running her finger slowly down my torso. I had been working out a lot to get back in shape. All my hard work hadn't gone to waste."It is," I affirmed, brushing my lips against her smooth skin. "And you know I never break my promises."Alena stood on her toes and she pecked my lips. She held both of our glasses, looking deep into my eyes with her bottom lip between her white teeth. I poured the wine and took my glass from her."What are we toasting to?" she asked me."To us. To our lives, love, freedom and everything we ever wanted that we can proudly say we achieved.""Cheers to that," she said, raising her glass."Cheers." We clicked our glasses and washed down the red wine together in one go. We had a second round and we drank the wine in the same mann
DYLAN"No," she mumbled quietly. She was crying."Show me your face. I want to look at you," I spoke softly."Do I have to?" she replied quietly. She sounded cute and in my head, I could see a cute pout on her lips as she said so. That made me smile."Yes. You have to," I murmured, kissing her temples. Alena slowly pulled away from me and she sat up, facing me. She had tears in her eyes and a few had fallen down her cheeks. I wiped them away using my thumbs."And why is my beautiful princess crying when we're supposed to be celebrating?" I asked her, taking both of her warm hands into mine. I planted sweet kisses on both of them and looked up at her. "I don't know," she mumbled, looking at our hands. "Tears of relief if there's anything of that sort I guess.""You don't have to hide your feelings from me, you know. It's okay to cry if you feel like it. We all express joy and relief in different ways.""Does that mean I can bawl my eyes out and you'll still be okay with it?""Hmmm...