MAEVE HAWTHORN.My legs were still shaking, my body vibrating from the shock of wanting an incredible release but getting denied of it right when I’d thought I was going to get what I wanted.“B….”“You didn’t have to ask me to fuck you, baby girl,” he cut me off, my chest heaved, breath still catching in my throat, my eyes still rolling back and forth but through everything.Through the whole turmoil that was going on inside of me, I could see the wicked smirk on his lips, the way his eyes kept getting darker and darker.If he wanted this too, why then did he think punishing me because I didn’t choose a conventional breakfast would be easy for him?“I was always going to,” he laughed and I shook my head, my blood rushing through my veins so fast that I could hear the sound and the juice between my legs, hell, that could’ve made a whole waterfall.“I exist only to serve you, exist to satisfy you, to bring you to the peak of satisfaction you’ve never seen and no one in this world or th
MAEVE HAWTHORN.The morning was filled with our laughter and heavy splatters as we swam around. Enzo tried to catch me while I hid from him and even when I’d thrashed, he had pretended to lose the fight, making me the winner.I didn’t think the vacation was going to be like this, I have never felt so alive. So at peace and it was all thanks to this man, laughing like a little child beside me for making it possible.Unable to get away from him, I held Enzo so close that I could hear his heart skittering, his hot breath fanning my face and making the cold less unbearable as I looked into his green eyes.“Thank you,” I murmured, my teeth clattering as I tried to force more words out of my mouth, “for everything. Thank you.” I added again, my heart was racing so fast and pounding so loud that I had no idea which was louder, the wave or the sound of my heart beating.“You don’t have to thank me,” Enzo replied, my chest heaving as I tried to catch my breath from all the running around, “the
MAEVE HAWTHORN.Cold. Icy. Shocking. The water swallowed me whole, stealing the breath from my lungs and wrapping around me like liquid gas.“OH MY GOD!” I screamed into the water, the sound muffled, bubbles rushing past my face as I kicked upward.When I broke the surface, I gasped, the air burning sweet in my chest as it heaved with each heavy breath I took. The lake rippled around me, glittering under the morning sun as my hair clung to my face, droplets streaming down my lashes.And just then, Enzo surfaced beside me, his dark hair slicked back, his chest heaving as he laughed, a deep, rich sound that vibrated through the water, echoing through the entire morning and sending chills down my spine.That was it. The laughter. The sound I never want him to make for anyone else other than myself.Grinning, I waited for a moment. There were a lot of things I wanted to say, tons of them, but the adrenaline and the fact that my breath was still uneven made it utterly impossible for me to
MAEVE HAWTHORN.“We’re doing this….” His voice trailed off as he took my trembling hand in his, his warmth rubbing off on me and I blinked, trying to get my eyes to adapt even more to the sight before me.The blindfold was gone but the effect still lingered, the way he smiled made the world a million times brighter than it usually was and the way he squeezed my hand told me that I wasn’t alone.With Enzo, I would never be alone no matter what.“…. But if at any point, you decide to change your mind then let me know and I’ll call off this plan, okay?” He added after a long moment of silence.I couldn’t speak, couldn’t even bring myself to nod just to let him know that I understood him and got the longest moment, I couldn’t breathe.The hill stretched down into a lake that glittered like liquid silver beneath the early morning sun and the horizon, it was so fucking beautiful. It blazed with soft hues of rose and gold, the water catching every glimmer of light and scattering it like diam
ENZO DE-LUCA.“I am incredibly glad that you’re alive. I’m glad you survived him and I am so glad that despite it, you chose me.”Her lips trembled and more tears slid free but I kissed them away before they could fall. Every single one because I do not want her to waste any more tears on that bastard.It felt good to hear her let go of that burden, to hear her talk about it but still, I couldn’t deny that it left a bitter taste in my mouth.If only that bastard was still alive.Pulling Maeve even closer as if she wasn’t close enough, I kissed her softly, tenderly, not like the insane hunger we had just shared but more like a vow. An unspoken promise and she…. She melted into me, her hands curling into my chest.“Enzo….” She whispered and her voice, my name leaving her parted lips sounded like a plea and a prayer at the same time and hell, I wanted to do things to her, things to make her forget about everything.“Shhh,” I hushed her gently, brushing away the wetness on her cheeks, “No
ENZO DE-LUCA.At first, she didn’t say anything, only blinked as if she couldn’t believe what I’d just said even though I knew that she believed it. There is no river I would not cross for her, no hell I wouldn’t walk through, barefoot, for her.I know more than anything else that she believed it. Her pupils dilated, her lips parted and the lower one trembled but not a single word came out of her mouth.“Enzo….” She finally managed to speak, my name leaving her lips like a phantom. I felt my chest tighten and my hatred and anger mixed together to form an emotion that I was fighting to make sure she didn’t see.Hell, now I want to find that stupid man’s carcass, bring him back to life with some kind of power, if I had one and then let him die a very gruesome and horrible death all over again.“I’m here,” I murmured, pulling her into me although she didn’t budge and I didn’t use as much of my force, “I’ll always be right here…. By your side.” I assured her.“I’m not going anywhere, I am