Chapter 46 I Don't Deserve Happiness

Cecilia POV

His kiss left me reeling, my body nearly dissolving under the intensity of his touch.

I grazed the tip of my tongue against his sharp canine, a feature I had always found irresistibly sexy.

That small act seemed to ignite something fierce in him. His movements grew rougher as one arm wrapped tightly around my waist, hoisting me effortlessly before pinning me against a tree.

The branches shook, sending a few leaves fluttering down around us.

He then buried his face into the hollow of my collarbone, sucking hungrily at my skin. His other hand ventured beneath my skirt, tracing a deliberate path along my inner thigh.

Instinctively, I squeezed my legs together, a soft moan slipping through my lips. But when his knuckles brushed against my pussy, reality jolted back.

"Julian, stop… I don't want this," I gasped, seizing his wrist in a tight grip as panic shot through me.

"You do," he insisted, lifting his head to smirk at me. He withdrew his hand slowly from between my t