Then lower still.
And suddenly, the playful tease melted into something darker. Needier. She dropped the soap when he suddenly cradled one hand on the back of her neck. He slid his other hand under her thigh as he pulled her up against him. Her arms wrapped around his shoulders, her legs around his waist, slick skin against slick skin as he pressed her back to the warm tile.
His mouth claimed hers—fierce, hot, possessive.
She moaned against him, her hips tilting just enough, guiding him in as he surged forward, claiming her in one deep, demanding stroke.
Her head fell back.
“Where else do you like my tongue?” he asked, voice ragged.
“Everywhere… Oh, God, everywhere,” she gasped.
This is what he loved about Dani. She made him lose control. It wouldn’t matter if they made love a million times. He would never get enough of her.
He gripped her thighs, rocking his hips in powerful thrusts, each one a vow. Each fervent kiss was a promise of the future they would have together.
Alexandros poured everything he had into the beautiful woman in his arms. He wasn’t just making love to her—he was anchoring them both, forging a bond no storm could break.
Dani’s body clenched around him, her release rippling through her. She released a muffled cry of ecstasy against his neck as her body convulsed. The feel of her silky channel, squeezing him, was too much. His legs trembled, forcing him to lean forward. He pressed into her, too weak to stop himself from melting into the heat of her body.
“I want to lose myself in you—again and again. Every second with you is an eternity I crave,” he murmured in Greek, the words too raw to say in English. “I love you, Dani. I won’t ever let you leave me again. Never, Danika. You must promise never to leave me again.”
“I promise. We’re in this together. I love you. I’ll love you forever,” she murmured, threading her fingers through his hair and holding him to her as if she would never let him go.
She already knew.
She was his.
And nothing, not a thousand Gina Rossis or even the uncertainty of life, could ever change that.
Epilogue
Laughter shimmered through the warm evening air like champagne bubbles, floating across the terrace of the Kallistratos villa. Strings of fairy lights glowed in the tropical shrubbery, casting a soft shimmer over linen-covered tables and tumbling flower arrangements in soft pinks, creams, and coral. Guests mingled beneath the stars, their silhouettes flickering in the glow of candlelit lanterns hung from the pergola and carved wall niches.
Alexandros stood at the terrace’s edge, the sea breeze tugging at his tuxedo jacket—but it was the vision beyond the archway that stole his breath.
Dani.
She was in his father’s arms, her ivory silk wedding gown shimmering like moonlight against her sun-kissed skin. Christos twirled her expertly, her laughter ringing out like music, as the soft hum of a bouzouki and violin played an old love song across the stone-paved courtyard.
Alexandros’s heart squeezed with the force of everything he felt for her.
“Not bad for a mechanic,” Stuart said beside him, swirling a glassof dark red wine with a satisfied grunt. His cheeks were rosy, and his tie hung loose around his neck.
Alexandros frowned, startled from his reverie. “Excuse me?”
Stuart chuckled, nodding toward Dani with a wistful smile. “She’s glowing. You did that. So… thank you.”
Alexandros blinked. “For what?”
Stuart dropped into a cushioned chair and leaned back, one hand folded over his full stomach like a man savoring a good life. His silver brows relaxed, his eyes locked on his granddaughter with pride so deep it seemed to anchor him to the earth. “For loving her just the way she is.”
Alexandros looked back at Dani. The sweep of her dress. The flash of her grin as she teased his father. The wild red curls pinned with jeweled combs, half slipping free from the elegant chignon.
His voice was quiet. Honest. “That’s the easy part.”
He paused, drawing in a deep breath. They hadn’t shared that she was expecting yet. Dani had wanted to keep it between themselves until they knew for sure. The doctor had confirmed it yesterday.
