I’m absolutely beaming. My body’s so warm I’m on the verge of overheating as I look back at the living room, completely ruined, Berry and his two men lying on the floor.
I look down at my finger, at the wedding ring I’ve worn like a shackle since our sham of a marriage.
I rip it off and hurl it at Berry, striking him in the head.
“Bye,” I say, waving spitefully back. “See you…never.”
I’m with who I truly belong with now.
Rick. My love. My forever.
11
RICK
My whole body is charged.It’s like I’ve been hit by lightning and the electricity is still surging through me as I drive home.
I can’t get Ava close enough to me, even though I have her sitting right on my lap, seatbelt around both of us.
The heat from her body is like a drug. I have my nose against her neck, inhaling her intoxicating scent, embedding it in my lungs.
It hasn’t even been twenty-four hours since she was taken, but it might as well have been an eternity.
“Did he hurt you?” I ask.
“No.” She shakes her head. I relax a little. “He just…tried to…”
My pulse skyrockets again. I take a breath, trying to calm myself down.
“I’m so sorry I didn’t stop them,” I whisper in her ear. “I know they had guns, but I should have—”
“You did the right thing,” she replies, cutting me off. She reaches a tender hand down to stroke my leg, really getting myblood flowing. “I was wrong for doubting you. I was afraid last night, but now I know nothing could ever hurt me again.”
“I have a temporary protection order against Berry,” I tell her. “It will only last a few days, but that will give us enough time.”
She looks at me with something close to shock. “You did all this for me?”
“I wouldneverabandon you, Ava. You’re my world. Without you, what’s the point in living?”
She squeezes my leg tighter and grinds back against my thighs. My cock is hard in seconds, pressed against her sweet, sweet ass.
“Goddamn, baby,” I mutter as she sways seductively. The way she moves—it’s like she can read my mind. She knows just what to do to get me going.
I slide my hand up her T-shirt and squeeze her breasts. Her nipples are already hard.
I bet her pussy’s wet too…
My hand moves between her thighs, finding the wetness of her arousal.
Yep.
We’re only a few minutes away from home now, but neither of us can wait. I’m about to pull her panties aside when she slides off my lap.
“Baby—” Before I can speak, she places a finger gently across my lips.
“Shhh. Let me.”
She gets on both knees across the seat, unbuckling my belt and unzipping my jeans. My cock springs out, hard as oak.
