“Get the fuck off her!”
“Fuck you.”
Everly heard the sound of a gun and then felt the weight of Luis as he crumpled against her back. She cried out in fear, her body trembling beneath him.
“Everly,” Cristian’s voice filled the room. She felt his hands push Luis off her back, freeing her from beneath him. He wrapped her in a blanket and scooped her into his arms. “You're safe now.” He pressed a kiss to her head.
“I’m sorry I had to leave you, Cristian. I didn’t judge you for a moment when I learned you killed Alessandro. I had to make you think I did, it was part of the plan. Can you forgive me?” she sobbed.
“There is nothing to forgive. I love you with all of my heart. You mean the whole world to me.”
“There are six women here that were to be sold…” she started. “And an older woman we need to save, too. She was the one who gave me the address so you could find me.”
“They’re safe. Matias is getting them into the van as we speak,” Cristian murmured as he carried her outside.
Everly was relieved when she found Carla and woman who gave her the address, amongst the women. amongst the women. Cristian held her tightly against him as he stepped up to the van. “Come with us. We are going to keep you safe,” Cristian spoke.
“There’s a problem,” Bastian said in return.
“What is it?” Cristian frowned.
“We cannot find Luis’ body.”
Marco then walked in and explained that one of the men had seen him fleeing the building moments ago.
“Go in there and gather anything you can find. We need to find out where Darby’s money came from. If we can find that, we will find Luis—if he lives that long,” Cristian announced.
Everly watched as he set fire to the mansion. She was glad Darby was gone. He and those who worked for him had ruined her and Carla.
“Thank you for saving my life.” She placed her head against his chest, relieved he was holding her.
“I would do anything to keep you safe, even if it meant giving my life to do so, Everly,” he replied.
“It’s strange that you loved me even before you met me.” She peered up at him with her radiant eyes.
He smiled as he fingered her mahogany hair. “Love is not something you can explain. It is something you feel. Something you breathe.” He pulled her close to him and brushed her tender lips with his. She pressed her body against his and deepened it by slipping her tongue in between the seam of his mouth. It was a seal of her love, and a silent promise of forever. She might not be a slave to Darby anymore, but she was a slave to his love—a love she had not seen coming.
Thenextfewdaysflew by in a blur. The women had been returned to the countries from which they had been taken from. Even Carla had gone home to the United States. Everly had been happy to spend a few days with her, but when the time came for her to go home, Everly had stayed. After several long phone calls with her parents, she promised to visit in a few months. She explained that she needed to see where things were going with the man she had fallen in love with—the man who had saved her.
“Are you sure?” Cristian peered into her bright blue eyes, searching for the truth he prayed was there. “I will take you there myself if you want to go home, Everly. I told you.” He ran his fingers down her arm as they laid in bed. “I will set you free if it means it will bring you happiness.”
“Don’t you see.” She leaned forward and pressed a kiss to his mouth. “You make me happy. I know it’s crazy, but it’s true. I love you, Cristian.”
“And I love you.”
Everly wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him on top of her. “Make love to me.” she whispered into his ear, nipping at the tender flesh with her teeth.
Cristian eased himself between her legs and pushed inside her. Her warm center swallowed his cock as he pumped into her. Her body responded to his every move. Her moans of ecstasy driving him wild like a feral beast. It was like he was lost in a sea of stars, the bright light pulsating with every thrust of his hips. He could feel the moment she was coming undone. Her walls tightened around him and her nails dug into his back. Cristian grunted something unintelligible as her body squeezed his essence from the very core of his soul.
“Fuck,” she cried out as she spasmed around his shaft. His cum seeped into her womb as their bodies bumped against each other.
“I love you,” Cristian hissed as his cock swelled inside her. He never felt so alive as he did when he was making love to her. “Marry me.”
Everly froze beneath him. Her mind coming back to the present. “What?”
Cristian pulled out of her, the loss nearly debilitating. “Marry me.” He rolled to his side and danced his fingertips along her ribs. “Say you’ll be mine forever.”
“Are you serious? It’s only been a few weeks.” She rolled her head to look at him.
