Page 98 of Savage Mr. Sterling

“I told you I shouldn’t have come inside you,” he whispers.

All the blood drains from my head.

“No.You’re wrong.”

I don’t know why I argue, but the words pop free of my mouth without my permission.He hums and frames my face with his massive hands.

“Maybe, but I hope not.I want everything with you, sweet pea, including babies.But if you’re not ready—”

“We need to go.Now,” I interrupt.

“What?Why?”

“I need to take a test.Or two.No, better yet, a dozen.”

He chuckles and kisses me until every thought floats away.

“We’re going, sweet pea.But no matter what happens, I’ll be by your side.Forever,” he vows.

“I love you, Sebastian,” I say.

He smiles and licks my lip ring.

“I love you too, Penelope.”

The world fades away.Sebastian Sterling is my fiancé.My future.My sanctuary.

He’s where I belong, no matter what fate throws at us.

I’m his and he’s mine.

Forever.

And later, after a few days of pure chaos when Hilary doesn’t show for self-defense class, he’s right there to protect and support me as I search for my friend.My guilt grows as I recall her predicament.

She slapped her boss, yelled at him, and stomped away, and what did I do?

Vomit.

I owe her a million apologies.

With Sebastian by my side, I’ll beg her for forgiveness knowing I’ll never be alone again… if I can ever find her.