“You did the right thing, Gareth,” she says. “And no matter what anyone else says, you’re a good man.”
It’s right then, at that moment, that a realization hits me like a mainline of pure electricity.
I love this woman. With all my heart, I love her. And I will give my life to protect her. Even if it means going up against my entire department.
6
GARETH
It feelslike I’ve been waiting my entire life for this moment.
I’m hard as freshly milled steel as I nearly tear Briar’s T-shirt off and toss it aside. Her perfect tits jiggle beneath me. Mouth-watering. The beast within me is raging, urging me to strip her and take her. Mark her. Make her officially mine.
But I’ve waited, and I can wait just a little longer.
This is Briar’s first time, and I will make it memorable. She deserves that.
Despite the primal hunger howling within me, I lean in slowly and plant a line of kisses on her neck—like a necklace—twisting and moving down to her breasts.
She gasps as I take her left nipple between my lips, circling it with my tongue. At the same time, I run my hands up her flat stomach, cataloging every inch of her perfection.
I move my lips to her right breast, again taking her nipple in my mouth. My stomach rumbles with hunger. I want to eat her. Devour her. Lock her in a prison of passion until she’s experienced so much she can’t take anymore.
Then give hermore.
Sweet little girl. How did she get dragged into this mess of my life? The darkness of my profession. The backstabbing. The politics.
I’ll protect her from all of that. For the first time as an adult, I know I’ve met someone I can fully trust. The way she stood by me when Felch came in, trying to intimidate me. The way she talks back, knowing I love it.
This girl is the peak of the mountain. The top. And she’sMINE.
I keep kissing down. Down her smooth belly, and an unexpected image flashes through my mind. Briar pregnant. Carrying my baby.
Christ, where’d that come from?
I’ve never even thought about having a family before. When you do what I do for a job and see the terrible things I see, bringing a child into the world seems almost cruel. But it’s like Briar is calling out to me to breed her. To mate with her, shoot my seed into her womb, and make her my wife.
My heart kicks heavily in my chest. My lips twist as I unbutton her pants and tug them down, taking her panties with them.
There it is. The sweet little pink pussy that I’m constantly craving. I’m an addict. I need to be between her legs at all times, lapping at her sweetness. I want the juices to run down my cheeks, my chin. I want her scent permanently embedded in my lungs.
I needherevery second of the goddamn day.
I fucking love it. The way she is perfection without even trying.
She’s a working girl who life never gave anything. She didn’t know she’d be seeing me today and didn’t have time to do her hair, her makeup, or even put on something traditionally cute.
But despite all that, she’s the definition of gorgeous.
Pure, raw beauty. Nothing else. No pretense. And that’s how I’m gonna give it to her.Raw.
I rise up onto my knees, kicking my pants and briefs aside. Briar wipes her eyes with the back of her hand and looks up. When she seesit, her jaw drops.
“No…no way…”
“Yes, way.” I nod.
“That won’t fit, Gareth. Thatwon’t fit in me.”
