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lust emitting from her skin, and he swallowed as he tried to steady himself.
“More than half of my soldiers are hunting for Slade. Those that remain are protecting you,” Rio whispered after a while.
“Me?” she asked, her breath hitching.
“Yes,” Rio said, leaning closer as he looked into her eyes. “Did you think I would leave you without protection just because you pushed me away? My men have been guarding your building day and night. They have been following you everywhere you go, ensuring that you are protected at all times. It’s why Slade hasn’t attacked you yet.”
“Why?” Pearl whispered, her breath tickling his lips because of how close they were. “Why would you do all that for me? I pushed you away. I-”
“Why wouldn’t you push me away?” Rio said, his thumb tracing the smooth skin of her cheek. “We have known each other for just three weeks. It’s not like we mean anything to each other.”
“No, of course not,” she said, swallowing.
“It doesn’t make sense, does it?” Rio whispered, leaning even closer. “The way I feel doesn’t make any sense. I look at you and I want you. I crave you. I talk to you, and I feel like I am talking to an old friend. I am with you, and I feel strangely happy and content. It doesn’t make any sense.”
“I have to go, Rio,” she whispered, closing her eyes. “I told you a week ago that I would be leaving and now my time is up. I am leaving town tomorrow and going into hiding with my father.”
“I can protect you,” Rio said, leaning forward and placing a soft kiss on her lips. “We can be together. I know the way you feel for me, Pearl. I can hear your heart beating fast and I can smell the lust on your skin. I see the way you look at me. Let’s get to know each other better. Let’s fall in love because we both know that it is inevitable. Stay here, Pearl; I will keep you safe.”
“Slade won’t stop,” she said, a single tear falling down her cheek. Rio leaned over and kissed it, tasting the salty tear between his lips. “He will use you and Laura to get to me. He attacked you today as well when you were unprotected. There is no way out, Rio. He is too cruel and malicious. He won’t rest until he gets me, and he will destroy you if it means that he wins.”
“I am not afraid of him,” Rio growled, before kissing her lips again. “I can handle him and protect both you and Laura. No one will lay even a finger on you and your father. I can deal with Slade.”
“You are underestimating him,” Pearl said, suddenly pushing him away and standing up. “If anything happened to you-. If anything happened to Laura-, I would never be able to forgive myself.”
“What you and I feel for each other,” Rio said, standing up as well. “it comes once in a lifetime, Pearl. You don’t meet someone and instantly feel like you have found the one. You don’t find someone to desire as insanely and madly as we desire each other. You won't find anyone, and spend just three weeks with them, and feel complete. What you and I have isn’t normal. It’s special and unique. You can’t just give up something like this!”
“I know,” she whispered. “I know that what I have found now, I will never find again. I know that, and yet, I can’t do this to you. I can’t ruin your and Laura’s life.”
“Just think about it,” Rio said, walking towards her. He grabbed her waist and pulled her close, before laying a gentle kiss on her lips. “Don’t leave just yet. Give me a chance to hunt Slade down and keep both you and Laura safe. Just give us a chance, Pearl.”
“Rio-,” she said. “I am scared.”
“Just forget about Slade,” he whispered. “Just for one night, let’s forget all our worries. Just for this one night, let us give in to our desire and longing and give in to each other.”
He leaned over and kissed her once again, and this time she kissed him back. His arms wrapped around her curvy body, pressing her against him. Her hands were already trailing over his bare chest, taking in every single muscle of his torso. He could smell her enticing scent and hear the beat of her heart. His skin tingled as he pressed even harder against