“Always the brat.” I chuckle, but the laughter quickly subsides when my lips finally press against hers.
My heart leaps to my throat, urging me to never stop kissing this woman. This fierce, beautiful girl, who loves and accepts me for who I am, and not what the world expects me to be. She’s the other half of my soul who, despite seeing how black and tarnished it is, still wants to cast her bright light on it and heal it from within.
Our kiss deepens until all we are is unyielding tongues, bruising lips, and clashing teeth.
“I need you,” she mewls, the desperation in her voice mimicking my own.
“Not as much as I need you, Stone. Not half as much.”
“I love you, too,” she cries on a moan, rubbing up against me, eviscerating what remains of my control.
Shit.
Unable to hold back from taking what’s mine, I push my sweats down just enough to liberate my hard cock. I raise her skirt, pushing her panties to the side, and her wet core instantly coats my fingers with her arousal.
“Say that again, Stone. Moan out that you love me while I’m deep inside you,” I growl, thrusting into her hot core, making us both gasp out at the connection.
“Ahh,” she cries out.
But that’s not what I want to hear, so I pull her hair to crane her head back, forcing her to look at me as I fuck her against the oak tree.
“Say you love me, Stone. Say it,” I beg, as I pummel through all of her walls with my hard length.
“I love you.”
“Again,” I growl, keeping up my merciless tempo.
If I don’t slow down, this is going to be far too quick for my liking, but I desperately need to cum inside her. Stone withers against me, her chest heaving up and down as she moans out her pleasure. She sweetly clenches around my cock with each hard thrust, leaving me mere seconds away from cumming, whether I slow down or not.
“Tell me. Make me believe that you’re mine. Because I’m so fucking yours, Stone. I’m yours,” I swear, my own voice rough with an emotion not many will ever feel in their lifetime.
I fuck her with brutish force, all the while giving her my heart, praying she will never leave it again. I can never go back to a life without her in it. It would be as if someone stole all my senses, leaving me blind to the beauty of the world. The stars would lose their glow, food and drink would have no taste. Without her, my whole existence would be a waste because all I’ve ever done right is love her. She is, and always will be, my everything. Nothing else matters, as long as she is mine and I am hers.
Stone wraps her arms around me, kissing me madly, and as she promises herself to me, I cry out with the same devotion and worship that pumps through my veins.
“I love you, Finn. I’ll always love you. No one will take me from you again.”
And with that beautiful promise kissing my lips, scorching them with her love, I give all I have left until her vows are heavenly cries, succumbing to her nirvana, and compelling me to follow her and together embark on a journey to the stars.
It takes us a while to return to reality, but neither one of us is in too much of a hurry. In the same woods where I once promised my loyalty, I now promise—with my body, heart, and soul—my never-ending love to her.
I place Stone back on the ground and keep my firm hold on her.
“Are you sure you want me? After everything you’ve learned, I won’t hold it against you if you want to walk away,” I whisper in her ear, running my fingers through her dark mane, loving the feel of her silky strands.
She places her chin on my chest, her loving gaze never wavering, and says, “I told you, I don’t scare easily.”
“I know.”
“Then you also know that I’ve always been a fighter. I’ve got your back, pretty boy, don’t worry about mine.”
“I’ll always worry.”
“I know, baby. But the only ones that should be worried are those blackmailing assholes who are playing with our lives. They’re the ones who need to be on their toes.”
“Stone, I don’t want you involved in all this mess. I want you as far away from their