“Nothing is too much for the lady that I love.” He kissed me hard and then jumped up. “One final gift.”
“Ooh, what is it?” I giggled.
“This one is the most special.” His blue eyes were warm as he handed me a larger box.
“What is this? Sexy underwear?” I laughed and opened the box eagerly. I frowned as I saw a small notebook and a pen. “What’s this?”
“It’s a journal.” He smiled happily. “And a pen for you to write in it.”
“Oh, I don’t keep a journal.”
“Oh, but you must.” He continued to smile, but he looked firm. “You must write in your journal.”
“I mean if you really want me to.” I agreed, too happy to think much of it.
“I’m hiring a new chauffeur tomorrow.” He smiled at me. “He’ll be able to take care of all of our needs, so we don’t have to leave too often.”
“Oh, I don’t mind doing the small things. I can shop and cook and—“
“No, there is no need for that.” He shook his head and played with my right breast. “I don’t want you to do that.”
“I don’t mind.” I was surprised at how firm he sounded. “I like to cook.”
“I just want to spend my days with you. I want us to be together and I want to know you’re safe. Always.”
“I’ll be safe, Tyler. Nothing will happen to me.” But then his mouth covered mine and he kissed me so passionately that I forgot about everything other than his tongue in my mouth and his co**ck pressed up against my stomach.
***
I stared at Tyler’s sleeping body and rolled over and stared at the journal on the side of the bed, my heart suddenly racing as I remembered Eugenie asking me what I was going to write in my journal. My body felt cold as I lay back and stared at the ceiling. I sat up again, jumped out of bed and walked to the door.
“Where are you going?” Tyler’s voice was soft behind me.
“I wanted to get some water from the kitchen.” I paused, my hand on the door handle, anxiously wanting to exit the room. My heart was racing and my face was hot.
“I have water on the nightstand.”
“Oh okay.” I turned around slowly and walked back to the bed. “I didn’t realize.”
“It’s okay.” He smiled indulgently. “Back to bed and I’ll pour you some.”
“Thank you.” I lay back and waited for him to pass me the glass of water. I took it from him and drank it slowly. He watched me with careful eyes and the only sound in the room was the sounds of me drinking thirstily. I handed him back the glass and he placed it on the nightstand and we both lay back.
“Good night, Evie.”
“Good night, Tyler.”
We both lay back, our shoulders rubbing against each other and I closed my eyes and tried to breathe slowly. The nerves in my stomach were rumbling and I scratched an itch on my face. Then I heard the ticking of the watch next to my ear and froze as I listened to the tick tock of the second hand. All I could think about was Eugenie’s rambling. “Tick Tock goes the clock, Tick Tock goes the clock.” My body started trembling then.
“You’re different, Evie.” Tyler whispered in my ear as his fingers lazily played with my nipples as I lay there in shock. Had I been taken all along? Had I been fooled? Was Tyler the one that I should have been scared of all of this time? Had the lady in the market been right? Had I made the wrong decision? “I know that you’re different Evie. This time will be different. Trust me, Evie. All you have to do is trust me.” He kissed my cheek softly and as I stared into his deep blue eyes, I realized that it didn’t matter if I trusted him or not. He had me. And there was nothing I could do about it. He rolled over on-top of me again and I spread my legs wide, waiting for him to enter me. He did so quickly and the only sounds in the room were his deep breathing and the ticking of my new watch. My legs clung to him as I orgasmed and I scratched his back as I called out his name. I waited for him to fall asleep before I got out of bed again, this time I was very slow and calculated with my movements. I knew as soon as I tried to open the door that it wouldn’t actually open. I stood there for what seemed like hours before Tyler came up behind me, his arms sliding around my waist and pulling me back into him.
“Why me?” I whispered as I leaned back into him and closed my eyes.
“I knew from the first time I saw you with my sister.” His fingers squeezed my brea**sts together and I cried out as he pinched my nipples.
“Your sister is alive?”
“Of course.” His right hand crept down and played with me. “Grant found her a few years ago. I did think she was dead at first. That wasn’t a lie. And she’s still dead to me. She choose a life I don’t approve of. I failed her, but I won’t fail you. I’ve been waiting for you to be mine for a long time.”
“Hailey is your sister, isn’t she?” My jaw dropped open. “All this time, she was your sister? You played me.”
“You knew this was a game, Evie.”
“The photos were yours weren’t they?” I asked, but I already knew the answer.
“You wanted a man that wanted you and only you. You wanted a man that would take you from your mundane existence. You wanted a man that could excite you. You wanted me, Evie, before you even knew it, you wanted me.” His finger dipped inside of me and I whimpered as he pulled it out. “Isn’t that what you wanted?” He asked me softly as he faced me, his eyes blazing.
“Yes.” I nodded softly. “This is what I wanted.”
“I’m your wolf, Evie. I’ll do everything for you. Absolutely anything.” He gripped my shoulders. “You can just never leave.”
I didn’t say anything, but just stared into his eyes.
“If this were the last second of the last minute of the last hour of the day, all I would want is to see your face, Evie. All I would need is to feel your soft, delicate touch. All I would crave was one smile from your pink luscious lips. If this were my very last breath, all I would want would be to tell you that I love you. With every piece of my stretched out, barely beating sick heart. Every step that I took was to find you. Every move that I made was to be near you. Everything that I did was to have you. I’m sorry it came to this. I’m sorry that I’m the man that did everything that I could to trick and fool you. I’m sorry that I had to play these games. But, if this were the last second of the last minute of the last hour of the day, I’d be happy Evie. I’d be happy because I’m here with you. I’m here with you and you’re here with me. And that’s how it should be.” He held me tightly towards him and stroked my hair. “This is how it should be Evie, I did warn you before, once you know all my secrets you can’t leave.”
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