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Mason lowered me onto the bed with my head nestled into the pillows He hovered over me still completely dressed and I reached for the heed and I was rewarded with the sight of his i the tattoos that covered hier and then with o too I unknowingly said the last phrase aloud and he shook his head and s to show you just how el Now, put your hands above your head here and grab hold of the headboard Don’tyou" I didn’t think twice I lifted htly I needed this so fucking bad I needed to forget everything else

He lowered hiainst each other, but not to the point where his weight was heavy on ht behind my ear that I knew he loved, and thenevery square inch of ue He left behind a wake of fire, his touch searinga warmth entrenched deep insideto ain He was extre When he reached my already slick folds, he didn’t hesitate to extend the treatment to my most private of areas He utilized all of his weapons ofers deep inside asm He knew my body probably as well as he knew his own, and he loved knowing that he could bring e and then push me over so fast I sure as hell didn’t ular orgasuy they ith didn’t care whether or not she cauess I lucked out that ot to experience ic he worked with his hands and mouth

It took me several minutes to come down fro his way upme, until he reached my face He hesitated to kiss me, I had never kissed him on the mouth after he went down onto do I released the headboard and grabbed the back of his head while rising up to meet his mouth halfway That was the sexiest kiss I had ever experienced and by the sounds that came from Mason, I think he felt the same I felt his cock jerk on roaned into each other’s ainst the carnal need that was fighting to be fulfilled

"Scarlett, you have no idea… I’ er over his lips to shh him I used my other hand to reach between our bodies and push down on the elastic band of his pants He lifted his body so that I could rid hi

When he lowered hiainst h to drive me crazy with lust He kissed me softer and slower than he had earlier I appreciated that he was trying to be gentle and tender, but ry and desperate

"More I need ainst his

Mason’s body stilled and he lifted up so that ere no longer touching I whimpered at the loss of contact He locked his eyes on mine "Scarlett, you said you didn’t want to Please don’t… I can’t say no to you" He closed his eyes and shook his head slightly "I want it tofor you You need to love the person you’re with the first time, make it special Look, I am hopelessly in love with you, but I know that you love Ash… and sos work out But I don’t just want to just fuck you, I want to make love to you Like I’ve never done with anyone else" He lowered his eyes at his confession

I was shocked to hear Mason say that he was in love with ive that uy said he loves me It made me feel comforted and wanted and alive I knew that I loved Ash, but I was so angry at hithat made me feel better, and damn it, I deserved to feel better So I did theI could do, I lied

I cupped Mason’s face in my hands and forced him to look at me as I said the words "I love you, Rat I love you so ht now"

Chapter 30

It was still dark outside when I woke up and I could hear the rain pounding relentlessly on theMason was asleep on his back and I was curled up next to hi the nook between his chest and ars to reposition myself and the soreness that I felt between them caused me to freeze The events from the previous day flooded my memory The funeral Evie’s parents The tattoo Ash The blonde Mason Me I love you Sex Oh shit, what did I do?

I squeezed , that it was all a bad dreao back seventy two hours and redo every moment of it I slowly opened ain There was no denying the tenderness from where Mason’s body had been