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He didn’t respond and I realized a moment later why he hadn’t

Because he’d been waiting for

Where there was a box of condoms and a bottle of lube

Heat flooded my cheeks as I turned to look at hi we could try sooes well, when you’re healed, maybe we can…if you’re ready, I mean…”

His voice dropped off as hisheavy by the time he pulled back

“Is that okay?” he asked, his voice carrying a hint of worry

I nodded because I was still too surprised to dolove to Cain didn’t frighten htened, I’d have had to compare him to Eric and that wasn’t even reative for everything after Ronan had run my blood and urine samples under his own na to worry about And I knew the da the rape had healed as well I knew there was a possibility I could panic at so the actual act, but I knew Cain would work through it with ht face with me

“Good,” he said softly and then he kissed

“And, Cain,” I said just before he pulled onto the main road

“Yeah?”

“I’m all healed…and I’m very, very ready”

For so as Cain, it was hard to watch hile like he was

We’d arrived at the hotel several hours earlier It was a really nice place and just as Vincent had suspected, it was prettysonize me, but that hadn’t meant we couldn’t have roo at the hotel restaurant We’d ended up ordering an early dinner and watching a h I’d fallen asleep about halfway through it Not because the otten anyon Cain’s chest as his fingers had trailed up and down hout my entire body He’d woken me up with little kisses and asked if I wanted to order anyto bed, but I’d declined

I’d suggested a shower together before going to sleep in the single, very large, king-sized bed covered in thick pillows and luxurious bedding Cain had agreed, but as I’d watched him pause as he’d started to remove his shirt, I’d fallen silent to see what he would do