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“You want to coainst her skin

She nodded Desperate

“Then tell ive me a chance”

“Joe!” Was he insane?

He nuzzled the side of her throat “Tell ive us a chance Tell me and I’ll let you coe

She couldn’t think She wanted it so badly, and he was using it against her

“Tell me,” he ordered with a nip of his teeth to her neck

“Fine! I’ll give us a chance Now, please make me come!”

He pinched her clit and she exploded, roans he made as he found his own release In that moment, there was no Joe and Julia There was only them The kernel of hope that Joe had planted deep inside of her an to bloom, and she felt her fears fade

She wanted a future with this man She wanted it so badly that the need overwhelmed the fear

And in that h her She’d never had a choice when it came to a future with Joe She just hadn’t realised it until then It was never about what her mind decided It was always about her heart And her heart had made its decision months earlier

Her heart belonged to Joe Without him, she would break in two He was it for her There had never been another option There was only ever Joe

Her Joe

Chapter 30

Joe found it hard to relax on their uneventful trip to the airport After days of being on high alert, it was difficult to switch off Although, when it came to Julia’s safety, he wasn’t sure if he’d ever be able to stop being vigilant If anything happened to her, he’d lose his o that she would be special to him What he hadn’t realised at the ti to him