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“Christian,” she breathed out, and I swear ot harder

I moved up to her face, and ouronto every sensation of our loveht there with me

“I love you,” she repeated over and over, coht over the edge with her I shook withto savor this er We stayed like that for I don’t kno long

I kissed all around her face

Her neck

Her breasts

Once it was tio to the bathroom, I carried her in there with me and turned on the shower

To take care of as mine, now and forever

Chapter 15

Christian

Now

I walked into our lawyer’s office like atongue as I odforsaken building When I didn’t see her sitting there, for a o through with this

After what happened last night, it was obvious she didn’t want this divorce either She was just too fucking stubborn to admit it However, my hopes were dashed when I saw her out on the balcony that overlooked the lake behind the building

The second I stepped outside, I took a long, deep breath, feeling as though I couldn’t breathe again Kinley was against the railing, her shoulders were hunched over, and her body was slightly treh the breeze in the air, only further proving my point

She was still mine

Nor her like this would havelike I was, but at that moment, it was the complete opposite effect I didn’t want this for her, and I felt awful she was breaking down, here of all places

Where we’d sign our divorce papers, and it’d be the end of us

“Christian, I know you’re behindaround “I can feel you Do you think it will always be like that? Me being able to feel you when you’re near?”

“I hope so”

She shook her head, scoffing out, “Is that why you caht? To ht now? We n divorce papers, and all I can think is what the fuck are we doing? Even with all the shit I went through as a child with my mother, I’ve never felt so lost before”

“Then come back to me, sweetness”

Her breathing hitched as soon as she feltframe She didn’t turn around, and she didn’t move She was frozen in the spot she stood, aware that if I touched her, she’d break down in my arms

I closedher devastation on every inch of my body was by far the worst pain I’d ever experienced We weren’t even touching, yet I felt her all over