âOf course,â Lauren answered.
âItâs different from just liking me as a person,â Landon said, clearing his throat. He explained in embarrassment. âItâs⦠the kind of feelings that Jasper has for Alyssa.â
Her clear, bright eyes wavered. She toyed with the intricate button on his dark shirt and stammered, âI-I donât know.â
He silently sighed and smiled wryly at her. âAlright. Go sleep now.â
âBut I like to be with you. I canât do anything right when youâre not at home because Iâm worried. Iâll wait for you to come home. Time flies when Iâm with you. Looking at you makes me happy,â she mumbled, her eyes half-closed.
His breath grew heavy, and his palms started sweating as he held her.
She confessed, âOne day, you came home late. I pretended to be asleep when you checked on me in the bedroom, but I had been awake all along.â
His chest tightened. That night, he and Angelina had gone out to get rid of two dissenters in Harper Group who had turned out to be Prestonâs men.
He had always presented himself as a cheerful and outgoing man, hiding his dark and heartless side from her.
She pressed her lips together and said, âI smelled a strong stench of blood on you. You had a wound on your hand-I felt it when you touched my forehead.â
Then, she picked up his hand and removed the black leather glove from his right hand. The wounds on his knuckles and fingertips might have healed, but the scars remained.
âLandon, Iâm worried youâll get into danger out there. Iâm so worriedâ¦â She felt a burst of pain in her heart.
Her lashes fluttered when she kissed his wounds.
âI donât know if that counts as having feelings for you.â
His heart trembling, Landon finally lost control of his desire and pinned her underneath him.
Lauren moaned gently but wasnât too shocked. She had never been intimate with any man in her 22 years.
of life.
Landon was her first, and she was slowly coming to embrace him. She didnât seem to have any other âLauren, please donât tempt me. Iâm scared I might lose control of myself,â he warned her, his breathing intensifying at the sight of her rosy face. It was evident that he desired her.
âDo you want a kiss?â
She obediently wrapped her arms around his neck and pouted her lips. âI-Iâm ready for it!â
His eyes burned with desire. âNo. I might go further than that. Itâll make you a woman.â
The last time, he had shared a long kiss with Lauren at the hospital but had suppressed his urge to take her.
Afterward, he had gone home and taken a two-hour-long bath to calm down, almost falling sick from it.
Not only was he an He didnât know if he could hold back if subjected to the same temptation twice. Not only ordinary man with sexual needs, but his libido was very high.
âI-I donât knowâ¦â she mumbled through her watery eyes, a little confused.
Finally, he let out a sigh and bit her on the neck. As if that wasnât enough, he gave her some hickeys.
She chuckled and wriggled underneath her, covering her face as she said, âItâs ticklish!â
He rolled onto his back and grumbled, âItâs ticklish to you, but hellish to me.â
He hugged her tight and mumbled, âLauren, Iâll wait for the day youâre comfortable with me.â