Brutal Knight (Corrupt Kingdom Book 2) by Sophie Winters

Author:Sophie Winters [Winters, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 24

Connor

I don’t want to move at all, so I don’t. I just lie draped over Willow, breathing in her sweet scent. She smells fucking amazing, addictive. It’s not just her hair or a perfume, either—it’s her body. Everything about her.

And the taste of her? Fuck. I could spend days with my head between her legs. I could spend days listening to Willow moan, feeling her hands tangle in my hair. I want to commit all of it to memory, keep every second in my mind so I can go back and see the look on her face when the pleasure hits her and her entire body glows.

I roll my hips, grinding against her, and I feel her shudder when I do. She turns me on so fucking much that I’m already getting hard again. There’s an intense temptation to just keep going, but I want to give her time to process, so I finally pull out.

There’s a moment of nothing—no hesitation, no fear, nothing.

Then Willow goes stiff again.

I can tell she’s trying to get some walls back up. It’s almost impressive how quickly she works, especially after the sex we just had.

But I don’t want her to pull away, so I carefully swing an arm around her and pull her into me. She doesn’t flinch, doesn’t run from the embrace. I do the only thing I can think of and kiss her hair, hoping it will remind her she’s safe here. Safe with me.

Finally, she relaxes in my arms.

I don’t say anything for a long while. I don’t want to break the spell, don’t want to damage the perfect thing we’ve created. I want it to last.

I know it might not. Night changes things, and I know there’s a real chance that Willow will just run away from me again in the morning.

But for now, I have her right here with me. And I’m not going to waste this moment.

The silence between us isn’t stilted. It’s not uneasy or frightened. And after a few moments, her soft voice cuts through the quiet.

“It shouldn’t have been a surprise when my marriage was arranged,” she says quietly.

Her voice is tentative. I’m surprised she’s talking at all, let alone divulging something so private. Something she protected so much.

I know these are wounds that never really healed, and I know better than to interrupt. I let Willow talk, and I listen.

“My father only ever had me,” she continues. “No son. He always seemed to blame me for that.”

I try to keep my body loose. All I want is to pull her closer. I can imagine Willow as a young girl, imagine how full of hope and dreams she was until her father directed all his anger and discontent at her.

“He wanted someone to pass the family business along to. But he wanted a male heir, so…he never got what he wanted.”

I can’t help the derisive laugh that leaves my lips, short and disgusted. It’s not as if there aren’t powerful women in other families.

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