Vicious Deception: A Dark Why Choose Romance (Ruthless Desires Book 6) by Elira Firethorn

Author:Elira Firethorn [Firethorn, Elira]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter twenty-two

Rhett

Per usual, I wake before everyone else. Wren is still sound asleep with her head on my shoulder and her hand on my chest. There’s no way I can get up.

Not that I want to.

As I kiss the top of her head, I breathe deeply. She smells like a part of home that I haven’t realized how much I’ve missed until right now.

I thought about her, Ell, and O every waking moment, and I never got used to the constant ache in my heart. But I didn’t think about the little things—her smell, how her body fits against mine, or the way her face is completely relaxed while she sleeps.

The sun has set, and I’m able to raise my head just enough to see the clock. It’s a little before ten, so we’ll need to get up soon, or we’ll be late to our meeting.

“Sweetheart,” I whisper. I don’t want to disturb her, but I want some time with her before we leave.

She moans softly. Her fingers curl around my shirt before she slowly lifts her head. “Hmmm?”

“It’s time to wake up.”

With a groan, she presses her face into my shoulder. Yet another thing I’ve missed—how cute she is when she’s waking up.

“You can stay asleep if you’d like,” I tell her softly, “but we’ll have to leave soon, and I was hoping for some time before we go.”

“I’d like that,” she mumbles.

Letting out an amused breath, I ask, “Sleep? Or time?”

“You,” she groans.

The two of us stay just like that for a few minutes while she wakes up. As my fingers run up and down her arm, she stretches out and kisses my cheek.

“I love you,” she whispers.

My eyes close. Every day, I thought about seeing her again, about finally telling her how I feel. I scolded myself for hesitating—hated myself for not making sure she knew. There’s no way I can wait any longer.

Slowly, I sit up, and Wren moves with me. She turns toward me and drapes her arms around my neck. I cradle her body against mine. God, I was so afraid I’d never see her again.

“Wren,” I murmur. “Wren, I . . .”

“It’s okay,” she tells me.

For a brief second, I think of my father. He’s not capable of this kind of gentleness—of this kind of care. At certain parts of my life, I was convinced I was the same way. The guys and Wren helped me to realize that’s not true.

“I need you to know,” I tell her. “I need you to know that I’ll always fight my way back to you. That I tried—that I never would’ve stopped trying.”

“I do know.” Her lips brush against mine, the barest hint of a kiss. “I promise I know. But I don’t want you to tell me.”

Gently, she detaches herself from me and stands. She turns on the lamp, illuminating the room in a soft glow, before pulling me into the bathroom. We both brush our teeth, and she showers since she was too tired to earlier.

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