Total pages in book: 84
Estimated words: 78799 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 394(@200wpm)___ 315(@250wpm)___ 263(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 78799 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 394(@200wpm)___ 315(@250wpm)___ 263(@300wpm)
“Thank you,” I sing-song at her. I don’t think I need a doctor but whatever gets me out of here.
She gives me a smile before turning to Vaughn and telling him a few more things. I should probably pay attention but instead I lean back and see there are still so many security guards outside my door.
“Are people still after us?” I ask, my voice coming out louder than I mean to.
“I’ll leave you to it,” the doctor says before turning to leave.
“Let me help you get dressed.” Vaughn holds out his hand to help me down from the bed. He does his best but his hands are lingering longer than they should in some places. I don’t mind because all of his touches make me feel more relaxed and safe.
“Are we going to get the plane alone?” I wiggle my eyebrows at him.
“You’re insatiable today.”
“I’m living life to the fullest.” I throw my hands into the air and wiggle them.
“I have a feeling your fullest is going to be a long nap.”
“I’m not sleepy,” I say on a yawn. “You jinxed me.”
“Sit,” he tells me, pointing to a wheelchair parked next to us.
I do as I’m told and I’m actually starting to feel sleepy, but I’m not going to let on.
“Does my sister know?” I ask.
I don’t want her worrying because she’s pregnant. This is the last thing she needs right now. She’s been through enough and we can fill her in once I’m back on the island.
“She just knows we’re on our way home.”
“Thank you.”
“I know how to take care of you.”
I smile as he pushes me out of the hospital room. “Are you going to tell me why we still have all these guards?” I ask when I see there’s even more than I thought.
“Guzik and Amos might be in the custody of the feds, but who knows how that will play out? I’m not taking any chances.”
“You would’ve given up everything,” I say as he pushes me out of the hospital. He was ready to sign over it all to save me.
“Berkley, you’re my everything and I can promise you I’m never giving you up.”
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
VAUGHN
As I lie back on the bed I hold Berkley while she sleeps. The plane hums through the air and I know I should be resting too but I can’t stop my mind from racing. I just keep reassuring myself that she’s okay and everything is going to be fine.
I brush her hair away from her face and I see the faint bruising around her throat. My jaw tightens when I think about that asshole putting his hands on her and the feeling of helplessness is back. What can I do to fix this?
The men were taken to jail and we should be totally safe now, but I have this fear that I need to get to the island as soon as possible so that I know she’s fully protected.
She mumbles a little as she cuddles against me and I rub circles on her back. She looks so beautiful in my arms and there’s no place I’d rather be than with her. My chest squeezes as her arms curl around my waist and she sighs in contentment.
“I love you,” I say softly because I can’t help but speak the words out loud. I never knew I could feel like this. Like my heart could be on the outside of me and I could hold it.
“I love you too.” She smiles but keeps her eyes closed.
“You’re supposed to be sleeping.”
“This is too good to sleep. I don’t want to miss the way it feels.” Her words are soft but I understand them completely.
I move lower into the bed until I’m lying beside her and we’re face to face. Her eyes open and I smile at how sweet she looks when she’s sleepy.
“Are we almost there?” she asks, and I shake my head.
“We’ve still got a few more hours to go.”
She sighs and moves closer so that every part of her body is pressed to mine. She’s in a thin tank top and panties and I’m just in a T-shirt and boxer briefs.
“I’m not sleepy anymore.” Her voice is just a whisper as her hand slides up my shirt and she brushes her fingers across my nipple.
This is the way we woke up every morning in her apartment, but now things are different. There’s nothing standing in the way of us going further than just petting and kissing. The last time we were like this I tasted the sweet place between her thighs and I’m not going backward.
“Do you need some attention?” I trail my fingers down her shirt to the soft, exposed skin of her belly where her tank has ridden up.
She bites her bottom lip and nods as I dip inside her panties to her wet folds. They’re so warm and silky as I part them with my fingers and rub her there. Her hips move with me in a practiced rhythm and I groan at how sticky she is.