I squeezed my eyes closed, unable to breathe as I registered his words.
“Coming baby,” he growled as I lost control, and fell off the edge with him.
The force with which he pumped into me was so primal and raw. He was putting everything of himself into this very moment.
“Baby. Open your eyes, I want to see you.” His voice was hardly above a whisper.
My eyes opened, and I stared into his, mere inches from my face. What I saw made me gasp. His eyes were shining, adoration so clear it warmed the furthest corner of my soul.
“I love you, Jade. With all my heart. Only you, baby,” he said, softly, a smile twitching at the corners of his mouth.
This was indeed the best moment of my life.
“Oh Ryder, I love you so much,” I whispered back, scared that if I spoke too loudly, I’d break the magic spell that was woven around us. That was only the beginning of our journey together. We both wanted this. Our love was undeniable. Even though I’d fought it, never believing it could work, Ryder was showing me differently.
I wanted him and his love more than anything. I wanted to spend every hour of every day as close to him as I could be. I wanted to be his princess, his woman, his bitch . . . his old lady. I wanted to have his babies.
Sure, the future was unknown. Neither of us had a crystal ball to know how it would all turn out. We had our families to deal with, the odds were stacked against our happily ever after.
All I ever wanted was to know that I was worth fighting for. That Ryder would choose to fight for me and our love. Protect and love me. In return and would nurture and support him, loving him with all my heart.
For as long as we loved one another, we could win this battle. Our worlds collided, but we had overcome our differences so that we were now one. Together.
I’d be his, and he’d be mine.
Forever.