Chapter 78
GRACIE.
I was once again in the dark.
The sound of his dark ugly laughter echoed as I ran as fast as I could, my heart was pounding hard against my chest. Then I saw Melissa struggling against his grip.
An evil grin crept across his features.
Oh God! he was going to kill her
The knife was clenched tight in my fist.
It punctured straight into his chest.
There was so much blood...
On the ground, my hands, the sick metallic stagnant smell made me want to vomit.
A terrified scream erupted from my mouth when I saw a dead gaze blinked at me from the floor.
I heard my name, but the voice sounded as though for away.
I heard it again, this time it was harsh and commanding, forcing me to jolt awake from the terrifying nightmare. My gaze flew open to a pair of dark green gazes staring down at me in concern.
"Hayden.. "
"shh it's just a dream " he murmured soothingly. I exhaled shakily, the nightmares wouldn't stop, each more terrifying than the last.
his fingers grazing through the length of my hair somehow calmed me down enough to relax against him.
It's already been a few days, why wouldn't it just stop?
"it will be fine " he murmured, his lips brushed over my temples gently.
"Will it? I still see everything. It just keeps replaying " I whispered silently, opening my gaze to meet his.
"Do you regret saving yourself and our daughter?" his unwavering gaze held me hostage.
"Hayden I.. "
"it's just a simple question " he cuts in.
"No...I don't, I'll do it again given the situation but every time I close my eyes I only see him, I still feel his blood Hayden...it haunts me, i..i. I'm a killer " The words came out as a whisper, my voice cracking.
His muscles grew tensed and rigid, his gaze burned with emotions I could recognize as one of his hands clasped my shoulders firmly, he used the other tilted my chin to face him squarely.
"You. didn't .kill.him, I was the one who did"
He punctuated the words meaningfully. My breath clogged up tightly in my throat.
"You could be anything but a killer Gracie, I'm the only bad person.....I always hurt people "
His last words slashed hard against my chest, filling my insides with renewed regrets.
"Hayden, I didn't mean those words, I said it because... " I started when he held his index finger over my lips, cutting off my words.
"That doesn't make it any less true, nothing can erase that, if anyone deserves those nightmares, then it should be me, Not you, you were strong, you did what you could to stay alive.....Nothing else should matter " He whispered fiercely, he held me in a magnetic stare, the intensity of it held me captive, he was compelling me to believe his words.
"No one deserves those Hayden.... not you, not anyone "
I inched closer to press myself against his chest, I brushed my lips over him, sucking on his fuller lower lips, His familiar musky scent. I needed this closeness, my skin burned with the need to be consumed by his touch.
He plunged his tongue into my mouth. Taking. Feasting. Demanding. Taking control of the kiss.
My fingers sank into his hair as I drank from his mouth, in search of the connection only he could give me.
"Make me forget everything ..but you " I murmured breathlessly.
His tongue feasted on my neck, the base of my throat, he left his mark everywhere he touched, I was crazed with need.
"You drive me insane " He growled, swapping our positions, so I was beneath him, his weight trapping me in position.
I barely heard the sound of clothes ripping off until I fall his cool touch on my burning, aching skin.
His fingers reached to cup the area between my legs, a strangled sound escaped my throat as a finger parted my folds.
I closed my eyes at the intensity of the pleasure.
"Look at me " his voice came out thick, filled with arousal.
My eyes fluttered open to meet his smoldering gaze.
"Tell me you want me! " he demanded hotly as another finger entered me.
A whimper escaped my mouth as he circled my nub with his fingers, driving me close to the edge.
"Tell me! " He demanded again, this time his breath coming out in harsh pants.
My body throbbed with need, his erection pressed hard against my thighs.
"I need you. right now, right here. I want you to possess me " I panted, thrusting myself against his fingers, my body craves for the release only he could give me
With each word, his gaze grew heavier with lust, his breath came out as harsh pants.
"Possess I will" He growled roughly as I came apart in his hands, calling out his name as the orgasm ripped from me.
HAYDEN
"You are mine! " the growl vibrated from my chest.
My cock was throbbing, hard and swollen as I drove it deep inside her sweetest depth, still moist and slippery from her orgasm.
The soft whimpers she gave with each powerful thrust almost had me losing control.
"Fuck" I groaned as I slammed harder into her thrusting deeper....needing all of her, giving her everything I had.
"Hayden... "
"Yes. This is me possessing you. Do .you. feel me inside of you?" I panted each word breathlessly.
Instead of waiting for a reply, I stole a hard kiss from her lips, knocking out the oxygen from both our lungs, one of my hands reaching out to squeeze her breasts and pinch her puckered nipples.
"I love how tight and wet you are "
I pumped harder knowing I was going to come hard. The base of my spine was heated.
I knew we were both on the edge, with one last thrust, we exploded like dynamite. I held her body tightly as I emptied myself inside of her...
A grunt of pleasure escaped my mouth along with her cry of release.
"I love you " her passionately spoken words intensified my pleasure.
"Look at me" I demanded softly.
Her gaze was heavily lidded with sleep but it still held mine.
"You're the only one I'll ever love Gracie, I don't know why you chose me after everything...."
"We've buried the past behind us Hayden, we still have a future ahead of us" she murmured against my chest.
My throat clogged tight as her arms went around me as her sleepy eyes fluttering close.
She was out as quick as a light, the corners of my lips tugged in a smile as I wondered if she had meant those words or she had only said them because she needed her beauty sleep.
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