The-Wrong-Bride-Ares--Raven’s-story-(Maura,-Catharina)_bibis

My shirt falls open, and the way her eyes are glued to my chest brings me a strange sense of
satisfaction. “Can I compete?”
She lifts a hand to my chest and lets her fingers trail down my body, taking in every curve of my
abs. A sharp burst of desire rushes straight to my cock at her touch, and I inhale deeply in an effort to
calm myself. The way she looks in that nightgown… fucking incredible.
“Yeah,” she says, her voice breathy. “You’ll do.”
I grin as I lift her on top of the kitchen counter and spread her legs so I can stand between them.
“I’ll do, huh? That doesn’t sound so convincing. How about I show you the rest of my body, too?”
“I think that sounds like a great idea. It’ll allow me to truly assess your body and all, you know?”
A soft chuckle escapes my lips as she wraps her fingers around the lapels of my suit jacket. She
looks into my eyes as she pushes it off my shoulder.
“Ares,” she whispers. “Did you mean it? When you told me you loved me… did you mean it?”
I smile at her despite the aching of my heart. I wish I could reach inside my heart and show her
that it’s filled with nothing but her. “Every single word, Raven. Maybe it’s too soon, too quick. Or
maybe… maybe we’ve been in the making for years, but neither of us had the courage to admit it to
ourselves. I barely dare say the words, but it’s true. I’m in love with you, Raven Windsor. Hell, if I’m
truly honest with myself, I fell for you long before you said I do.”
She looks at me with wide eyes, a sweet blush slowly coloring her cheeks pink. “Ares,” she
murmurs. “I love you.”
Fuck. A rush of emotions I’ve never felt before nearly brings me to my knees. I’ll never get
enough of hearing her say that. I roughly thread my hand through her hair and pull her closer, my lips
finding hers with a new type of urgency. I’ve never so badly wanted to own someone, mark her as
mine. “I’m fucking obsessed with you,” I murmur against her lips. “Every fucking piece of you.” She
groans and wraps her legs around my hips, her body flush against mine. “And I, baby, love everything
you are, right down to your beautiful soul. I love you, Raven.”
She pulls away to look at me. The look in her eyes tells me she doesn’t believe me, but that’s
okay. I’ll spend the rest of our lives proving it to her.