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Rather than telling her the thought of it fucking killed me. Rather than begging her to give me some time. Rather than promising I was going to fucking fix this.
Everything about him at odds. He reached out and touched my cheek. His brutal hands so gentle that I whimpered. I didn’t mean to. But when he touched me like this…? “You deserve everything. Had once thought I’d be the one to give it to you.” What?
“Well listen now and don’t ever forget it. You are everything. Inside and out.”
“I love you, Dakota. I’m gone for you. Since I was twenty-two fucking years old, I’ve been gone for you. Since you became the one thing in this world that could soothe the ache inside me. Since you became the reason to look beyond my circumstances. Since you reminded me of the good things this world might have to offer.” He took a step forward. The ground trembled below my feet. “You saved me, Dakota. Saved me when I was lost. When I’d given up. And I keep trying to push you away because I know I don’t deserve you. But I can’t do that any longer. I can’t fucking deny that you are the one thing
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“Cookie,” I murmured. “Tell me I’m not too late. Tell me you still love me, too.” “Do you think I could ever stop loving you?”
“With my bed head and morning breath and mascara smeared on my face?” I teased. A rough chuckle skated from his lips. “That’s right, Cookie. You think I’m scared of you raw? Uncovered and unmasked? Besides, you always smell like sugar and vanilla.” He sent me a smirk.
“Not gonna happen, Cookie. Not unless poor Brad wants to lose his hands.”
“I don’t need everything, Ryder. I just need your honesty. I need your truth. Your devotion and your love.”
