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“I need to kiss you so hard and for so long that if somebody dares to touch you . . . all you’ll be able to think about is this.”
You try to remember that it’s not where a person comes from that makes him who he is. A man chooses how he makes his own life, and it’s fairly damn obvious you’ve chosen the right path. You’re a good kid,”
“It’s a done deal now. Your parents know about us and I’m still alive, so here’s the way it’s going to be. Just because we’re not cementing this relationship with sex, that doesn’t mean it’s not a relationship. We’re together, end of story.”
“You belong to me now, understand? You’re mine; we’re exclusive. Nobody else gets to touch you, and I mean not at all.” His nostrils flared and Hannah’s heart stopped before taking up a faster cadence. “I own you.” His eyes searched hers. “I hope like hell you can handle it.”
“Someday. Someday, you’re going to be just mine—you’re going to belong to me and not to your parents. And I won’t have to feel this knot in my gut anymore. You’re never going to have to go home, because your home will be with me. I won’t have to be careful that someone is watching us . . . I’ll be able to touch you when and how I want. Nobody will be able to tell me what I can and can’t do to you, not the law . . . and not your father.” Josh paused just long enough to let his words sink in and to make sure she understood the point he was driving home. “You’re going to belong to me, heart,
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You’re worth it. And remember what I said before. This is more about establishing our relationship . . . getting everyone used to us being a couple . . . it’s more about that than anything else. It might not be easy, but trust me, the last thing you have to worry about is not being worth it.”
She was his; he was claiming her. She’d need to learn how to yield everything to him, because she was irrefutably his.
“Hannah, I’m warning you, and you better listen up and listen good. You’re mine. Every sweet little inch, understand me? You belong to me, and no matter what kind of fight we had . . . while you’re gone you best remember that you belong to me. And just so you’ll know, just so we’re on the same page about this and you don’t have any doubts in your head . . . I’m going to be here waiting for you when you get back, because I’m yours and nobody else’s. Is that clear enough for you? We’re together and if you don’t remember that then there will be hell to pay.”
“You’re mine. I’ve waited and waited and waited for you to grow up so that I could have this. Now you belong to me, just me. You understand?”
