“I just can’t believe this is happening. I’ve waited so long to feel you inside of me again.” Her words strike me deep, my buried guilt rising to the surface. “I’ll never stay away again, Julia, I can’t. I need you as much as I need my next fucking breath, so get used to feeling me, because you’re mine.” I resume my pace, thrusting into her possessively with slow, hard strokes. “Yes, yours. Always yours.”