“I know you don’t hate me, Kitten. I would never let someone who hated me touch me like that. I would only let you touch me like that, because I trust you.” Gunnar does a double take, as if he can’t believe what I just said, but his eyes are still narrowed, making me feel like he still doesn’t understand what I’m saying. I reach for him again, and this time he doesn’t pull away. “I want all of you, Gunnar, not just what you think I can handle. Your monster doesn’t scare me. I love all of you.”
