The Broken One (Falcon Falls Security, #2)

by Brittney Sahin

Jesse angled his head and brought his mouth to her ear, catching the soft part of her lobe between his teeth before letting go to whisper, “I need to fuck my wife.” Wife. The deep tone of his voice had her knees nearly buckling, but she refrained from collapsing against him. I’m a Hawkins woman. Be strong. Wait, no, I’m a McAdams. Well, hell, what am I? The marriage was fake, after all. Grounding herself back to the

moment, she set a hand on his cheek, directing his attention to her face. “Only if you promise to make love to me after.” Jesse rolled his lips inward for a brief moment, his attention snagging on her mouth before journeying back to her eyes. “With us, darlin’, they’re one and the same. Hard or soft. Slow or fast. With you, it’s always love.” “Even in New York?” she whispered. “Every time with you,” he rasped,

“I’m sorry it took me so long to find my way to you. To try and piece myself back together to be the man you deserve.” He quietly added, “I didn’t know if you could love someone so broken back then.” Ella nearly startled at his last comment, and she pulled back and swiped her hands over her cheeks, willing herself to pull it together. “Loving someone unconditionally means you’re there for them at their highs and lows.” He quietly studied her before saying, “I’m back on a team now because I was wrong. Being alone was never the answer. And more than anything, I don’t want to live in a world where we’re not together.” He paused for another second. “I was waiting to be perfect for you, but I realize now perfection’s not achievable. For anyone, really. And if these last few days have taught me anything, it’s that feeling whole is my kind of perfect, and that’s how I feel when I’m with you.” Oh God. Her heart. “I love you, Ella Mae.” It was the first time telling her this aside from the wedding, and those words zipped her heart back together. She felt whole again. “Unconditionally and forever,” he added, his voice cracking this time. Ella slid her palms up his chest and placed her hands over his heart. Once she was certain her voice would remain steady, she lifted her gaze and looked into his deep blue eyes. “I love you too. So much. And I’m so damn proud of you for working on yourself. For not quitting on yourself, on us,” she cried out softly. “Because I don’t want to live wit...