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“Raven,”
“Why don’t I ever see you anymore?”
“I’m working really long hours. I’ve got so many modeling contracts, and I’m trying to grow my fashion brand at the same time. Honestly, some days I barely have time to eat or sleep.”
“I just haven’t found a guy that can keep me captivated. I’m not willing to settle for anything short of complete devotion. I want epic love, and I’m willing to wait for it.”
“No,” I lie to her. “The friction from you moving on top of me made me hard, yeah, but I don’t want you, Raven. I’ll never want you. I’m not sure what you’re thinking, but you need to stop. Do you know how much your actions tonight would hurt your sister? Fuck, it’s hurting me.”
“If I was always meant to marry him, she should’ve stayed away from him. You can’t expect me to marry my sister’s ex, Dad. You can’t do this to me. Do you understand how messed up this is? You can’t condemn me to a marriage with someone who is in love with my sister.”
Will you be able to stay away from Hannah?”
“Yes, Raven. I would never cheat on my wife. I may be imperfect, but I’m not immoral.
“So long as it’s within my power, there’s nothing I won’t give you, Raven. No matter what you ask, it’s yours—and that includes me.”
“You won’t regret this?” she asks. “You won’t regret sacrificing your happiness for your inheritance? When all is said and done, will you resent me for standing between you and Hannah?”
“No,”
“I won’t resent yo...
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She’s like the moon, Raven. Beautiful on a lonely night but cold and distant. You? You’re the sun. You’re warmth and happiness, and the center of all that’s good.
“This is it,” I whisper. “From this moment forward, you’re my wife. Mine to care for, mine to cherish, and mine to protect. I know this isn’t what you wanted for yourself, but I swear I’ll give you my all, Raven.”
Why can’t I ever be anyone’s priority? What makes me so undeserving of that? Why can I never measure up against Hannah in my parents’ eyes? In Ares’s eyes? What is it that she’s got and I’ll never have? Why is my best never enough?
“you don’t get it, Raven.”
“I don’t need you to be anything or anyone else. Not ever. You’re my wife, Raven. You. No one else. You don’t need to compare yourself to anyone else, and you don’t need to measure up to anyone else either—because whether you realize it or not, you’ve already surpassed every standard anyone has ever set for you. Just because they won’t or can’t acknowledge it, doesn’t mean you’re anything short of amazing. You’re perfect the way you are. And no, I’m not saying that to placate you. I’m telling you that because it’s true. You have a sense of loyalty so strong that you married me and sacrificed
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“Yeah,”
“Fuck me too.”
This chemistry between us… It’s always been there, but it’s inescapable now.
“In all seriousness, Rave…I’m sorry I was one of the reasons you were upset today. I’m so fucking sorry, you have no idea.”
“I want you here, Raven. There is no one I’d rather have in my bed than you. No one. You may not believe that, but it’s true. From the moment I married you, you’ve had my loyalty right down to my every thought. There’s no one on my mind but you. When I look at you, all I see is my wife. Nothing else. No one else. There’s no space for anyone but you—not in my mind and not in my heart. This may all sound like pretty lie...
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“I never meant to make you feel like you’re unwanted because you aren’t. Do you have any idea how much it means to me that you chose to marry me? You could’ve walked away from everything and left me to deal with the consequences, but you didn’t. You were there for me when I needed you most, and I’ve done a really shitty job of thanking you for it. I’ll do better, okay? I just… It was hard for me too, and I was foolish to assume I knew what you needed. I’m learning the hard way that I only ever knew a small part of you, and it’ll take me a little bit of time to discover the rest. Will you give
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Yeah, she’s got my heart racing in a way it never has before. There’s so much trust and hope in her expression, and it fills me with a deep need to give her the fucking world. I never want to let her down, and from now on, I won’t. I’ve never felt something so…intense. I want her desperately, but my entire fucking heart is in it too. My need for her transcends the physical, and it’s something I’ve never experienced before.
“I’ll give you some grace,” she murmurs. “On one condition. Honor my request, Ares. No assumptions, no overthinking. Please, Ares. Please communicate with me.
“I promise to communicate from now on, no matter how hard it is. I’m so used to all these fucking mind games that this is… It’s new to me, Rave.”
“Then give me a moment of honesty, Ares. Tell me one thing no one else knows? Give me a part of you no one else has.”
“You already have my last name, Raven. It’s the one thing I’ll never give to anyone else.”
stare up at the ceiling as she falls asleep in my arms, my thoughts whirling. I can’t believe I’ve been staying away from her when I could’ve had this all along. One night with her, and I think I’m already addicted.
“Why was he standing so close to you?”
“Don’t do that again,”
“The only man you’re touching is me.”
“What if I have needs you can’t fulfill?”
“Cupcake, there’s no need I can’t fulfill,”
“You will not turn to anyone but me, you hear me? If you want sex, I’ll give it to you. I’ll fuck you right here on this fucking desk if you want me to. Don’t even fucking dream of being with anyone else. Am I making myself clear?”
“I never realized you were so possessive,”
“I never was. Not until you. You…yeah, you changed the game. I want all of you, Raven. I need you to be mine in every single way.”
“I’m already yours, Ares.”
“I can’t resist you. I haven’t stopped thinking about the way I kissed you at our wedding and then again in your office. I need more, Raven. I need another taste.”
“Then take it,” she whispers. “I’m yours for the taking.”
“What if I decide that I never want you to speak to her again?”
“Then I won’t. You are my wife, Raven. I will always put you above anyone and everything else. Always.”
She doesn’t realize it, but she could ask me for the moon and I’d try to give it to her. There’s nothing I won’t do for her.
“I’m yours,”
“And there’s nothing I’d rather do than make you mine in return.”
“I will never let you go, Raven. Fuck what I said. I was a fucking moron who didn’t realize that he’d struck fucking gold. You’re my wife, for better or worse. Only you. For as long as I live.”
“Promise me. You told me you never break a promise, so promise me that you’ll be mine for the rest of our lives. No matter what.”
“I’m yours, Raven Windsor. Forever...
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I don’t feel trapped, Raven. Not with you. The situation is tricky, and I feel like I’m either hurting Hannah or I’m hurting you. That’s all I meant. I didn’t for a single second mean that I feel trapped in this marriage with you, you hear me? I’ve never been happier, Rave.
Will you, Raven? Will you give me a chance?”
