Latte Darling (Darling, #2)

by S.J. Tilly

This guy has gone into full Daddy Bear mode and it’s amazing. If we weren’t in public, and magic was real, I’d morph my clothes into a schoolgirl outfit and climb into his lap. I’ve been skipping classes, too.

My body doesn’t care at all that she’s too young. Or that she was at the bar to meet my fucking son. My body only cares about the fact that she seems to have everything I’d look for in my perfect match. If I were looking for such a thing. Which I’m not. But if I were, she’s exactly what I’d want.

I always thought I couldn’t sleep next to another body, but every inch of me is melting into the comfort and warmth of Axel. And I know I’ll be able to rest, so long as he’s with me.

This man… he’s too… everything. Handsome. Smart. Kind. Huge. He’s everything.

“Maddison Faye Richards, you can come with me willingly or I can haul you out of here like the brat you are.”

Something inside of me splits. Straight down the middle, my soul is cut into two. Separating the me from before, and the me from now. The me that I can be with Axel at my side. And I feel like I can finally breathe. Love. Someone loves me. Axel loves me. For the first time in a dozen long years, I can finally breathe.

“You deserve all the love in the world, Maddison.” Axel’s fingers close around mine to steady my hand. “All I have to offer is my love. But I’ll give you every last bit of it. Every inch of my heart. All the best parts of me.”