Free Unexpected Destiny (Assassins and Sweethearts Book 3) by S.J. Maylee

correctly, there had been relief shining bright in his eyes when he’d found her.
    Her breathing picked up and she rubbed her chest. She’d had it all wrong. It was Aidan who had saved her not only last night, but today too. Her body lit up with the idea of trusting him completely. He was the one who’d gotten her to forget all her troubles last night. He was the one who’d saved her today. Maybe he really was her hero. Her body lit on fire.
    But she’d yelled at him and accused him of all kinds of terrible things. Was he even still here? In an effort to save her life, had she ruined something real? She leaned forward over her knees. The bathwater had turned cold and she knew only one thing could warm her now.
    She climbed out of the tub. “Aidan,” she called. Her voice came out brittle. Chilly air floated over her rapidly cooling skin. She grabbed the towel he’d set on the chair for her. Its fluffy warmth doing little to prepare her for what she was about to ask.
    The door opened and he appeared. The same deliciously handsome man she’d been with for an entire evening. Damn, she wanted to sink back into that moment, a perfect moment of luscious luxury. She took a step forward and stumbled. In two large steps he was in front of her and he clasped her waist. The heat took her by surprise.
    Once her feet were stable, she said, “I’m sorry I ran.” She clutched his shirt and focused on his mouth.
    “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you the truth earlier.” He brushed her dripping hair from her face.
    “Oh, Aidan.” She gazed into his blue eyes and saw everything she’d dreamed of. His strength, worry, and passion swirled together giving her something to cling to. “I’m sorry I called you crazy.” She leaned into him.
    “I’m sorry I didn’t catch up to you sooner.” He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead.
    “Thank you for coming after me. You saved my life.”
    He pulled back and lifted her chin to meet his gaze. “That’s been my goal from the beginning.”
    “I believe you.” The truth filled her whole and her breathing slowed. When she ran from him, she hadn’t a clue what kind of danger she was facing but now the reality of his conviction couldn’t be denied.
    “Don’t leave me again.”
    “I won’t.” She pressed her wet body against his. “I’m scared.”
    “I’ll figure it out. You just need to stay with me.” Ever so slowly he lowered over her and gave her a simple kiss.
    “Aidan?”
    “Let me hold you. I need this. I need to know you’re okay.” He rubbed her back and arms.
    “Kiss me again.” She ached to be close to him, to get lost in the way he claimed her.
    Then he took the towel and dropped it on the floor. “You want more than a kiss, don’t you?”
    “Yes.” She grabbed fistfuls of his shirt.
    He swiped his fingers between her legs. “Be with me. Open your body to me.”
    A flush heated her cheeks. “But I’m all wet.”
    “I don’t give a fuck.” He sucked his slick fingers and then scooped her up. “Besides, you’re about to get a whole lot wetter.” He carried her out of the bathroom. “I can’t think of a better way to settle our souls and there are quite a few things we didn’t make time for last night.”

Chapter Seven
     
    “Please tell me we have time for those delicious things right now.”
    “You better believe it.” He sat her on the edge of the bed. “Lay back and spread those lovely thighs wide for me.”
    She did as he’d ordered. The deep dark shade of blue his eyes had turned told her only a fool wouldn’t do as he’d commanded. She rubbed the inside of her thighs as she opened them. A shiver danced across her damp skin.
    “You’re beautiful.”
    She watched him as he stripped. “My thoughts exactly.”
    “I’ll be right back.”
    “Don’t leave.” She reached for him.
    “I’m just getting a condom.”
    “Do you have to? I’m clean and I’m on the pill.” Her lips parted and her body froze while she