Chapter 21. Union

Elizalde

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Having her this close gives me more significant warmth and wants. I want her badly. I want to touch her skin, to taste her lips again, and I want her underneath me.

There was a second sound of silence, and she looked down. Her face flushed, and that made me smile.

"Don't be shy, love. It's not like we're doing it for the first time."

"Yes, it is the first time."

She cut me off and looked me in the eyes. I gritted my teeth while looking into her lips.

Yes, she was right. This is our first as husband and wife.

I could no longer utter more words because my heart and body could no longer give any excuse not to do this. She knows what's coming. She shut her eyes, waiting for me to kiss her.

Dammit.

I'm so proud of her, and this is how it should be.

I kissed her with authority. It's deep, slow, and sweet. I want to savor each moment, contouring her mouth and kissing every bit of her inside.

She didn't protest, and her hand looped around my neck. Our bodies touched, and