Chapter 25

Twenty-Five

Chloe

For a brief moment, we stared at each other, breathing heavily. He knelt on my bed while I stood beside it, our eyes holding as we panted. Tears rolled down my cheeks and that seemed to spur him on. He moved forward and I shook my head, hurriedly wiping my tears. That didn't stop him, however. He slid off the bed and stood before me.

"Maybe... Maybe you're right." He muttered, staring intensely at me. "But Chloe,"

I watched his eyes darken to my favorite shade. The shade warmed up my body and lit it up. "No," I whispered.

"No one would want you as much as I do, Chloe," He whispered, slipping his hand around my waist. "No one could desire you as much as I do Chloe. No one could be crazy about you, the way I am."

And somehow, deep down in my heart, I believed him. It was foolish, it was so fucking absurd, I ought to know he just wanted sex but, how could I resist him at all. I wanted all that he could give me. All that he would give me!

His hand on my waist broug