Chapter 56

Eric's POV

"Eric...," she whispered against my lips.

My grip on her waist tightened.

"What do you want, Em?"

She shivered, and I could see the goosebumps as they appeared on her soft skin.

My body was not much different. I felt my hair stand on end as I held her lovingly against myself.

Emily was different. She was so different from Lola, who I once thought I loved.

She was tender and fragile.

The innocence in her eyes made me respect her even more.

Her hands grazed mine as they held on to her waist as she tried to yank them off, but even her resistance was weak.

When my lips grazed her neck, she melted into my arms again, and a soft moan escaped her lips.

"Eric..."

Her heart was racing. I could feel it from her chest, which was pressed against mine.

"Hmm?"

I trailed kisses along her jaw to her ears and neck, to which she responded.

Her resistance became weaker and weaker until she finally gave up and wrapped her hands around my neck.

I recalled the nights we had spent together back