Chapter 37 - Mia

Getting to my knees and cupping his face again, I look at him tenderly. “Then let me replace their touch with my own,” I say, then I gently push him back as his eyes grow wider.

“Mia-”

“Do you trust me, Nikolaos?” I interject, swinging my legs over his waist and feeling his thick length below me.

His brows furrow slightly, but he nods. “I trust you with my life, kardia mou.”

I lean down and place a gentle kiss on his lips. “Then let me love you,” I whisper before turning my kisses to his beautifully scarred chest.

He groans when my lips touch his skin, and it is a bit uncomfortable to keep kissing him with my belly in the way, but I lavish him with gentle kisses before leaning back and peering down at him.

Nikolaos’ body is exquisite; every dip and curve of his muscles looks as if the gods themselves carved them. I drink in his body and everything he thinks makes him a ruined man, and I vow to love him even harder.

The lust is back in his eyes, but his fear is cresting right underne