Chapter Eight
Graham looked at the pictures of the people she’d seen around her house.
“These two are the ones who have been helping us. They have been with us since Grandpapa was alive.”
“Give me names.”
She wrote the name of each man on the top of the paper.
“Faith, come here and sit down.” He pulled her down onto the sofa beside him. He could tell he was making her nervous but couldn’t help it.
“The men of the family talked and came up with some solutions. The first step in protecting you is that you’ll marry me.”
“Wait. What?” she asked.
“You’re going to marry me later today.”
She tried to stand, but he held her in place.
“I can’t do that.”
“Why?” he asked.
“I don’t know you, and once I get my family out of that house, we’ll probably move away.”
That shit wasn’t happening.
“Do you trust me?”
“Well, I don’t…” she said.
“You slept beside me all night, and did I touch you or hurt you in any way?”
“No, but—”
“This is the best solution to protect you until this problem is resolved.”
“So, you’re saying after everything has been taken care of, you’ll let me go?” she asked.
“Fuck, no. And your family isn’t going anywhere either. Now, stop fighting me.”
“I think I should get a say in all of this.” She crossed her arms over her chest.
“You do. Beth is bringing you some clothes, and you can pick what to wear.”
Her mouth dropped open and then snapped shut. “You can’t tell me what to do.”
“How about this? If you feel nothing for me after I kiss you, I’ll let you go. But if you do, you’ll be mine, and you promise you won’t fight it.”
He was on her before she could utter a word. His hands cradled her face, and he stared at her for a brief moment before he lowered his head.
Graham already knew what the outcome would be. He just needed to show her. His lips pressed against the corners of her lips before landing on her mouth fully. Then his tongue came out, and he started licking, encouraging her to open up. Desire raced through him when he realized she wasn’t kissing him back, not because she didn’t want to but because it seemed like she didn’t know how.
“Open your mouth, baby.”
She instantly did, giving him access to her tongue.
Her small hands gripped his wrists as he slowly made love to her mouth, touching and tasting everything he could reach.
When her arms came around his waist, he knew he’d won, but he continued to eat at her because it was impossible to stop. One of his hands left her face and slid down her back to grip her ass, pulling her tighter against his aching cock.
After a long moment, he raised his lips and glanced down at her. Her eyes were closed, her lips were swollen and red, and a flush of desire covered her face.
“Goddammit. You’re the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”
He started to lower his head again but stopped and growled when there was a knock at the door.
“Baby, I have to answer the door.” He smiled when she continued to beg for his lips. “I’ll give you all the loving you want later. Fuck, I hate having to let you go, too. But we’ll have the rest of our lives to fuck each other brains out.”
He made sure she was stable and leaning against the bed when he answered the door.
“Hi, Graham. I’m here to help Faith.”