Thankfully, I found the strength to shower before I passed out naked on the bed after performing my role in implementing Wang’s plan with his business associates.
“Only when you’re with me,” I whisper back to him and shut my eyes.
His hold is soft—it’s gentle but full of dominance at the same time. It’s something only he can give me. I relax into it, every sense in my body heightened for the touch of the man who worships me.
“No, it’s here.” Jaxon places his hand over my heart. “You were born different but in a good way. You have more courage than me when it comes to doing the right thing.”
I place my hand over Jaxon’s heart.
“No, we both have courage beating through our hearts. It pumps around our body, giving us everything we need to fight against those who do wrong. Too many times in our lives, we’ve been told we’re different: me because I’m a woman, you because of your blond hair and European descent. We’ve risen above it and fought for integration. We’ve been fighting for others, but we’ve also been fighting for each other. We just didn’t know it until we met.” I bring Jaxon’s head back up toward mine so I can kiss him. “If anyone tries to break us apart, I’ll send them to hell. I’ve fallen in love with you, Jaxon.” I shock myself with my words but the wide smile on my lover’s face shows me he feels the same.
“I love you too, Lia.”
We kiss again, but this time we stay silent and concentrate on demonstrating our feelings for each other in a different way. Jaxon’s hands search my body, taking in every inch of it. His mouth follows his hands, and I desperately try to keep quiet in spite of the pleasure I’m experiencing. The last thing we need is for Wang to find him here.
Jaxon leans back on the bed and parts my thighs to show him my sex. I don’t need to see it to know it glistens for him and only him. I love him.
I love him.
I love him.
I love him.
I want to shout it from the rooftops. Maybe if we succeed tomorrow, I will.
Jaxon strokes his fingers through my sex.
“This is the most beautiful pussy in the world.”
I’m sure it’s not with the bruising from the injuries I sustained, but I’m grateful for his praise.
Jaxon cocks his head at me,
“You don’t believe me?”
I shut my eyes, preferring not to answer.
“Please, I need you inside me,” I whisper, wanting him to erase all the bad memories.
I feel Jaxon shift on the bed, and I open my eyes again to see what he’s doing. He’s divesting himself of his shirt and pants in a quick strip.
“Trust me when I say you’re beautiful, Lia.”
Jaxon leans back over me on the bed and begins to kiss every bruise on my body, lowering himself down between my thighs, and kissing the worst of the contusions. They don’t hurt, in fact the opposite. His soft kisses send sparks of excitement through my body, and I find myself moaning softly.
Eventually, he places his head at my sex and kisses there. I welcome his soft lips on that sensitive place. I embrace the love he showers on me with his tongue and his fingers until I orgasm under his expert touch. I feel a woman again. I’m worshiped and loved. I’m a beautiful warrior.
Jaxon sits up on the bed, licking his lips.
“Delicious. A heady cocktail that sends all the blood to my dick. I’m screwed forever.”
I shrug my shoulders. “I could be happy with your head buried between my thighs forever.”
Jaxon shifts on the bed and positions himself at the entrance to my heated and still pulsating core. His body covers mine, giving me warmth. His loving touch, showering me with blissful worship.
“Take away the bad memories, Jaxon. Reclaim what is yours. It‘s only yours from now on. I’ll never let another man touch me like this. Tomorrow, Wang will die for attempting to destroy what we have. He’ll breathe his last, and I’ll stand victorious over him with the news of your victory over the Jīn Long ringing through these corridors.”
“And I’ll be there, cheering your power and supremacy. No one will ever mess with you again,” Jaxon responds as he pushes himself into me.
He’s gentle but rough at the same time. It hurts, but it doesn’t, and I know he’s reclaiming me. Marking me in a way only he can. His teeth sink into my neck, another sign of our affection for each other. I do the same to him, and he grunts out his excitement. His hips wildly rotate, giving me the pleasure I need between my thighs to replace all the memories of my assaults. I become a warrior again and repeat my love for him on a breathless whisper.
Jaxon stops mid thrust, and he stares into my eyes, his pupils dark. We’re joined together. Bodies as one, and our minds combined. He begins to move slowly again, but our captured gaze doesn’t falter. It stays locked in place as Jaxon makes love to me. It’s tender, gentle, and before long, the familiar fires of an orgasm cascade through my body. Jaxon buries himself deep within me, and I feel him bathe me with his cum, his orgasm just as powerful as mine.
On a spiritual level, I know what just happened between us means something more than just sex. We’ve connected on every plane of our beings. No one will be able to part us now. We’re one—a warrior, a spirit, and ultimately, victors.
We stay in this position for what seems like an eternity, neither of us moving, just staring into each other’s eyes.
“I love you, Lia.” Jaxon finally breaks the silence.
“I love you too,” I reply.
He leans down and kisses me before withdrawing from my body. It hurts where I’m tender, and I gasp a little. Jaxon goes into the bathroom and brings a wet cloth to clean me before tucking me under the bedsheets and kissing me on the top of my forehead.
“Whatever happens after, this moment is everything—the two of us here together. Tomorrow, we’ll finish what others started, and when we do, I’ll be taking you for my wife. I’ll be claiming you in front of everyone in the Yi Shu, and you’ll be able to fight at my side whenever I need you to. No longer will you have to be someone you’re not. You’ve given too much to this world to not be rewarded with your right to choose your future.”
Jaxon kisses the top of my head again, and I shut my eyes. The lids feeling heavy as a contentment and safe feeling washes over me for the first time since I revealed myself to Gaozu.
“Until tomorrow,” Jaxon whispers, and I know the instant he’s left the room because I shiver at the loss of his heat.
I am different, and I know now it’s something to be proud of and not hide away from. It’s time to put my talents to good use for the Yi Shu. Victory will be ours.
I stand nervously outside Lia’s family home. I don’t know how much her family knows about what has been happening, and to think I’m going to be the one to tell them makes me anxious. I don’t even know if they’re aware of my relationship with Lia. I could be delivering an abundance of information to them that will send them into a tailspin.
I knock twice on the door and wait for an answer.
“Coming,” a friendly female voice calls from within.
I wait a few moments before an older woman opens the door. I see a lot of Lia in her. I know instantly this must be her mother.