Chapter 67. All These Years

AIDAN

I wanted more.

I wanted everything, but Tara seemed to not, or she was in a battle with herself. I wanted to hold her and tell her that it was all going to be alright and that I was just as scared as she was, but she ran away from me so fast, it was like her feet were on fire.

She needed space to think, so I stayed in the office on the same floor that she was, giving her exactly that—space. As much as I could though. I tuned everything else out, listening closely for her heartbeat to make sure that she wasn’t having a mental breakdown or berating herself.

No one had the right to do that to her, not even Tara herself.

It didn’t take long for me to get lost in thought, thinking about the feel of her skin against mine, her in my arms, our hearts thrashing against our chests almost at the same fucking rate, her taste.

Goddess.

My body was still stiff with arousal, and it was so hard to maintain control over my desires.

I was s