Chapter 31. Confessions in Bare Skin

BELLE

He leaned back. “What?”

“It seemed like you were having a bad dream. You were growling and almost squeezed me to death,” I said.

He sighed. “I was dreaming about your stepfather. He was hitting you and I couldn’t get to you.”

“Oh,” I said. I loved how protective he was of me. “But I’m okay now. You saved me.”

He ran his hand over the bruise on my cheek. “I’ll always save you.”

It was crazy how connected I felt to the man on top of me. It was like I’d known him my entire life. I couldn’t believe that only yesterday I’d been plotting to leave him.

Today, I couldn’t imagine my life without him. I would probably have had a full breakdown if he weren’t with me. Maybe our mate bond was getting stronger the longer we knew each other. I felt Grayson stroking my bare side, leaving pleasurable sparks running through me.

“What’s got you thinking so hard, beautiful?”

I smiled. “I…” I hesitated. Would it be weird to say something like t