Chapter 21. Tristan, The Intruder

Amelia’s POV

He laughed heartily; it was a joyful sound that echoed all around the room. It did strange things to my heart, making it beat furiously. I loved the way his eyes lit up with excitement. I wanted him to be this happy, always. He leaned a little towards me, his face inches away from mine. 

“When I make love to you, I’ll ensure that you’re wide awake to feel me inside you. I can swear you’ll not be able to forget it, baby doll,” he said with a strange emotion on his face that I couldn’t figure out. His dirty words made my eyes widen with shock. Did he really say that? My God!

It made me blush, and the heat seeped into my whole body, settling into my core. 

“Just answer me, will you?” I tried to look as unaffected as possible, but his words truly affected me. I loved him and having him say such things gave me a faint hope that maybe he still felt the same as I did for him. Maybe he, too, loved me in return.

“Relax, we did nothing. Jus