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“I love you, beautiful girl,” he whispers into my hair. His heavy pants fill the air, and tears cloud my vision at the sincerity in his tone. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted.

I withdraw a hand from his broad back and take his chin into the palm of my hand, claiming ownership of him too. Then I bring his mouth to mine, and as our eyes connect, I bask in the love seeping from him. Thump, thump goes my heart.

This is what losing my virginity was meant to be like, with the man I love, not a stranger.

Slowly, our tongues dance with a gentle, passionate kiss that somehow steals my breath and provides me with oxygen. The way his tongue sweeps into my mouth with passion has sparks flaring inside me and threatening to combust at any second.

In this moment with the stars shining down on us and the love flowing from his eyes, his hips move again, the fire in my core igniting with an unbridled power of our love as I give him my heart, and he gives me his in return. I catalog each movement to memory, and emotion wells inside me. I only wish this night could last forever. With the man I love giving me his everything.

His perfect everything.

His hips work slower this time, stoking the flames of my desire, and my core clenches at his touch.

There’s nothing in this moment that could tear us apart. There’s no threat of violence, no promise of betrayal, just the forbidden love of two star-crossed lovers wishing for a life they were never meant to lead.

Fingers digging into his chin, I hold him in place as my eyes bore into his, enabling me to deliver the truth that would destroy his heart, but I remain steadfast with our gazes locked and deliver him a promise that he will always be mine, even when I’m no longer his.

My eyes burn with each gentle thrust, each longing movement of the carefully crafted jerk of his hips that causes my clit to throb as I clench around him. This beautiful moment staring into one another’s eyes will forever be held in my heart, ingrained in my memory, and scorched in my skin.

His breath fans my face when he pulls away from the kiss, and a heart-stopping smile crosses his face, exposing his dimples and gifting me with a glimpse of what my future could have been if things were different.

“I love you too,” I whisper, and he clenches his teeth.

“Fuck!” he hisses when my tender walls clamp around him, willing him to coat me in his love. My mouth falls open as my orgasm rocks through me so strong the stars blur into a blinding light, and I imagine us both floating toward it together as one.

Into a future that only exists in my dreams.

I squeeze my eyes closed as a tear slips out of the corner of my eye. The reality is, my hell is just around the corner and, worse, I’m about to destroy the man I love.