Not for Sale
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I reach between our scissored legs and cup his balls. He hisses when I tug on them, and his shattering rhythm tells me he’s losing his carefully guarded discipline. Harder and harder he thrusts and his balls tighten in my hand. I love when he unravels at my touch. My walls clamp around his thickening length, but I’m dripping wet and he continues to slide in and out with ease.
“Iz, look at me when you come.”
My face is buried in his neck, sucking on his erratic pulse, but I pull away to stare into his eyes. His hands wander across my back to my ass, and we press harder against each other for the final thrusts.
“Come, Izzy.” The command in his voice overwhelms my senses, and I quiver as the vibration hits my ears.
I attempt to keep my eyes on him, but the force is too much and they close automatically when my body gives way to the orgasm. Owen slams into me a couple more times, then he, too, shudders with his release. Hearts pounding, we reach for each other, groping and kissing as we come off our high.
Barely breathing at a normal pace, he tells me, “I have one more thing for you.”
“Something other than orgasms and etching a part of us into your body?”
He hums a yes into my neck, setting off a blazing trail of goosebumps down my side. Owen reaches to the drawer in the nightstand and hands me a deep blue velvet box. With a flick of his thumb, he tips the lid open to reveal a modest diamond solitaire ring. Its origin is clear and I’m already crying.
“Marry me, Izzy,” he whispers into my ear.
The simple way Owen states his desire rather than asks for my eternal love is how it should be done. I wouldn’t expect anything more or less of him and will never ask him to be anything other than who he is.
There are so many things that make a house a home: a smell, a memory, an object. For me, Owen is home. It took me some time to recognise that deep roots securing a person to one place aren’t what matter. Roots come in all forms. When we first met, Owen’s roots were shallow and wide. They were searching even in their stability. Now his are deepening and mine are broadening and together, we are creating a whole new system that is perfect for us.
I love the Princess Project despite some steps it took to get us here. If for some reason we don’t have this home for the rest of our lives, we’ll have our stories and our tattoos, and most importantly, we’ll have each other.
The End
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SCOTT
My friends think I always date women who are broken, and I only find love when it’s attached to a crippled heart that needs fixing. I disagree, but I’ve never met the right woman to prove them wrong. Until now.
Kelsey Reid’s a CrossFit badass, a business owner, and a philanthropist. In other words, sexy as hell and perfect. With one exception—my best friend says she’s off-limits.
We still find ways to spend time together because Kelsey says she’s never met a challenge she can’t handle. Until I ask for commitment and learn that my best friend isn’t the only thing in our way.
Kelsey
My life is perfect. I love my job, my friends, and—most of all—my active after-hours life.
Scott Preston could fit so easily into my routine because, on paper, he’s my ideal man. His bodybuilder’s muscles and dimples put my libido into overdrive. Too bad he’s all about a long-term relationship—a hard limit for me.
Convincing Scott to leave commitment off the table for our mutual satisfaction isn’t easy. And when he learns things about me that I’ve kept buried for a very long time, I have to decide if I can trust him with my past, or if he’s not worth the pain.
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Eden Rayna was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. After several attempts to leave through travels, university and work in far off places, she realised there was no better place to call home than the sprawling city at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. She still lives in Calgary with her husband and two children and dreams of a day when she can winter in a warmer climate. Eden's collection of steamy contemporary romance novels embraces Canadiana to its fullest. Feel free to contact her if you need help interpreting the slang.
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