Page 23 of Infinitely Mine

“You want to have this discussion now, babe? Because I’m all for it, but I don’t know you’re ready.”

She sighed. “Be honest with me, Waylen.”

Damn. My lips curled as I stifled a groan. Hearing her say my name in a husky tone aroused me and brought my body to life. My cock lengthened, and I pulled her into me, spinning us so her back met the wall.

I wanted to kiss her, to feel the softness of her lips and plunder their depths until I knew exactly how she tasted and what she enjoyed. I needed to see her fall apart and come with my fingers and my dick inside her. Hell, my tongue, too. I wanted to map out every curve and savor every inch of her skin as I worshiped her body with my lips and stained her with my cum.

I had to stamp my claim on her so no one would ever try to take Rowen from me.

Mine, the Reaper shouted in my head.

“You already know,” I reminded her. “I’m just waiting for you to figure it out. I told you. Not leaving you. Not hurting you.” I dropped my mouth close to her lips and licked across the seam with my tongue. “I’ll fight for you just as hard as I’ll fuck you. I’m not going anywhere, Rowen. You don’t realize it yet, but you’re already mine. You never would have come with me if you didn’t feel the connection between us.”

“It’s more than a connection,” she whispered against my mouth.

“Fuck yeah, it is. Say it,” I growled. “Tell me.”

Her eyes darkened as I wrapped my hands around her ass and pulled her into me, letting my cock show her exactly how I felt.

“Mammoth.”

“No,” I ordered with a growl. “Fucking say it.”

“I want you, Waylen. Every bit of you. You make me feel like my heart can love again.”

Fuckkkkk. I wanted to know what she meant by that, and it would have to wait. “Rowen, baby, I’m not the love ’em and leave ’em kind of guy. Not with you. You get my dick and my heart. It’s not one or the other. Always fucking both.”

“Mama?”

Rowen pushed away from me, her cheeks blazing in a red hue.

Shit. Jacob found us, and my hands were on his mother’s ass.

He looked up at me, blinking his eyes. “Mammoth, can I call you daddy now?”

I forgot how to breathe. For a couple of heartbeats, I didn’t move. When I finally spoke, it was with all the conviction I possessed. “There’s nothin’ I would love more.”

I meant every word.

These two souls were mine to cherish and protect.

A big grin lit up Jacob’s face.

We both turned to Rowen and noticed her reaction. Her smile wavered as the panic in her eyes spoke more than words ever could.

My chest ached. I was a fucking fool for opening my heart.

She didn’t want me like that. Worse, she didn’t believe I was the man Jacob needed in his life or the role model that would help raise him right.

My fists clenched as I waited for her to speak, hoping I was wrong. What she said next would either destroy what we started to build or add another layer to the foundation.

Chapter 6

Oh, shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.

What the fuck was I thinking? How could I be so stupid?

“Jakey,” I whispered, ignoring the ache in my heart. “We don’t know Mammoth that well. You have a dad.”