Lost Heartbeats (Alexander & Maya Book 2) Read Online Free PDF Page B

pressed on my lips that halted my words.
    “Just give me the plain truth this time, please. Don’t run around the answer. Just tell me what’s going on.”
    Giving her a small smile, I took her finger from my mouth and placed a gentle kiss on the back of her hand.
    “First of all, the reason she called me that night was Lucas, her son. They were in the hospital and she was scared. I needed to be there for them. That’s why I had to leave so abruptly. Lucas… He had a heart disease. It wasn’t our first hospital visit.”
    “Had?” she asked in a small voice.
    “Yeah. Uh, he… We lost him a few days ago. He didn’t survive the surgery that would have made everything okay. That’s…that’s why I’m here on your doorstep.” I laughed humorlessly. “Because you are the only one who can understand me right now. You are the only one who can make me feel something…anything that’s worth feeling.”
    I watched her eyes gloss over as she lifted her hand to my cheek, her warmth spreading all over my body. Turning my head, I kissed her palm and tilted my head.
    “He was more than just a friend’s son to you,” she stated a fact.
    “I couldn’t have loved him more if he was my own son. I knew this was a harsh possibility, that this day would eventually come, but in the end it didn’t soften the blow at all.”
    Feeling vulnerable in front of this amazing woman, I let out a deep breath. I knew I’d done the right thing by coming, by letting myself have her, but Lucas’ death still weighed heavily on my heart. I still couldn’t believe that I wouldn’t hear his small voice thanking me for not leaving them like his father had.
    “So, here I am,” I said finally.
    “So, I see,” she countered, a small smile playing on her lips.
    My eyes never leaving hers, I snuck my hand under her tight shirt and started brushing my hand up and down her spine. I couldn’t spend another second without feeling her bare skin against my fingertips.
    As soon as we made contact, she straightened, and I felt goose bumps erupt on her skin, that electric buzz playing with my own nerves.
    Her hands started stroking my chest, her eyes meeting mine, and I captured one of her wrists with my hand, holding her palm flat against me.
    “Alexander,” she whispered, her eyes still on mine.
    “Hi, Maya,” I whispered back.
    Feeling truly lost in her gaze, I found myself leaning down and breathing her in.
    I felt a shiver go through her body and smiled against her neck.
    “Do you know what I missed the most?” I murmured, leaving a hot trail of kisses along her jawbone.
    My blurry mind registered the slow shake of her hand. I pulled her flush against my body again, my hand moving up to rest between her shoulder blades.
    Hell. It was pure hell to try to hold back and not rip her clothes off of her and fuck her against the counter for all the world to see.
    “I missed your skin,” I said, my hand slowly making its way down from her shoulder blades again.
    She remained silent. Fine by me. I didn’t need her words. She couldn’t hide the tremble of her body even if she wanted to.
    “I missed your scent,” I groaned against her ear, gently biting her ear lobe.
    She tilted her head, opening up to my mouth. At that moment, I knew she would let me do anything I could possibly want to do to her. The place, the time didn’t matter. She was simply mine, and in a deep corner of her soul I was sure she knew it too.
    Without touching her skin, I moved my mouth from her neck to her mouth. Just an inch of air keeping us from each other.
    “Open your eyes, sweetheart,” I whispered, waiting for her to do just that.
    Looking back at me was a scared woman, scared to wish, to hope. I would give her anything she would ever need. I would give her myself. My heart.
    From that day forward, I would never leave her alone.
    Never give her up.
    She licked her lips and swayed a little, eager to get my lips on hers. I kept my palm firmly connected with her