A fresh wave of hot tears pricked at the corners of my eyes all over again, but this time, the emotion inside my chest was completely different. I didn't feel scared or plain anymore. I felt happy, overwhelmed, and completely filled with an incredible warmth.
“I love you,” I whispered out very softly against the warm skin of his chest before my mind could even stop my mouth from uttering the deep secret.
Stone went completely, perfectly still beneath my body, his hand freezing flat against my bare spine as if the words had physically shocked his heart. Then, a second later, his strong arms tightened around my waist like thick steel bands, crushing my frame against his ribs as he let out a low, shaky breath.
“Say that exact sentence to me again, Tessa,” he demanded roughly, his deep voic
