#Chapter 45: Bruises

Aurora POV I let him pull me into another kiss, his mouth claiming mine like he’s been staring for it all night. I kiss him back just as feverishly, burying my plans for the time being beneath the electric friction of our mouths and bodies colliding. It doesn’t take long for him to pull me away from the door and start backing me down the hall toward the bedroom. Despite the whirlwind inside me there’s a small, traitorous voice that sounds an awful lot like Gianna’s: If you’re going to be stuck in this, you might as well enjoy it while you can. She’s not wrong. The one thing I will say is undeniable between Dominic and I is our insane sexual chemistry. So I do. Even if I’ll regret it later. Right before he begins to shed my clothes, reality snaps back into me hard enough to nearly knock me off my feet. The marks left from my father. I can’t let Dominic see them. His hand moves under my shirt, fingers curling around the hem to get ready to yank it over my head. B