Chapter 23

OLIVIA’S POV The moment Dominic’s lips met mine, every thought, every pain, every ounce of resentment melted away. There was only him. Only his hands as they roamed my body, igniting every nerve like wildfire. Only his lips, tracing a desperate path down my skin, as if he needed to memorize every inch of me. I lost myself in him, and he in me. We moved together, a tangled mess of passion and need, our bodies desperate as if this was both our first and our last time. As if nothing else mattered. As if we had never known pain, betrayal, or heartbreak. Each kiss was a silent confession. Each touch, a plea. A prayer. And for those fleeting moments, I believed in it. I believed in us. By the time we finally collapsed into each other, breathless and spent, I lay nestled in Dominic’s arms, listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat. His warmth surrounded me, his strong arms wrapped protectively around me, and for the first time in forever, I felt… safe. The baby shifted inside me, settli