Chapter 44


    Chapter 44


    With Andrew still hovering over me, I pushed him off my body by cing my hands on his chest.


    With him off of me, I trailed my hand down to my clit but was held back when Andrew''s strong


    hands grabbed mine.


    "Keep your hands still." He gave the order, raising both of my hands above my head. I nodded and


    watched as he realized his mistake and removed his boxers. He then ced himself between my


    legs, allowing his body to tower over mine.


    I could feel his hot tip against my wet entrance as his dark green eyes met mine.


    "To whom do you belong?" Andrew growled, continuing to tease me.


    "No one." I stated as I ced my hands on his back.


    "Wrong," was all I could hear before he rammed his entire body into me.


    My back arched and my legs instinctively wrapped around his waist before he yanked himself out


    and rammed himself back in, so deep I could feel my legs shaking. As he attacked my neck with


    messy kisses, my hands scratched at his back. He pushed himself deeper and harder into me,


    causing me to scream his name in ecstasy.


    "To whom do you belong?" He asked again, knowing I was about to be released.


    "You, ah-" I screamed into his ear. I feel him grin once more before he hits my G-spot.


    Every inch of his heavenly length is inside me, leaving me in awe of the divine. The pleasure


    bes too much for me, and I notice myself tightening around his cock. In euphoric pleasure, I


    cried his name and felt the heat erupt from my core and spread all over him.


    "Fuck, Ava." He curses before I feel his hotness pour all over me.


    I keep my gaze fixed on him as I feel our sweaty, glistening bodies on each other. We''re both trying


    to stop panting and get back to this world. He moves off of me andys down next to me, kissing my


    forehead and lingering with his lips for a moment. I''m still on Cloud 9 as I position myself on his


    chest and hear him say, "You are mine and only mine."


    "I am only yours," I said as I look up at him and kiss him.


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    Andrew''s POV


    As I looked down at her frail bodyying on me, I thought to myself, "She was the definition of


    perfection." Her golden brown hair glistened in the sunlight as it spread across my chest and the


    pillow. Even when she was sleeping, she had her small hands on my chest and her beautiful lips in


    a slight smile.


    She had the face of an angel, but her demons followed her and haunted her. When I remembered


    what she had told me, I was filled with rage at the thought of someone hurting her when she was so


    young and innocent.


    Her own parents had betrayed her, and the people who were supposed to protect her from the


    darkness of this world had sold her to it. Despite the fact that I did not have a typical childhood, my


    mother was always there for me, even if she couldn''tpletely protect me from my father''s


    horrors. She didn''t even have that, but she had me now, and she wouldn''t do me any harm as long


    as I lived.


    She was mine to safeguard.


    I was jolted awake when I noticed Ava moving around in her sleep.


    "Please don''t." I could hear her stumbling.


    "Ahhh," she yelped, continuing to stir but not waking up.


    I grabbed her shoulders and shook her in an attempt to wake her up. "Ava, get up." I screamed.


    Ava shot her eyes wide open. Her body was trembling, and her eyes began to ze over.


    "What happened, Ava?" I inquired, wrapping my arms around her and attempting to console her.


    She only said "shit" before pulling herself away from me and getting out of bed.


    "Ava," I said, perplexed as to why she wasn''t talking to me. She walked away from the bed and into


    the bathroom, closing the door and switching the lock behind her.


    What in the world just happened?


    I sighed and rose from my bed, making my way to my closet. "She''d have to leave the bathroom at


    some point." As I dressed, I thought to myself.


    When I was finished dressing, I heard the bathroom lock click and Ava emerged from the bathroom.


    Her face was expressionless, and I couldn''t ce the person in front of me for a moment.


    "Ava," I said as I approached her. Her eyes were nk when she looked up at me, but I saw a sh


    of pain in them.


    "Speak to me. "What happened?" Wrapping my arms around her, I inquired.


    "I just had a dream about him," she said, resting her face against my chest. I immediately


    recognized who she was referring to: the man who had abused and raped her. My blood began to


    boil and my fists clenched; even though he was no longer with her, he was still haunting her.


    "Can you tell me his name, Ava?" I asked, trying to keep my voice calm.


    "Don''t be concerned." She said as she drew away from my embrace.


    "No. "Can you tell me his name?" I asked again, this time grabbing her arm.


    "Andrew, please stop. He''s gone, so don''t worry about it; he''s my problem, not yours." She replied,


    her voice slightly irritated, but I didn''t care.


    "Is he six feet underground?" I growled, looking her in the eyes.


    "I don''t know, Andrew." She said while attempting to free herself from my grasp.


    "Then he''s my issue." I stated, still clutching her arm.


    "WHY?" She yelled at me. "Because I promised to protect you, which also means I''ll assist you in


    defeating your demons." I responded by drawing her into me.


    When I heard her quietly sobbing into my chest, my heart broke. She was not weak, and she was


    never afraid, but this one person hurt her more than anyone else.


    "Sylvester." She cried.


    "What''s his surname, kitten?" I said softly, careful not to touch a sensitive nerve.


    ''Sylvester Katz''


    I tightened my grip on her as I noticed her sobs intensifying and her body trembling. We remained in


    this position for a few minutes until Ava''s body stopped shaking and she regained control of her


    breathing.


    "Andrew?"


    "Yes," I replied, my gaze drawn to her gleaming, delicate golden brown eyes.


    "Please don''t feel sorry for me; I don''t need it." I trust you, and that''s why I''m acting this way today."


    I was taken aback by her response.


    "Ava I don''t feel sorry for you. You are a strong and amazing woman who never backs down. You


    have no fear of anything, and even though what he did was inhumane, you are who you are


    because of it, you''re not defined by it." I responded.


    When Ava looks up at me, I felt her body rxing into my arms and her eyes settling into my gaze.


    "Thank you very much, Andrew."


    "I''ll do anything for you, kitten." I have to go to work today, and I''m sure you do too." I said.


    "Shit Shit Shit Shit." She said this as she scurried out of my embrace and ran around the room


    looking for clothes to wear.


    I let out a smallugh and exited my room to give Ava some space. I was downstairs near the dining


    room, waiting for Ava toe downstairs so I could drive her to my mother''s house, when I heard a


    knock on the door.


    Because I wasn''t expecting anyone, I instinctively grabbed my gun. When I saw Travis standing in


    front of me, I slowly opened the door and dropped my gun, but then anger crept up on me and I


    clenched my jaw.


    "Where is she?" He asked as he pushed me to the side and walked in.


    Fury washed over me, and my blood began to boil as I watched Travis search for Ava... my Ava.


    "You''re sick, fuck." Travis drew a snarl from me. Travis turned around and looked at me with


    confusion, which quickly turned to anger as he realized what I was implying.


    "You don''t get to talk like that to me." Travis challenged me as he walked over to me.


    "I will kill you because you had the audacity to try to take her away from me." I yelled, jealousy


    coursing through my veins at the prospect of Travis and Ava being alone in a room, let alone an


    entire house.


    Travis looks at me, and his anger is quickly reced byughter. I straighten my spine and clench


    my fists together as heughs maniacally. "Man, shut up. I''m more interested in her friend than in


    her." Heughed, but it was gone as quickly as it came. "But I''m her best friend, and you had no


    right to treat her that way." He made a threat.


    I cocked my brow at him. He was strong, but he couldn''tpete with me. "She cried over you, she


    had nightmares, you promised to be by her side and then you have the audacity to have someone


    follow us to the bar and then show your face around her." Not only that, but you took her home


    despite my warnings; who do you think you are?" He snarled at me.


    I sigh and try to rx... I shouldn''t beat up Ava''s best friend if I want her to trust me again. "I care


    about her, Travis, and I will-" Before I felt his fist on my jaw, I began. I came to a halt and red up in


    rage, barely feeling the impact, but the fact that he attacked me was enough for me to strike back.


    I balled my fist and raised my hand, ready to attack, when I saw Ava run down the stairs and was


    right in between us. "Ava, move." I stated as I prepared to attack Travis.


    "Don''t even think about touching him, Andrew." She looked at me. Ava and I both knew I could


    knock Travis out cold with a single punch, so this was her way of telling me to put my ego aside.


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    "Fine." I scoffed as I grab her waist and pull her into me.


    Travis raised an eyebrow when he saw Ava so close to me. "Ava?" he inquires.


    "It''s fine, Travis; he exined what happened and had a valid reason." Granted, I''m still not happy


    about how he beat you up, but I believe you got your revenge when you punched him." She


    screamed. I remembered almost beating Travis unconscious because he wouldn''t tell me where


    Ava was, and I felt a twinge of guilt until I remembered she was at his house the entire time.


    "Really" Travisughed. "Are we cool now that you see Ava is no longer hurt and I had to do it for


    her protection?" I rolled my eyes and extended my arm for a handshake.


    Travis looks at my hand but shakes it reluctantly when Ava looks at him. "I will murder you if you


    break her heart again." He makes a light threat.


    Iughed.


    I''ll never break her heart.