CHAPTER 702. IN MY NEXT LIFE. Consequences“You’re crazy! Or rather: you’ve swallowed a truckload of crazy if you ever thought I would actually go after that woman to have her come take more pictures of me!” Peter exclaimed with such determination that his aunt Andrea, his honorary agent, stood there with her finger raised, a look of confusion on her face mixed with something resembling an epiphany.“Well... I never said ‘go after’,” she replied. “And I’m pretty sure I never said anything about the photographer coming to take more pictures. But now that you mention it...”“No, no, Aunt, no! I said no!” Peter grumbled, backing away when suddenly, a loud slam of the door blocked his escape from the office.“Sweetheart, she’s not asking you nicely, she’s telling you,” another female voice said, and it made Peter's stomach drop.“M-mom...!”“I’m not even going to ask why the hell you skipped a championship,” Noemí said, locking eyes with him. “And let’s just say I have enough faith in my
CHAPTER 703. IN MY NEXT LIFE. A Tour of Your Favorite ThingsIt was the most absurd thing in the world, and yet Peter couldn’t explain what he felt just by seeing her again, as if two years had passed, not just a few days, since the last time.He swallowed and frowned because he had certainly expected some photo session or something like that, but the definition of “your shadow” was something he already knew since his aunt had tried to impose it on him before.“No, no, no, no, no, no!” he declared, approaching them. “I’ll do a regular photo session, but I’m not going to have a bodyguard behind me all the time...”The next thing that was heard was a slap to the back of his neck, and Peter gritted his teeth, glancing sideways at his mother.“I think you learned how to greet people when you were about three years old. Any reason you’ve lost your memory?”Peter took a deep breath and reached out to shake Kim’s hand, but damn it, just grazing her hand made something inside him shoot back t
CHAPTER 704. IN MY NEXT LIFE. Define "This"There was something undeniable: being Peter Ferguson’s shadow had its fun and dangerous side. Most of the things he liked were fast, thrilling, and risky, but if Kim had dared to climb Skatgan Peak with him, then she had to dare to do everything else.The next morning, very early, she found him at one of the few racetracks in Zurich, with his helmet, leather jacket, and that damned motorcycle that looked like it was straight out of hell. However, the worst part was how sexy he looked on it.She’d only had to say “motorcycle day,” and a professional stylist had come up with at least four approved outfits for him to wear. Kim took advantage of every one of his movements while he simply enjoyed riding that bike on a specialized circuit.The camera didn’t stop, and the best smile she managed to capture was when he took off his helmet to ask her if her finger on the shutter button had stopped.“If you were masturbating, you’d have orgasms every t
CHAPTER 705. IN MY NEXT LIFE. Isn’t it Enough?Was she capable of saying it?Was she even capable of putting it into words?Her heart was beating harder than the engine between her legs, and it wasn’t exactly because of the adrenaline from the race, but because Peter’s arms around her made her remember the thousand and one moments they’d been pressed together in that cabin at Skatgan Peak.And as if that weren’t enough, he ended up wrapping his arms around her abdomen and pulling her even closer to his body.“Peter…”“I asked you a question. Actually, I just gave you an order. Define ‘this.’ Is ‘this’ getting on the damn motorcycle, or is ‘this’ being like this with me?”She couldn’t even deny it. That woman gave him a fever; she made his blood boil in a way he couldn’t understand. But whereas before he had the freedom of ignorance, now that he knew she was married, he couldn’t say the same. And still, he felt his whole body vibrating as he moved his lips closer to her ear.“I just wa
CHAPTER 706. IN MY NEXT LIFE. Prisoner“Let go of me, Percy. Stop, let go of me!” Kim tried to free herself because she knew that every second those fingers stayed pressed against her face, the mark on her skin would get even deeper and longer.“I can’t believe you did that, Kim!” her husband roared. “Are you really sleeping with someone?! Are you fucking cheating on me?”“Enough!” she shouted, and a second later Percy let go of her with a more violent gesture than he intended. He knew he wasn’t a man who let the worst side of himself take over, but he’d made all kinds of concessions with his wife recently, and he couldn’t understand why this was how Kim was paying him back.“I just want the divorce,” she whispered, rubbing her face.“Yeah!? And who’s going to take care of you then!? Have you even thought about that?”“I’ll take care of myself!” she exclaimed, tears filling her eyes. “I’ll take care of myself!”But to her surprise, the answer was simple and definitive.“No. You’re not
CHAPTER 707. IN MY NEXT LIFE. An Open BookOnly the women closest to them knew it, and Kim was about to find out: a Keller with a protective instinct could melt an entire mountain of snow—not in a sexy way, but by sheer intensity.Peter felt his body vibrating, his skin buzzing with the fury coursing through him. Unfortunately, the marks on Kim’s skin meant a lot, things she wouldn’t be able to deny no matter how hard she tried.“No, no, it was nothing!” Kim exclaimed, trying to calm him down, but the man in front of her wasn’t accepting any excuses.“What do you mean it was nothing, Kim?! Whether you like it or not, you’re an open book—a damn illustrated one at that. There’s no way anyone can touch you without it being written all over your skin how and why they did it!” Peter growled. “Do you think I can’t tell the intention behind marks like this?” he said, placing his fingers on the exact spots of each bruise and gently lifting Kim’s face without squeezing it.As he did so, his he
CHAPTER 708. IN MY NEXT LIFE. Out of ControlThis was sheer madness, and he knew it. There was no way his kisses wouldn’t leave marks on her skin, no matter how gentle he tried to be. But the way he desired her, the way he needed her, was equally insane—enough to make him forget every shred of common sense he had.She was a married woman.A damn married woman, and yet he couldn’t help but feel that where she belonged was with him.Peter had never felt anything like this before. He would have liked to believe it was just the frenzy of sex, but unfortunately, it wasn’t. Because no matter how many times he plunged into her, no matter the strength or tenderness of his thrusts, no matter the moans, the screams, or the sweat… None of it compared to feeling her skin, kissing her, or hearing her laugh.He reached for one of her hands, pulling her body toward him as he watched Kim’s back arch with pleasure, her knees rising above his hips and locking behind him to pull him deeper.“Damn it, yo
CHAPTER 709. IN MY NEXT LIFE. An ExcuseBy the time Kim opened her eyes, darkness had already enveloped everything, and she was so exhausted she wouldn’t have bothered waking if it hadn’t been for Peter’s mouth feasting on her breasts. His lips devouring one of her nipples was the most arousing sensation in the world. She could feel the delicious way he moved inside her, the world dissolving into their moans, their two bodies merging as if they could never be separated again.The climax hit her again. Those orgasms were like relentless tides, leaving her utterly spent. At some point, after a sea of kisses and screams, she only felt him lifting her against his chest and placing her in a large tub of hot water.Kim looked out the window, aware of the threat looming over her. Percy had told her she had to come home every night to sleep, but even that had hurt too much to obey. She didn’t want to obey anyone anymore—except herself.“I know I shouldn’t feel this way,” Peter’s voice broke t