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It's pretty much what's on the summary. It's a sweet chapter even though it's not all about happiness...

Next will be about the secrets Sophie knows.

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At first they were either on a rush, just trying to devour each other or just fighting over control, then their movements got slower and their gaze became deeper and their love finally grew the way it should. It grew so much he knew all the words she never said, the thoughts she hated swimming on her mind and the scares engraved in her heart.

First he just saw it on her body, little scars; really tiny ones. He had never seen them before because she would cover them with foundation or bracelets. The bigger ones were pink, standing out from her olive skin, showing him the worst scenarios she had ever lived or gone through... Those were on the upper side of thighs and when he stopped to look at them, to really see them she shivered a bit and he saw all the shame she felt on her face, he felt ashamed too, it wasn't the first time they were making love yet it seemed to be the first time he was properly looking at her. He leaned and kissed the scars, when he moved up again she had a confused expression crossing her beautiful features. "You're a fighter, Soph. I'm proud and amazed by how strong you are" Her lips stretched on a smile and she cocked her head to kiss him on the neck.

They were already making love when he saw it again; it was so fast it was almost untraceable, not for him. He had been to dark places while growing up so he had grown familiar to that kind of pain, he knew that was physical pain. He felt the bad metallic taste of anger in his mouth and when she saw it, she retracted a little. He lifted her chin with his hand, his tomb caressing her bottom lip. Nathan needed her to know she wasn't the person he was mad at; he was mad at whoever had hurt his amazing grifter, the woman he loved. He shifted gently inside her until she softly moaned, in pleasure this time. He leaned to kiss her, heart beating happily when her hands tangled on his dark, messy hair. He still wished she'd tell him when she was in pain tough...

It was a hot summer night, they were both naked and the windows were open letting a small breeze in. He was still awaken, his hands drawing circles on the soft skin of her back; that was when she started dreaming again. It wasn't the first time it happened yet it would always break his heart, to know her nightmares were just broken pieces mirroring her past..

She'd beg her daddy to go away, then she'd beg her mother to save her. He never stopped and her mom always allowed it and he was sure that hadn't been just a nightmare.

Eventually he was able to wake her, just the moment before everything got too real again; it riled him, to think Sophie couldn't be stuck on her own, personal hell all over again.

She opened her eyes with tears running across her cheeks, the way she always did. He tucked a stretch of hair behind her ear and kissed on the forehead.

She calm down and place her head on his head at the same time he said he loved her, no matter what. She smiled and told him she loved him too just before their kiss.

She was safe now; nobody could touch her again because he knew her secret and she was aware of it...