My Pulse

Chapter 21: Cian O'Shea

It's a dream come true. My every fucking desire and wish. I can still taste the sweetness of revenge on my tongue and I can taste her.

Quinn, I have her back and no one will take her away from me again. I can barely wait another second to have her in my room. Knowing she is naked except for my t-shirt has my blood pumping.

She almost trips as I basically drag her up stairs so I scoop her up into my arms. She is perfection tightly bundled in her blanket with her jet black hair brushing against my forearms. I squeeze her so tightly against my chest afraid she will disappear, afraid this isn't real.

I have dreamed of having her here in Tahiti, wrapped around my silk sheets and me. Now that I have Quinn it won't be long until the rest of my plan falls into place. Right now however I don't give a fuck about anything but finally claiming her fully.

I want to taste every inch of her and then some fucking more. Finally I have Quinn alone again. I push the blanket off of her and watch as it falls to the floor. Putting her down gently, I usher her into the bathroom first.

This is where I pictured her the most. When I was in the shower and here she is. I drink her in. Every inch of her.

I wish she hadn't cleaned up yet. I wanted to wash the blood off of her. Just like I wanted to rip that lingerie off with my teeth.

I didn't tell Quinn but I snuck back into the bathroom to retrieve my trophies. I'm sure she will be livid if she ever discovers them but I can keep them hidden. Even though it implicates us in now the most deadly massacre in Ireland's history I don't give a fuck. Grady's life was mine to take and I took it. It was too quick and he didn't suffer enough for my liking.

I tell her that I've been dreaming about having her here in Tahiti and that this is where we escaped too after the bomb went off in London.

"Really?" She asks up at me.

I laugh, "Really I dream of you or really did I come here?" I ask.

"You dream of me?" She asks.

She doesn't think I dream of her? I think about her even when I'm trying not to.

Thinking on it, I never thought I'd feel this way about another person again. Deep down I know I'm not capable of love, but I'll give Quinn everything I can in any way I can.

I'll give Quinn all the love I can bear to give in my own way. When I found out about her she was just a part of my master scheme to take back my life and get revenge. But as I watched her I knew I wanted her to be something more.

I wanted her to be mine.

She looks up at me with her ocean blue eyes making me want to dive in and swim.

I can't wait a second longer as I push Quinn into the shower opening the door for us.

I'm going to wash every last scent of vengeance off her.

Quinn needs to smell like her; tidal waves in a rainstorm.

With no preamble, I crash my lips down on hers and refuse to come up for air. I kiss her with a storm of sweet emotional release.

Utter madness blooms in my heart as I consume her. I take the light she has to give with no mercy.

She wants me despite everything. Despite all I have done. In a way she gave me her light and I am selfish enough to let her. There was nothing I wanted more than for her to come to me of her own free will knowing who I was.

Even if I was more than capable of taking it.

Quinn was meant to be my princess of darkness and now fits the bill. She is a part of this world whether she wants to be or not. Quinn may not have chosen it but there was no way she was able to run from it.