✓ [18+] COMMITMENT

S E V E N : I N T H I S L I F E & T H E N E X T

A/N: This is the chapter. I should warn ahead that for the remainder of the book, there will be plenty of smut moments. So enjoy! It all starts here ^_^

Another thing, this chapter is long as hell. Try over 13,000 words long. You're welcome <3

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S E V E N : I N  T H I S  L I F E  &  T H E  N E X T

Last night I dreamt of a stranger...My Man. Only with him could I be alone. Open up to him, wholly open, wholly for him. Welome him wholly into me. Surround him with the labyrinth of shared happiness—Marion - Wings of Desire

K A T A R I N A

Through closed eyes I can tell it's morning. I can feel the warmth of the sun shining through my bedroom windows and hear the chirping of the morning birds out on the fire escape. I also feel the warmth of someone behind me with their arm wrapped around my body. I quickly open my eyes and the sudden light causes a pounding in my head. I shouldn't have drank so much last night.

I look down and see a man's arm wrapped around my waist and feel the other arm laid out underneath my neck. It takes only a second for me to notice who's arm it is, the tattoos give it away. I can hear his steady breathing behind me and know he's still asleep. I slowly move his arm off of me and sit up, when the sheet falls down, exposing my bare chest, I quickly pull it back up to cover me.

Why am I naked? Did we do it last night? I sneak a peak under the sheets and notice he still has his jeans on, even though they're unfastened. So maybe we didn't, unless he got dressed afterwards.

I think back to everything that happened, only remembering bits and pieces. Outside the club with him, the things he told me. Dante bringing me home and me crying, and then finally what we did before falling asleep.

Yeah I was intoxicated last night but after crying I remember I started sobering up, I guess getting emotional like that breaks the buzz.

Noticing my sleep ware at the end of the bed and grab them while sliding out and into the bathroom. I quickly get dressed and brush my teeth. That's when I notice the marks on my neck, shoulders, and chest. Hickies.

I roll my eyes in annoyance but smile. These are going to be a pain in the ass to cover up. Thankfully it's fall so I can cover them with long sleeves and scarves if make-up doesn't do the trick.

Taking a well-needed deep breath, I open the bathroom door and notice that Dante has turned over onto his back with his arm over his face, blocking the light coming through. I probably should invest in some blackout curtains but I'm a morning person and love waking up with the rising sun. Obviously Dante isn't the same but at least he's not grouchy when he does have to get up.

I walk over to my stuff on the entry table and pull my phone out of my bag. It's battery is at twenty percent, so I plug it in to the charger. I've got a few texts from Manny and Nadine, asking how it went after we left. Apparently they think Dante and I hooked up. I shake my head, giggling to myself.

"What's so funny?" Dante asks from behind me and I jump.

I turn around as he grabs a coffee cup from the cabinet and pours himself some. He takes a sip while looking up at me questioningly over the rim of the coffee cup.

"Just some text I got from Manny and Nadine this morning," I say while smirking and shaking my phone in my hands.

"Oh yeah? Probably similar to the ones I got from Jax and Mickey," he smirks and shakes his head with pure amusement. Glad he finds this funny. Makes this all a lot less awkward.