Winning the Heir Who Bullied Me novel Chapter 139

Winning the Heir Who Bullied Me

Chapter 139

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Nathan freezes for a heartbeat. Then he unfurls, wrapping his arm around my waist as he pulls me in closer. I climb into his lap, straddling him.

My hands slide past his face into his hair, threading my fingers with his soft locks as our lips clash in a kiss that’s equal parts leisurely and urgent.

His hands brace against my back, pressing me into him tightly like he’s afraid to let me go.

1 freeze when I taste salt and pull back ever so slightly.

“Oh, Nathan,” I breathe, pulling my hands back to wipe the tears rolling down his cheeks.

He closes his eyes, leaning into my touch. “I love you, April.” The words shudder out of him, and I feel them in my soul.

“1-”

“No.” He shakes his head. “You don’t get it. You’ve lost people before, and you coped. You picked yourself up and kept living. I’ve never lost anyone like that, but today, when…”

His throat bobs as he swallows hard, his eyes still closed like he’s watching a memory behind his lids. “When you chose Lucas today, it felt like I was losing you, and I can’t… I can’t lose you, April.”

I reach around me, grab his uninjured wrist, and bring his hand between us. I press his palm flat against my chest, right over my heart.

“You have me, Nathan,” I whisper. “You’ve had me since the first day of Sophomore year when I first saw you in Mr. Shefield’s office.”

He exhales.

I lean forward and press my lips against his eyelids gently, urging him to open his eyes. When he finally does, I hold his gaze, letting the stormy depths of his eyes draw me in.

“You have me,” I repeat. “I’m not going anywhere. You’re never losing me.”

I lean in, pressing our foreheads together so he has no choice but to look right at me. “Do you believe me?”

He sighs. “I’m a wreck, April. I-”

“You’re scarred and broken and lost, and sometimes you hate yourself so much, you can’t breathe.”

Nathan’s eyes flare wide for a second.

I press my lips to his. “I love every part of you, Nathan. Even the parts you hate.”

I pull back so he can see the honesty in my eyes. “Especially the parts you hate.”

“I don’t deserve you,” he chokes out.

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“You deserve love,” I reply without missing a beat. I kiss him. “You deserve someone who sees you, really sees you, and runs towards you with open arms, not away.”

I kiss him again, feeling his body relax under my touch. “I’m that someone,” I say softly against his lips. “I’m here, Nathan, and I’m not going anywhere.”

He grips the fabric of my dress, pressing me impossibly closer.

My hands slip from his face and wrap around his neck. I bury my head in his shoulder, breathing him in, savoring the warmth of his body. The steady rhythm of his heart anchors me.

After what feels like forever, I hear him mumble grudgingly, “You look hot.”

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