Previously in Little O'Connor...

 I watched her as she sat me down and helped me take my hoodie off. God, I felt like a vulnerable child around her. "I'm just going to change. I'll be back." She sauntered off to slip on one of my shirts. As soon as she climbed into the bed, I pulled her to straddle me. She gasped at my sudden action. "I need to kiss you." I whispered nuzzling my nose against hers. "Then kiss me." She murmured against my lips. I groaned slamming my lips against her gently. She kissed back equally passionately, her breast pressed against my chest as she deepened the kiss even more. She could make me forget about all the shit in the world and make it feel like it was just us. I felt selfish for hogging her from the rest of the people in the world.

I found myself lost in her. She was my drug, my muse, my wife, mine.

If I lose her, I know I will go psychotic, I would ruin the world for taking this gift away from me. I would make sure those who took her from me were all met with a slow torturous end, and I would enjoy their pain. They should be cautious to wake the monster.

Me. I would be that monster. 

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Sarah stirred in her sleep as she started having a nightmare. Instead, this time in the place of Dimitri was Carter and the killer was Dante instead of Cipher. She mumbled in her sleep, sweat coating her from the intensity and horror of the nightmare. Sarah hadn't had a nightmare in a couple of months now ever since she started sleeping with Carter. "No." She mumbled shaking her head still asleep. Carter felt her movements and immediately shot his eyes open, very well aware that she was having a nightmare. "No not Carter." Carter tensed hearing his name. "Take me...please. No. NO!!!" Her limbs started to jerk as she yelled. 

Carter held her down by the shoulders. "Sarah! Wake up." He felt the heat of her skin. She was burning up and failed to open her eyes. "Sarah!!!" He started to shake her by the shoulders. "Carter! NO!" Tears spilled from her eyes before they shot open. She looked at Carter in both horror and relief, tackling him into a hug as she cried. Carter held her in his arms tightly and rubbed her back soothingly. Brian barged into the room and looked at them. "What did you do?!" Carter raised his hands in defense. "She was having a nightmare." Sarah stayed clinging onto Carter as if he would disappear. "Sare?" Brian walked over to see her white as a ghost. "Hey, sweetheart. Why don't we get you changed out into a new shirt?" Mia asked walking over, seeing Sarah's shirt drenched in sweat. 

Mia gently pried her off Carter and took her over to the closet. Brian rubbed his head and sat down. "The only other time I saw her like this was the first night after she lost Dimitri. Was she calling out his name?" Carter shook his head and looked at Brian. "She was calling out mine." 

Carter's POV

Brian looked at me equally as shocked as I was. The look on his face as he started to think about why should be having nightmares, was full of worry and fear. "Did she mumble anything in her sleep?" I nodded pacing the room. "She said 'Take me.'" I looked at him as I stopped in my tracks. "Do you think she would make a dumb decision and put herself in danger again?" I panicked and started to hyperventilate. Brian grabbed me by the shoulder and steadied me. "No, ella no puede, no lo hará. (No she can't, she won't)" I started to mumble in Spanish. Brian shook his head. "Carter listen to me. She won't, okay? She won't. You need to relax for her. She needs you calm. I know you are going through a lot right now too. You both need each other." He was right. Me panicking wouldn't help in this situation. I took a few deep breaths and relaxed as Brian let go of my shoulders. I waited a few more minutes before I went into the bathroom. "Mia...I got it from here." Mia was standing waiting for Sarah to come out of the cold shower. She nodded lightly before walking out of the bathroom. 

I stepped into the shower still wearing my sweats and saw Sarah sitting on the floor hugging her knees. I let the cold water hit me, not caring about the temperature. She needed me, she looked so vulnerable. "Sarah?" I kneeled down gently placing my hands on her shoulders. My voice made her head shoot up to look at me. She immediately tackled me, clinging on to me. "It's okay baby girl. I'm not going anywhere. I promise." She shook her head hiding her face in my chest. She stayed silent as I gently poured the cold water over her skin to cool her down a little more. She kept a tight grip on me but looked so distant at the same time. I continued my actions of letting her cool down using the cold water, pouring it over her slowly and caressing her skin. We sat in silence under the running water for a while. 

I eventually turned the water off and carried her out to sit on the dresser, grabbing her a towel to dry her off with. I helped her put on a new pair of undergarments and slipped another one of my shirts over her. I quickly dried myself off and put on a new pair of sweats and boxers. "Come on... let's get you back to bed." She wrapped her legs around my waist and her arms around my neck as I lifted her up. Did she think I would disappear? I carried her back to the bed and settled her down before laying beside her, bringing her into my chest. 

"Don't leave me Carter." She whispered barely audibly. "Don't let Dante take you from me." I froze at her statement. That's who she dreamed about, taking me from her. She was scared he was gonna kill her like Cipher killed Dimitri. I held her tighter, trying to comfort her and myself. "I won't...we'll be together. We will take him down together." She was more relaxed as I watched her. Eventually, her breathing slowed as she fell back into slumber, laying against my chest. 

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I woke up feeling slender fingers running through my hair. I slowly opened my eyes to see Sarah looking down at me. "Hi." She gave me a small smile. "Hey." I greeted her back sitting up. keeping her in my lap. "How are you feeling?" She asked tilting her head. Instead of answering her, I felt her forehead with the back of my hand to make sure she hadn't run a fever since last night. "I'm okay. But are you okay?" She nodded rapidly. Thankfully she wasn't running a fever. "I'm fine!" I smiled lightly pickling her up as I got out of bed and placed her down gently. "I'm gonna wash up and then we can go down for breakfast. She was already in a white shirt and jeans. Which tells me she has been awake for a while, but never left my side to go down. I quickly washed up and brushed my teeth. I slipped on my suit, as I still had meetings to attend today. 

"Come on." I held my hand out for her. She took it gently and followed me down to the dining room. We could hear a hushed conversation going on as we entered the dining room. the family stopped as soon as we entered and looked at us. Sarah quietly sat down in her chair without asking any questions. I prepped a plate for her with a breakfast sandwich and some fruit. I watched her slowly start to eat and sighed in relief as I prepared her coffee. Brian visibly relaxed as well. Even though she was reluctantly eating, at least she was eating. I made sure to watch her finish all her food as I ate. "You guys can stop staring." She looked up at the team. They quickly looked back at their plates. "So...I looked over your plan." Brian started as Sarah looked over at him sipping her coffee. "And I think it may work. but we need months to plan it. Dante seems to have gone quiet for now so it should help us quickly start prepping the plan." I nodded listening to him. "He expects us to slip up. So we will act like we did and lead him to the field where we will set everything up." Brian looked over at me. "You will be going to check out the field today with your guys right?" I nodded as Sarah tensed. She leaned in a little. "Can I do with you?" She whispered lightly. I could tell the nightmare was replaying in her head and was bothering her. "Of course." She relaxed a bit when she heard my response. We quietly finished the rest of our breakfast. 

"We're gonna head out now to go take a look at the field. Sarah is joining me." Brian sighed and nodded his head in response. "Okay stay together." Sarah followed me out to Axel's car. "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Alvarez." Axel greeted us as he started the hour-long drive. "Good morning Axel. How are you and your wife?" I knew she was curious because she doesn't see Stacy and Axel as they are staying in a different living quarter of the mansion. "We are good. We've been catching up with each other. since she is a flight attendant, she travels a lot, which makes it hard for us to spend time." Axel explained. Sarah looked over at me and took my hand in hers. "That must be hard. I can't imagine being away from Carter that often." I squeezed her hand lightly. Axel nodded in response. "We got used to it. Mr. Alvarez always lets me travel with her every now and then." He smiled lightly. It was rare to see Axel smile. My father always made us think we can't show emotions. I was glad to see our men show some sort of emotions now. The rest of the drive was fairly quiet and filled with comments on the scenery. I knew Sarah was trying to act like she was okay after last night, but her eyes deceived her, and her smile barely reached them. 

Sarah and I immediately started to scope out the field once all my men got there. "Sir? Should we set up hidden tripwires, as well as snipers up in the trees?" Lincoln asked walking beside me. I nodded. "Yes. Sarah has a layout of where everything should be." I took the map and handed it to him. He looked at it thoroughly impressed. "She drew this all out? It's very accurate. Even with coordinates. It will make it easy for us to set us." He looked over at her. "Is Mrs. Alvarez okay? She seems to be super concentrated and determined to get these done." There she stood surrounded by my men, with the exception of me and Lincoln. Sarah explained the plan a few times to help all the men understand. "Do you want to repeat again?" My men looked a little overwhelmed by her sternness. They shook their head as Sarah handed them each a paper with the plan written on it so they would not forget. I sighed walking over. "Sarah...I think they understand." She looked at them one more time before looking at me. "Are you sure? I could explain it one more time." I rubbed her shoulders in an attempt to relax her. "They're scared of you. Loosen up my love." I chuckled lightly as she nodded. "Come let's go for a walk. Hmm?" I held my hand out for her. She took it reluctantly as she looked around at the men running around. 

"Sarah?" She hummed in response as we walked into a more isolated area. "You know you can tell me anything, right?" She nodded but remained silent. "So you wanna tell me who you saw in your nightmare?" I noticed her tense slightly, but she never looked towards me. "Who was going to take me from you?" I stopped her and held her by her shoulders. Her hands started to shake from the anxiety coursing through her veins. She looked everywhere but my eyes. "It was...I.." She started to take deep breaths to calm her down. "It was Dante, wasn't it?" She finally met my gaze with fear in her eyes. "Yes. It was him." she let out an exasperated breath, clearly bothered that he is now haunting her dreams. "It's like he's wiggling his way into my life both physically and mentally." I pulled her flush against my chest and embraced her in hopes of comforting her. "It was a dream...I am not going to leave you, I will fight death to stay with you mi amor." She relaxed in my arms as I kissed her head a few times. "I should be comforting you." I chuckled at her comment. "We comfort each other. Just holding you comforts me." I pulled away as one of my men walked up to me. "Jace. What is it?" I gave him a blank look for interrupting my time with her. "Sir...we need you to double-check everything." He shifted uncomfortably under my gaze. I nodded and looked at Sarah who nudged me lightly to go. "I'll be okay. I'll go check in on Lincoln's group." She rushed off before I could say anything. I followed Jace over to the right side of the field and started checking off the list Sarah had given them. "You're missing quite a few areas, Jace. Did you even look at the plan my wife had given to you?" 

"Sir...don't you think you should be sharing your plan and not your...wife." He cleared his throat as I inched closer to him. "And what is wrong with Mrs. Alvarez's layout? If Lincoln, Liam, and the other men can follow her orders, why can't you?" I replied coldly, my eyes piercing through him. "It's just...your mother never interfered...this is foreign to us sir. I...I apologize if I s-steered wrong. I will make sure we get things done right down to every last detail on the plan." He stammered slightly. "It better be, or there will be consequences for going against her plan." He looked at the others and handed them the plan. "Oh, and Jace...unless you want to end up missing. I expect you to follow my wife's orders along with mine. Any disrespect towards her...even if I hear that you talked about her in a disrespectful manner. I will deal with you myself and you will end up in the trenches deep below the ocean." I whispered in his ear, making him tense. "You have my word sir." I step out of the way letting him get back to work and walk over to the other side of the field to see Lincoln and Sarah looking over the plan. "I can add one more sniper here in this tree for extra precaution." Lincoln commented as Sarah nodded looking at the plan. Her eyebrows furrowed in concentration. "Good job Lincoln. That's a great idea. With Dante, we need to take any extra measure." She patted his back as I walked over. Lincoln gave a small grin, which was surprising to me since the man rarely showed emotions. "I'll go inform the others. Thank you, Ma'am." Sarah gaped at him. "No no...Sarah for you. You're one of Carter's most trusted. Formality is not for me when it comes to you." She chuckled looking at me. 

"It's okay Lincoln. Call her whatever she asked to be called." Lincoln nodded as he walked away. My arm snaked around her waist as I pulled out a sandwich Camilla had made for her. "Eat. You didn't eat much for breakfast." I held it to her mouth after unwrapping it. Reluctantly she finally took a bite. "Good girl." I loved watching her cheeks turn crimson as I praised her. She took the sandwich from me and went back to work with my men. Axel walked over to me watching her. "She's a natural sir. She takes on her duty quickly." He nodded in approval. "I knew she would. She's a natural leader. Like her brother." I smiled as I watched her explain and nod in approval at their work. She had a stern look on her face, showing how serious she was about this going smoothly. "It's gonna be months of work. Hopefully, Dante remains underground for a while since he pissed off the royals." I looked at Axel. "Me too...when Stacy told me she got an email from him. I was scared I would lose her. He's after everyone we love. We can't afford to lose more people." I sighed looking over at Sarah. "No...we can't."

Sarah's POV

I spent over an hour running around the field making sure my plan was nearly perfect. I walked over to Carter as he spoke with Jace. "Next time I expect you to follow order immediately." Jace shifted his gaze towards me and shifted uncomfortably as Carter stared him down. "You ready to go?" I asked taking his hand to diffuse his tension. "Yes, my love. I was just doing a last check with my men." Jace nodded and scurried off. He seemed extra intimidated. "What did you say to him? Poor guy looks like he's gonna shit his pants." Carter grinned innocently. "Oh you know, the usual. If he disrespects you and doesn't follow your order, I would make him disappear." He shrugged. I shook my head as he led me to the car.

Today helped me forget about the horrible nightmare and realized I needed to be there for Carter more than anything right now. But he was there for me as well. "Axel, please stop at the vineyard on the way. I would like to finally show Sarah around there and the cellars." I look at him excitedly. "We can have some tasters." He winked as he pulled me closer to him. "I'm excited to see an actual vineyard. I've never seen one!" I kissed his cheek a few times outburst of excitement. Carter clears his throat trying to hide his blush. Axel comes to a stop at the large vineyard. I quickly get out of the car, not giving Carter or Axel the chance to get the door. Carter huffs pouting lightly. "Sorry...sorry. I won't do it again." I apologized grabbing his hand and pulled him with me. "This is so cool!" Carter plucked a grape from the vines and held it to my lips. "Only the best." I took the grape in my mouth and playfully licked his finger to tease him. He stiffened slightly at my action. A burst of sweet grape juice hit my tongue after I bit into the grape. "Mmm...that's amazing!" Carter nodded grinning proudly looking around at his land. "Come the cellars are this way." 

We entered the cellars as Axel waited outside for us. Carter smirked a little and pushed me against the cold wall, making me gasp. "You little tease." He whispered leaning in to kiss my neck. "Carter. Not here...one of the workers could be in here." He groaned pulling away. "Fuck I hate when you're right at the worst time." He fixed his pants to hide his bulge. "Well let's have some tasters of the aging wine." He mumbled looking at the timeline for some of the wines as we continued to walk. I watched as he poured out some from the valve of one of the barrels in two wine glasses. "Here you are this is over 2 decades aged." He took a sip eyeing me as I sipped mine. "Woah...WOAH." He chuckled in amusement at my reaction. "This taste expensive as fuck. The taste is much richer, prominent, definitely tastes more of a honey flavor that was hidden in this." Carter licked his lips impressed. "Mmm. Wonderful observation. This wine when sold could go for about three hundred to five hundred thousand dollars." He commented nonchalantly as I stared at him with wide eyes. "I'm sorry I'm drinking a five hundred thousand dollar wine?!" He grinned nodding downing his wine. "Come on now. This isn't even the most expensive." I sipped my wine carefully as if it was fragile, but Carter tipped the glass up making me chug it. I coughed at the sudden action. "CARTER!!! You made me choke!!!" I glared at him.

 His eyes darkened and his grin grew sly. He grabbed me by my throat gently and pulled me into him. "Mmm...I know where I can choke you." He whispered, his voice laced with lust. "In bed...while I take you from behind." His lips met mine in a heated passion as he kept a hold on my throat. I felt a familiar spread of heat pool between my legs. I let out a raspy moan lightly as his hand choked me gently. He pulled away and let go of my throat, smirking. "Perfect. Come lets go." I stood there dumbfounded and left hot and bothered. I watched him walk all the way to the exit and I quickly ran to catch up. "You're an ass." I mumbled to him. "Don't like being teased hmm?" I huffed getting in the car and faced the window, only to have him pull me against him where our legs touched. I decided to scroll through my phone and ignore him "You should be paying attention to me Flower." He whispered in my ear taking my phone and placing it in his pocket. "Hey!" I tried to reach into his pocket but he grabbed both my wrists and retrained them with his left hand in my lap. "See now you have to pay attention to me." He smiled innocently as I glared at him. "Plus I will take care of you tonight. I plan on building you up to the point you won't be able to hold back tonight." He whispered quietly so I could only hear as his hand made its way between my legs. He took his jacket off and placed it over my legs before his hand found its way back between my legs. His eyes watched me intensely as I held back a moan when he slipped his hands into my pants. Squirming a little, I tried to shut my legs closed but his other hand immediately pulled them open. "So...wet." He whispered in my ear and kissed my cheek harmlessly.

Axel looked at us through the rearview mirror to check on us, since we were quiet. I gave him my best smile to try not to look flustered. Carter smirked looking at me as he sped up the pace of plunging fingers. "Good girl." He expressed as he pulled his fingers out before I could climax. I looked at him with wide eyes as he licked his fingers clean. "Delectable as always." I crossed my arms and glared at him. The rest of the ride was filled with Carter's continuous teasing and touching. For a man who used to hate physical touch, he sure was a handsy man. I attempted to get out of the car, only to have Carter reach over and shut the door. "I will get it for you." I rolled my eyes still annoyed. He came over to my side and opened my door. "That's the nicest thing you did today." He grinned raising a brow. As soon as I got out of the car, Jack and little Brian ran up to me and pulled me inside with them. "Woah...woah! Aunt Sarah just got home guys, what is it?" I asked as they giggled. "We went strawberry picking with momma today!" Jack exclaimed taking me to a fresh plate of strawberries. "We picked a lot out for you 'cause we know they're your favorite." I hugged them tightly as Carter caught up to us. "Here try one!" Little Brian fed me one. I moaned in delight. "Holy...they're so sweet! I love them. Thank you, boys." Carter reached to grab one and I slapped his hand away. "Nah uh...you don't deserve any." I held the plate to my chest popping another strawberry in my mouth. 

"Just wait till tonight, Tiger." He winked. The kids looked between us. "Are you guys doing something fun?! Is it a game?! Can we play?!" I looked at them clearing my throat, almost choking on my strawberries. "Oh, we will have fun alright. Sorry boys me and your auntie want to spend some time alone." Carter said crouching down. "Oh...well Aunt Sarah looks like she's mad at you." Jack stated putting his arm around Carter's shoulders. I smiled watching the interaction. Carter is slowly getting better with kids and more comfortable. "Oh, that...that's cause I beat her in a game." I narrowed my eyes at him. "No...you played the game on your own Carter. Did you forget?" I was so wrapped up in bickering with Carter that I didn't notice Mia walk in. "Whatever you two are on about, thank you for at least keeping it PG." Carter rushed over to her after seeing Olivia in her arms, quickly taking her from Mia. I raised my brow eyeing him. "How was your day Mia?" I asked sitting down next to her. "It was nice. Did you like the strawberries the boys picked for you? They insisted. They wanted to help you feel better." I smiled lightly looking toward my nephews. "I love them. They're by far the sweetest strawberries I have ever had." Mia nodded in agreement watching Carter try to make Olivia laugh. "He's getting better with her...have you talked about having your own?" She turned to look at me. I sighed putting my plate of strawberries down.

Carter never mentioned having kids before. I knew he was uncomfortable around kids before. But seeing him now with them, made me happy. The way he held Olivia with so much more confidence. How he would run up to hold her every given chance. But I feel like right now with everything going on, it's a hard topic to discuss. "With the whole Dante situation...we haven't really talked about it. It's too dangerous for me right now, especially since I am a part of the plan." I looked toward Carter who was now sitting on the ground with Olivia sitting on his stomach. Mia decided not to pry anymore. I slowly snuck outside to see all the family out there barbequing. "You guys couldn't survive even a week without barbeque?" Brian crossed his arms looking at me offended by my comment. "I'll have you know... it's been three days! That's a record for us." Tej nodded putting his arm around Brian's shoulders. I grabbed myself a piece of steak and popped it in my mouth. "Woah...wait! Who marinated this because it's packing flavor!" I grabbed myself a few more pieces and sat down next to Brian. "Camilla! She started the process last night to let all the flavors seep into the steak before I grilled." Dom said proudly. I slapped Roman's hand away from my plate. "Don't touch my steak!" He shook his hand staring at me with disgust. "Fine...I'll get my own." 

Carter walked out after a while with Mia behind him. "Something smells bloody fantastic." He took a seat next to me. "Here try." I fed him a piece of my steak. "Ay, dios mio." He groaned in delicacy. I fed him another piece as we ate. "Really? You feed him some but slapped the shit outta my hand when I wanted a taste?" Rome glared at Carter. "Rome...he's my husband. You just exist." He grumbled under his breath, obviously still not fond of Carter or our marriage. Roman was like a second older brother but would go overboard with his overprotectiveness. Dom plopped another steak on my plate and nodded at me to eat up. Carter took the plate from me and cut the steak up into bite-sized strips for me. "Gracias marido. (Thank you husband)" His cheeks started to turn light pink from my small comment. "What did you say?" Roman glared our way. "Rome, unless you wanna get punched in the face today by me. Stop hating on Carter!" I stared him down making him relax and go back to eating. Carter smirked winking at me. "So what did you boys do all day?" Letty asked. 

"Oh, you know...guy stuff." Tej grinned leaning back in his chair. "You took some of Carter's cars out for racing didn't you?" Ramsey narrowed her eyes at them. Dom chuckled. "You already know. Had to try out the foreign cars myself." Brian nodded in agreement. "They're amazing! Definitely worth the race Dom. They were standing there collecting dust." Carter cleared his throat rubbing the back of his neck. "I'm not exactly a racer so." I rubbed his back gently before getting up and collecting all the dishes. "Mia you and Camilla take a breather. Me and Letty will take care of dishes and cleaning the kitchen for tonight." Letty took some of the dishes with her before Mia could protest. Carter took my wrist and stopped me. "I have people to do that, my love." I shook my head at his comment. "It's okay Carter, we do it at home. It'll make this place feel more like home rather than a hotel." I smiled lightly. He sighed letting my wrist go. 

"That was one of the best dinners I had in a long time." Letty smiled as she did the dishes while I wiped down all the counters and put things up. "Yeah, it was. It was nice to have it outside. Felt like home." Letty sighed as she washed up the last plate. "Home...I wonder if we can go back." I nodded in agreement. "I miss it. The bunker, the street races, the parties, the random beach days. Don't get me wrong Barcelona is amazing but...it's not home. Right now the only thing that feels like home is you guys and Carter." I grinned lightly playing with my rings. It was true. Home would be incomplete without them. But we also weren't used to this lavish of a lifestyle. It felt foreign to us, but I also know this isn't foreign to Carter. "You okay Sare?" I hummed in response and nodded. "Yeah...just Carter is used to this, and I wanna be able to get used to it but it's...a little overwhelming. The most fancy thing I have is my cars and the bunker which Dimitri built himself." I helped her dry all the dishes and put them up.  "You need time to adjust...you did just get married and then the whole situation with Dante and having to rush here. In time you will get used to it." 

After cleaning the rest of the kitchen up I decided to head back outside. "All finished!" Brian smiled as I scanned around for Carter. "Where's Carter?" I raised my brow. "He said he going to look for you...did he not go to the kitchen?" My eyes widened a little and I looked over at Letty who had the same expression. "I think he may have gone upstairs. I'll see you guys later." They all nodded as I rushed back inside and ran up the stairs to our room. I opened the door slowly and peeked in. "Carter?" He sat on the edge of the bed with his head handing a little with flowers in his hands. I walked in and closed the door behind me, locking it nervously. He looked up a little as I walked over. 

"Do you...regret marrying me, Sarah?" I froze in place taken aback at his question. "What? Why would you say that?" He shrugged. "Living with me is overwhelming right?" He looked up at me. I shook my head and stepped closer. "Living with YOU is not overwhelming, you bring me comfort. You feel at home." I sighed sitting next to him. "Just you know this lavish lifestyle is something I'm not necessarily used to. the most lavish I got was going to the salon once...that was to get my hair dyed." I looked down. "Carter you have to understand it'll take me time to get used to living the way you do as compared to how I lived. I grew up in a car garage with my brother taking care of me." I chuckled lightly. "How about the bunker?" He cocked his head looking at me. "Dimitri built it. He made it for us just in case something went wrong, we could use it as a hideout. But to us...to me that became home. He and I lived there since day one of it being complete. That's why I never left it." Carter stayed silent. 

I took the flowers from him. "I will never regret marrying you Carter. I shouldn't be complaining. You've given me everything-" He cut me off before I continued. "I understand, it's okay. You haven't complained at all. Our lives may be similar in other ways, but the way we lived was different. You grew up with little money and I grew up with things being handed to me on a golden platter. I will try to make this place feel more like home for the time being we're here. You can do what you want and make it feel like home." He tucked a strand of hair behind my face. "But please next time, tell me so I can help and know." I nodded smelling the roses. "I will." He relaxed getting up and taking the flowers from me and putting them in an empty vase with water. I watched as he made his way back to me unbuttoning the top buttons of his dress shirt. "Now...where were we in the car?" He eyed me with hungry eyes. 

"Wow...you switch up fast." I rolled my eyes playfully. "What can I say? I have a sexy woman." He growled lightly pushing me to fall flat onto the bed as he climbed over me as he continued to unbutton his shirt as he leaned down and planted his lips to mine. 

Carter's POV

Our lips moved in sync, fighting for dominance as I threw my shirt on the ground. I groaned as Sarah's hand rubbed me over my pants. All our desires were coming out, especially since I left Sarah wanting for more in the car. Our hands explored each other's bodies as if we were touching each other for the first time. Our clothes were now discarded on the floor and my hands massaged her perfect breast. "I will never get enough of you." I mumbled leaning down and taking one of her nipples into my mouth sucking on them, making her let out her perfect moans. "Carter I swear if you keep teasing me...I will leave you fucking hard." She growled with hunger. I quickly flipped her over onto her stomach. "Oh, my love...I promised to take you from behind. So on your knees beautiful." I watched as she got into position as I positioned myself behind her, placing small kisses on her back. "Your scent alone makes me insane for you and you in this position...god damn." I whispered in her ear. I slowly entered her holding her by her hips. I groaned in pleasure as I filled her up. "Good girl." Slowly starting to thrust in and out as our sounds of pleasure filled the room with the sound of our bodies becoming one. "Harder." She moaned out as I grabbed her by the throat. I knew I couldn't hold myself back anymore and I know she no longer wanted me to.

Obeying her commands my thrust became faster and I slammed into her hard. "Fuck yes! That's the spot baby." She moaned out as I fucked her doggy style. The way our bodies slammed together in pleasure was perfect. It was like she was made for me, how she took me without any hesitation. The way I could have my way with her was because she had the same fantasies. "You feel so good." I let out a throaty groan as I praised her. I felt her walls tighten around me as I kept my fast and rough pace. "Come on baby girl. Come for me. I want you to drip all over me." That was enough for her to release her juices all over as she exploded with pleasure. Her legs shook as my breathing stagger and I released myself with a loud grunt. Immediately we both collapsed onto the bed as our breathing finally came to a steady pace. "God I'm seeing stars." She chuckled lightly blinking her eyes and shaking her head. "I seem to have that affect." I winked looking over at her as she turned her body toward me. "See now you see why I left you all hot and bothered in the car." She rolled her eyes and smacked my chest. "You're an ass for that."

"I could use something sweet." She sat up immediately looking at me when I made the comment. "Please...I really want some dessert after that steak." I grinned nodding. "Of course my love. Why don't we go to the small town nearby." I dialed Alejandro's number and informed him to bring one of my cars to the front. I looked to Sarah's side to see her running to the closet to throw on clothes. I laughed at her excitement. I quickly slipped on my jeans and hoodie and waited patiently for her. She skipped over to me one of my hoodies and leggings. "Wow...I have never seen you skip before." She stopped and looked at me. "You tell anyone...anyone...I will make your life hell." I stifled a laugh. "It's quite adorable I must say." She took my hand in hers and quickly dragged me out of the room with her. "We're going for dessert!" She excitedly told Brian as he made his way over to us. "Ahh...that's why you're all excited." I nodded. "She practically pulled my arm out of my socket just now." Brian chuckled and patted her head gently. "She loves sweet things. Especially when her period is about to start." Sarah started to think. "Babe he's right. You usually start your period around this time." I answered her unasked question. Her shoulders slumped. "Damn it. Sometimes I hate being a woman." She sighed as I took her over to the car and opened the door for her. "It's okay! It's a good thing we are going into town. We can get you all the sweets and snacks you want." 

"What about pads and tampons?" I looked over at her. "I had Camilla stock all of that stuff for you before when I had informed her we would be coming. There are so many women in the household so I needed to make sure everything was prepared. Especially for you my flower." She blushed lightly as I started to drive. 

We got to town fairly quickly. Sarah looked around ecstatic to see everything. "Wow! This is a cute town." She held my hand in hers as we walked around. I led her to a small market and started putting snacks and chocolates in a small basket for her. "Carter...that's a lot." I chuckled. "I'm getting some for the children and of course Han who likes to snack." Sarah smiled. "Still. your whole basket is almost full." She plopped some bananas and fruits into the basket. "There, at least we will look like we eat something healthy." She claimed as I headed to pay for them. "After this, I shall treat you to some crema catalana. It's a Spanish Creme Brulé." 

"¿Cuánto cuesta todo esto? (How much does all this cost?)" I asked the clerk keeping an eye on Sarah as her eyes wandered around looking at all the things. After paying we walked out to the nearest cafe. Sarah's eyes shined when the waiter bought over the desserts. "Gracias." She thanked him. I eyed him as he continued to look at her. Sarah was too hyper-focused on the sweet dish in front of her to notice. I cleared my throat and his eyes snapped to me quickly realizing who I was. He nodded his head and scurried off. "Finally!" She giggled taking her spoon and gently cracked the top sugar coating with it. I watched as she bought it a spoon full or the crema catalana to her lips and took a bite. She closed her eyes and moaned in absolute delight. "This is amazing! Just what I needed." I smiled taking a bite of mine and keeping my eyes on her. How she closed her eyes as she savored the flavors she smiled was something I always wished to see. I'm glad I was able to get her mind away from the nightmare. The fear that had coursed through me when I heard her mumble and scream in her sleep. "Carter...why aren't you eating? Are you okay?" I nodded lightly and took a bite for her. "Yes, I was just thinking about how beautiful you are." 

"Hmm. Really? Cause it seemed like you were lost in your thoughts." She raised her brow at me. "You know you can tell me anything." I sighed reaching over to wipe the cream away from the corner of her lips. "I know baby. I'm just glad you're feeling better from this morning." Her eyes flickered slightly. "Me too...I'm glad you're feeling better too. Your issue is bigger than mine. I should be taking care of you." I shook my head. "I'm okay because I have you. Now finish up, we need to head back soon." She nodded quickly taking another bite. 

After finishing up, we headed back to the estate. "Thank you Carter. Something sweet like that really hit the spot." Sarah smiled as she helped me put all the snacks away in the pantry. "Of course mi amor. Anything for you. Now go upstairs and get some rest. I'll be up in a minute." I kissed her cheek as she complied and headed to our room. I made sure she was all the way up the stairs before dialing Lincoln's number. 

"Yes sir?" His voice came through the other end. 

"You called me earlier. I was out with Sarah. What did you find on Luna's laptop?" Lincoln stays quiet for a bit before answering. "A video...it seems she recorded the night she had drugged and assaulted you sir." My jaw clenched at his reveal. "There were some other videos as well. She's still in the cell downstairs...I'm sure Mrs. Alvarez would like to deal with her." It was true. Sarah wanted to practically kill Luna. "Are you suggesting I bring my wife into this?" I asked swirling my switchblade in my fingers. "Of course sir. You know she would figure it out sooner or later." I stood there pondering. I would love to see how she deals with Luna. But would bringing my wife into my situation make me look weak? "I'll think about it." With that, I hung up and headed up to our room. My eyes immediately landed on Sarah who was sprawled out on the bed, looking at the ceiling. 

"You're still awake?" I chuckled slipping my jeans and hoodie off. She looked over at me and giggled. "I wanted you to hold me." She held her arms open as I climbed into them and pulled her against me. "I love you." She whispered pecking my lips before resting her head on my chest with her eyes closed.

 "I love you too my flower. Sweet dreams." 

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Hey y'all! Sorry for the very late and short update. The next one will be longer and much more interesting. I lost my maternal grandmother last week and haven't had the strength to write. please enjoy and thank you for your patience. - S.K.