The Underworld

chapter thirty five

Alaina

"Strip."

I immediately threw my heels to the side. My hand began to slide one of the sleeves off my skin when I realized . . . Shit the phone.

"Alaina?" I quickly looked at Markus through the mirror. He's waiting. I know that if I told him I didn't want to continue, he'd stop.

I slide the dress off me, clumping as much fabric on the hand that holds the phone before quickly chucking it next to my heels. Thankfully the fabric cushioned the fall.

Markus took a step forward. I felt his fingers brush under the seam of my strapless bra and clicked his tongue. "Esto no debería estar aquí."

The next thing I knew I was holding up my untied bra. Markus pressed a kiss to the nape of my neck. His hands landed on my hips, one of them pulled on the waistband of my panties. "This shouldn't be here either."

I took a sharp breath when the material snapped against my skin. Markus held my gaze as he said, "throw it with the rest of the pile."

My hands moved on their own before I told them what to do. My bra and panties joined the pile of clothes. My eyes couldn't look too long at one place of my body. There was so much that had changed, physically at least.

Stretch marks that weren't there before now covered the sides of my stomach and my breasts. The ones at my hips became more noticeable than before. Anna had given me creams and oils to lessen their appearance but they didn't do much.

Now they would be another reminder of what had happened to me.

"You look beautiful." When I gazed at Markus through the mirror, he was pulling his tie off his neck. He chucked it onto the ground and began to form a new pile of clothes. "Eres hermosa," he said as he unbuttoned his shirt.

My eyes stayed on Markus even as my cheeks turned red. His inked skin came into view as he slipped his shirt off. Instinctively, I licked my lips. I wanted to touch him. I needed to.

I missed him too much.

Markus stopped me mid turn and ordered me to face the mirror again. I hesitated and frowned.

"You're not turning away from the mirror until you see how beautiful you are." My eyes immediately fell to his hands as they pulled down his briefs. Once he was fully naked, I didn't stop myself from giving him a thorough look from head to toe. I could feel myself getting wetter by the second.

He made his way to me but kept an inch between our bodies. With his thumb on my chin, he guided my gaze to the mirror. "I'll show you just how beautiful you are."

I caught my breath when he pinched my nipple. I turned my face back to Markus and our lips immediately connected. I buried a hand in his curls and tightened my hold, not wanting him to go anywhere. Our breaths became heavy and the air around us was now heated. We caught our breaths momentarily before going in for more. Our tongues glided against each other.

The hand on my chin moved and for a moment I had no idea where it went. I let out a small sigh when his finger circled my lower lips. His other hand was now teasing my other nipple. First he'd pinch it, he'd then circle around it, and finally run his thumb over it. I couldn't think straight. I wanted him to keep doing what he was doing, but at the same time I wanted more.