Seth had never said those words before, but it was true. He wanted to make love to her. He wanted to show her how amazing she was, how she should never blame herself for what had happened to her.
For what Johnny had done to her—it hadn’t been some random force. A man had hurt her, and when Seth had said he’d kill Johnny, he hadn’t lied. The only thing stopping him from going after Johnny right that moment was the look in Rose’s eyes as she started to undress in front of him.
She pulled off her shirt to reveal a white bra that had seen better days: frayed and with one strap held up with a safety pin, it was clearly past its expiration date. But Seth didn’t care, she was beautiful in rags or the most expensive clothes in existence.
She unhooked her bra before unzipping her jeans that hugg
