Chapter 846

If it had been her, Khloe thought, she couldn't have survived.

Every scar on Nick-though they now looked painless-was a testament to his desperate struggle.

"I was...scared." Nick's voice dropped, raw and honest.

"Scared I'd never see you again." The words made the tears she'd been holding back finally spill, falling into the bathwater.

Nick sighed and bent forward, brushing her tears away with a soft kiss.

"Don't cry." His voice was cool, but his touch was impossibly gentle, "See? I'm here, back in front of you, perfectly fine."

"Perfectly fine?" Khloe murmured, her hands roaming over him, counting the marks both old and new.

"Here...here...and here.All proof." Before she could finish, he pressed his lips to hers again.

Beneath the water, his body reacted.

Her cheeks flushed hot, and though she tried to pull back, he held her fast.

Dark tides surged in his eyes.

pressed-

voice was low, commanding, and

me?" Khloe bit her lip,

His breathing grew heavier.

his hands began exploring her

her

fingers slipped, and the bath sponge fell into

yourself," she said,

leaned close, his nose

felt like

her task,

called, voice

answered, feigning oblivion,

needs extra attention."

motion, he lifted her, letting her

he asked against her, teeth

Her voice

"Not done yet..."

His lips pressed against her

the hot water on,

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