Page 48 of Dark Horizon New Dawn

"Are you hungry for this?" He slid his shaft over her slicked folds.

With his other hand, he removed the fabric cuffs holding her wrists.

He expected her to reach for the clamps, but as her arms remained over her head, he removed one, immediately closing his lips over the swollen nub to ease the sting of the blood rushing back in. When he repeated the process with the other, she sighed with relief.

He gave her a moment to catch her breath before pushing the tip of his shaft inside of her. Refraining from surging all the way in was a struggle.

She was tight, thankfully not like a virgin, but more like a woman who hadn't been sexually active in a while, and he wanted to go slowly and let her adjust to him.

Pulling out a fraction, he pushed back, and she lifted up, impaling more of her sheath on his length.

"Patience, beautiful," he said against her ear. "I don't want to rush it."

"Please do," she groaned. "I want you."

He growled and slid a little more of his length inside of her, then forced himself to remain still.

"Oh, Mother of All Life." Marina spread her legs wider to accommodate more of him.

As he rocked his hips, she lowered her arms and cupped her sensitive breasts for a moment before lifting her thumbs to stroke her swollen nipples.

Damn, that was so sexy.

Everything about Marina was so sensual, and if he didn't guard his heart, he could easily fall for her.

Kagra's words once again reverberated in his head. You are a romantic. You are in love with the notion of love.

Angry at the memory, he snarled and pushed into Marina until he was buried in her to the hilt, then realizing what he had done, he stilled, letting her adjust to his invasion.

When she started undulating under him, urging him to start moving, he obliged her, and soon he was pounding into her with all the pent-up need that he had been struggling to hold back.

"I…I…." She threw her head back and screamed even louder than before, her body shaking from the force of her orgasm.

Spreading her even wider, Peter pounded into her hard and fast. When he was about to explode, he gripped the top of her head and tilted it to the side.

In a moment of clarity, he saw her eyes widen in fear, but she didn't fight him or say anything, so he took it as consent and licked the spot before sinking his fangs into the smooth column of her neck.

She screamed, but he wasn't sure whether it was in pain or pleasure or a mixture of both. But then her sheath tightened around his shaft, and as she climaxed again, he exploded inside of her, coming so hard and so long that once he was depleted, he felt like he had transferred his life force to her.

It took Peter long moments to regain enough energy to pull out of Marina and then a few moments longer to go grab some washcloths to clean her and the mess their combined issue had made.

She was out, soaring on the blissful clouds of euphoria, and it would probably take her several hours to come down from the venom high, but when she did, he would be there, holding her in his arms, and she would remember every last bit of the immense pleasure they had shared.

It occurred to Peter that Marina hadn't mentioned protection, and neither had he. Hopefully she was on the pill, but if not, it wasn't a big deal.

He couldn't get her pregnant anyway.

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MIA

Mia drove outside the dining hall and parked her wheelchair in a secluded corner to call Margo. When there was no answer, she waited for Margo's voicemail to kick in and left a message: "Hi, Margo. It's Mia. I guess you fell asleep after all. Call me as soon as you can. I have good news for you and also some instructions, so it's important that you call me."

She ended the recording and put her phone back in her purse.

It was late, so it wasn't surprising that Margo was asleep, and yet worry niggled at her.

Margo was a light sleeper, and the ringing should have woken her up. Perhaps she’d had too much to drink and was passed out?

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