Page 51 of Game Day

"Ditto," I whisper, my hand cupping his face.

He turns his lips in toward my palm, and I arch against his fingers.

"I need you," I murmur.

He doesn't strip the thong off or rip it. Instead, he yanks it to the side.

"Nova," he groans as he sinks in an inch at a time."So fucking good. So fucking mine."

Clay makes me feel as if my heart could beat out of my chest. As if I could float away with pleasure. It also feels as if I'm taking my life into my hands because he's so huge and male and determined, and I wonder if I might split open at any second.

It'd be worth it.

My nails rake down his back.

He groans, thrusting harder.

The bunk bed creaks under the weight of our movement.

He's a god. Big and dark and brutal.

I'm his weakness. Bright and soft and sweet like candy.

And I'm getting closer. Every stroke of his hips that hits me in just the right place drags me toward the edge.His fingers dig into my ass as I arch to meet him. His lips brush my temple.My arms band around his back, holding him close.

Then I can't take it anymore.

"That's it, Pink. Come all over me."

Soon he's shaking too.

I whisper his name and tremble as the pleasure consumes me. I’m like kindling in the campfire outside, burned up until there’s nothing left but smoke drifting in the air.

After, he's careful not to crush me with his body, shifting us so he's on his side.

It takes at least a minute, maybe ten, before the stars behind my eyes stop.

A shiver runs through me.

"Still cold?" he murmurs, his lips against my bare shoulder.

“No.” I shake my head andlift the scrap of fabric that makes up the bra top.

He chuckles and wraps me in his arms until his heartbeat matches mine.

15

CLAY

The day before the wedding

The sun slices through the window, a lazy beam that matches my energy when I crack an eye open.

Nova's curled against my side.Her hair falls across the pillow in a wave. I can't resist brushing a hand through it, and she stirs.

"Morning," I murmur.

"Morning." Her sleepy smile is brighter than the damned sun.

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