Page 55 of Rami

“I’m sorry. I should’ve just given it to you.”

She lifted a shoulder. “I guess my thought is if I’m going to die, I want to go out with a bang.”

He tipped back his head and a laugh roared out from behind his even white teeth. “All you had to do was ask.”

“A striptease seemed better.”

He moved his mouth close, until his lips were scant inches from hers. “Now that you can do anytime.” His hips shifted and his thick, firm cock pressed against her belly.

Fire brimmed beneath her skin and she widened her legs, letting him get closer to her sex. The night air caressed her skin, drawing her nipples into needy little nubs.

Rami’s hand glided up her ribs, then he took her breast into the expanse of his palm. His eyebrows drew low over his eyes and color stained his cheek. “You have no idea what you do to me.” The statement rumbled from his chest.

She wet her lips and brought her hand to his jaw. “You have no idea what you’ve done for me,” she countered. Her words came out strained. Almost sorrowful. When really, she’d just wanted to thank him. She wanted him to know the void he filled, the fear he shouldered, the pain he kept at bay.

Some of the heat left his eyes, and his thumb went to her bottom lip. “I promise you’ll forget all that. Okay? Give me time.”

Her lips quirked. “What do you mean?”

A dark, possessive bolt flashed in his eyes. “This.” He sealed his lips over hers, and the warmth of his wet mouth consumed her.

She arched her back against the wall, surging her chest forward and grinding her hips. His tongue slipped between her teeth and his fingers trailed down to explore her ass cheek. His fingers swept over and kneaded her flesh, making a fierce, primitive urge grow inside her.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and lifted her legs so he sunk against her. The hard length of his shaft was so close to the V between her legs.

His thumb plucked at the waistband of her panties, and he tugged them down her legs and freed the material from her feet. The underwear landed on the cement with a smack.

“God, you’re so beautiful.” He brought his mouth to her neck and unhooked her bra. It landed next to her panties.

One of his hands plunged into the wet strands of her hair, the other skated over her backside and slipped between her cheeks. His finger touched her clit from behind and she cried out, clamping her arms tighter around him.

He trailed kisses from her neck to one of her nipples, sucking the hard tip between his teeth.

“Oh my god.” The prayer sang from her lips.

She needed more. Wanted all of him inside her. She wiggled one of her hands between their bodies and stroked the outline of his cock. He still wore his briefs. Frustrated, she pushed at his waistband until the skin of her palm touched his slick, enlarged flesh.

Rami caught her fingers and wrenched them away. His gaze locked with hers. Need scorched his iridescent eyes. “Not yet.”

“But—”

Before she could say anything else, he caught her beneath her arms and hefted her out of the pool. She gasped as the cool air blew over her naked body. When he didn’t leap out of the pool to take her back to the house—hopefully to finish—she frowned. Her feet dangled in the water and Rami stood between her legs.

“Are we getting out?” A shiver racked her body, making her neglected nipples cry in protest.

“Not yet.” His hands slid up the outsides of her thighs until he caught her hip bones in his grip. “Lie down,” he commanded, tipping her backward.

She swallowed, the desire so strong she wanted to resist, jump back in the water, and beg him to fuck her.

His gaze flared. “Now, Ivy.”

She swallowed and leaned back on the cement. Her face blazed as she waited, sprawled naked on the pool deck. Every nerve ending throbbed, anticipating his touch. She forced her heaving chest to steady itself as she stared at the vast dark sky. Stars twinkled down at her as if watching, making this the most romantic and erotic thing she’d ever done.

Her knees trembled, and she pressed her palm to her racing heart. Lifting her head, she met Rami’s stare. It felt as if time slowed as he took in every inch of her exposed body.

“What are you doing?” she whispered.

His hands went to her knees, stroking her skin. “I told you that the next time we did this, I was going to take my time.” He pushed open her legs and a hiss slipped from between his teeth.

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