Page 18 of Stalked By the Rancher

"Every moment you're near, it's like I'm alive for the first time." My voice shakes, betraying the storm inside me. "It's raw and real, and damn it, Nora, I know I've screwed up, but I can't—won't—let you walk away from what we have."

Her eyes flit to my hand, still hanging in the air between us, and something flickers there. Hope? Fear? Both are so tangled up in us it's hard to tell.

"Your dad thinks I'm just some rough-around-the-edges rancher who's after one thing." I scoff lightly, trying to keep it light even though my insides are coiling tight with angst. "But hell, baby, he doesn't know that you're under my skin, you're in my bones. You're the fire in my blood."

She bites her lip, and I have to hold back a groan. That lip, those eyes—God, they've haunted my dreams more times than I can count.

"Every night," I continue, my hand now shaking so bad I have to lower it before she sees, "I lie awake thinking about you, about us. And yeah, maybe it's crazy fast and all-consuming, but when I touch you, when you look at me like you do...I know it's worth fighting for."

"Is it, Sawyer? Do you…do you love me?" Her voice is small, barely above a whisper, but it cuts through the silence like the sharpest blade.

"More than anything in this world," I admit, dead serious. "Without you, Nora, it's like someone turned off the damn sun."

There's a beat of silence, a single heartbeat where I think she might just walk away and leave me here, broken. But then, she steps closer, and I dare to breathe again.

"Make me believe it, Sawyer. Make me feel it."

And I don't need to be told twice. I close the distance, my hands finding her waist, and I pull her against me. My lips crash onto hers, pouring every ounce of regret, longing, and plain old desire into that kiss. I kiss her like it's the first time and the last time all at once, like I'm a man dying of thirst and she's the only well for miles.

"Believe me now?" I murmur against her lips, almost afraid to let her go long enough to hear her answer.

"Convince me more," she breathes, and damn if that isn't the best invitation I've ever had.

With my lips still pressed against hers, I slide my hands up her back and into her hair, pulling her closer. She moans into the kiss, and I can taste her desire on my tongue. My cock throbs in agreement, begging to be freed from its confinement. As we break apart for air, I gaze down at her flushed cheeks and hungry eyes.

"Do you see what you do to me?" I growl, my voice rough with lust. "You're the only one who can make me lose control like this."

She bites her bottom lip, eyeing me with a mixture of curiosity and nervousness. "I want you to take control," she pants. "Show me what you've got."

I nod, my mind reeling with possibilities. I slowly begin to undo the buttons on her shirt, my fingers tracing the skin beneath as I expose more of her. I toss her shirt aside and trail my fingers down the center of her chest, teasing the edges of her bra. I grab the sides of her bra and yank it down, freeing her perfect breasts.

She gasps as they're exposed to the cool air, her nipples already hardened from my touch. I reach out and pinch one between my thumb and forefinger, eliciting a soft moan from her lips.

"You like that?" I ask, leaning in to suckle on her nipple while twisting the other between my fingers.

"Oh god yes," she whimpers, arching her back in pleasure.

I trail my lips down her stomach, over her bellybutton, and further south until I reach the hem of her skirt. With a quick tug, it's off and thrown aside. My eyes feast on the sight of her little pink panties, barely containing her wetness. I kneel down before her, taking one of her legs in my hand and spreading her open.

"Now let me show you what I've got," I whisper, running my tongue along the edge of her panties.

She gasps, her fingers digging into my shoulders as I tease her. Without further ado, I press my tongue against her folds, tasting her sweetness. She tastes even better than I remember. As I continue to lick and suckle her, my other hand reaches down to rub her clit, sending shockwaves of pleasure through her body.

"Please," she begs, her voice hoarse. "Fuck me."

I smile against her pussy and then settle atop her int he grass, my leaking cock nudging against her wet hole.

“I would do anything for you, darlin’. You gotta know that,” I tell her as I push into her.

She whimpers, her eyes never leaving mine as I continue pushing into her until I’m seated all the way inside her hot heat, my balls resting against her ass.

Fuuuck, she feels so good.

“I love you too,” she finally says. “I want to be with you forever, Sawyer.”

And that’s all I need to hear to make me lose it.

I smash my lips onto hers and fuck into her like a madman.

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