Page 14 of His Dark Pull

I lean over totake alook, and he points to the page. “That’s my grandmother’s favorite dessert,”I say with a smile. “She always made it for me when I was a child.”

“My grandmother loved apple crisp, too,”he says, looking at mewith a tender gaze. “She used to make it for me all the time. You know what, I think we should make this tonight.”He sets the magazine down and stands up.

I smile, feeling a wave of excitement wash over me. “Tonight? It’s the middle of the night.”

“Even more reason to make it then,”he grins.

“Fine, crispy apples, here we come.”

As Tyler gathers the ingredients, I watch him move around the kitchen with ease and confidence.

He returns to the couch, a mischievous glint in his eyes, and cups my face in his hands. His lips meet mine in a kiss that is both tender and passionate, making me feel warm all over.

At that moment, surrounded by the comforting scent of vanilla and the rhythmic pattern of rain, I allow myself to forget about the darkness that lurks just beyond the edges of my consciousness.I allow myself to believe thatmaybe, just maybe,I can find happiness withthis man,this man who offers me a safe haven.

He kisses me again, strong this time. I kiss him back, feeling the warmth of his lips on mine. The kiss is slow and intense, filled with desire.

As we pull away, Tyler smiles at me. “Do you— I mean, with what happened earlier—”

“Yes, I want to,”I moan between kisses.

“And the apple pie?”

“Screw the apple pie,”I say and pull him close so I can feel all of him against me.

He kisses me again, this time stronger. His body moves closer to mine, his hips pressed against mine, and I arch up to meet him. My desire for him heightens as we move into the bedroom, where he lays me on the bed and kisses me softly all over my body.I surrender and enjoy his caress,hisweight on me, andhissweet words in my ear.

“Do you want to stop?”

“No, keep going,”I say, and we continue into the night, my body melting into his with pure pleasure. His touch is magical as he pulls my shirt off over my head.Just before it slides off,he ties my hands over my headwith it.

“You said you didn’t want me to stop, so I’ll just keep you true to your word,”he says in a low voice as his lips touch down on my exposed breasts. He devourers them with a passion I haven’t seen in Tyler before. His brown eyes have turned darker with desire. I can feel him wanting me, and it’s intoxicating.

This is the Tyler I saw in the office: the pretty boy with a darknessto him.

His length is warm and hard against me. I want him inside of me, to feel all of him filling me, satisfying me.

He pulls my pants down, and I try to wiggle free from the restraints, but he stills me with a finger on my lips.

“I’ll show you why letting me do this to you was a good idea,”he says, then licks his own fingers and runs it down from my hips to my now dripping folds between my legs. I hunger for him, and he knows it. He enters me with two fingers, and I gasp, a moan escaping me. The heat builds between us, our bodies are like one, close and sweaty in perfect synchrony.

“Oh, Tyler, more,”I moan, as he keeps thrusting into me with his hand while moving his other one up to my chest, grabbing my hard nipples, rubbing them in circular motions until I am about to come.

“Oh, Ava, you are so beautiful. I want you.”He pulls out and climbs up me, his mouth hot next to my ear as if he likes to torture me. “You are everything I ever wanted,” he growls low in his throat.

“Please, Tyler, more. Right now. I need you inside me.”I can’t stand the waiting, and I grab him as he enters me with full force, filling me up. He moans, thrusting into me over and over, and the feeling is mind-blowing. He takes one hand and pinches my nipple between his fingers, his other grasping my hip and pumping into me.

“Yes, yes, yes,”I grunt and meet him at every thrust. He pounds into me hard, again and again, like the world is one fire, and I’m burning.

“Oh, Tyler,”I moan, reaching my climax.

“Ava, you’re so fucking beautiful,”he murmurs and lets himself go.

I finish in a frenzy of stars in the dark night, my mind blown to pieces by this man.Shit, I’m in big trouble.

Chapter 4

The Car

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