Page 85 of Cruel Expectations

Her stomach twisted. She only hoped no more lives were lost in the fight.

If she lost the remaining members of her family…or Hunter…

She could let the banked tears fall, but she was too tired to even express her emotions. Though it was good to know that now she could.

Hunter had given her so much. Now, he closed her bedroom door softly and turned to cup her face in his big hands.

Tilting her face up to his, she let him see all the love she felt coursing through her for him.

“You’re my world now, Ivy. I’m never going to let you be alone again.”

She looped her arms around him, aware of how awkward her cast was. “You’re not alone either. You’ve found your family here.”

He leaned his forehead against hers and took a deep breath. When she saw the slight quirk of his lips at one corner, she drew back.

“What’s amusing you?”

“This.” He curled his fingers around her cast and gently brought her arm down to inspect it. “A black cast, Ivy? Only you would choose such a thing.”

Her giggle felt so foreign…yet so freeing. “The little black cast—goes with everything. Though I don’t recommend it as a wardrobe staple.”

He brought it up to his lips and pressed a kiss to it. Then he leaned in and claimed her mouth.

She had little memory of them making it to the bed, or Hunter stripping off her clothes.

Only when he slowly dragged the tip of his erection through her slick folds did she stare deep into his eyes and come fully back to herself.

In one thrust, he pushed inside her—deep.

Her insides clutched at him. Dark need blasted through her lower belly, and she rocked upward to meet his thrust.

They shared a moan and began to move.

Grinding his hips, he filled her to the hilt. Her pussy pulsated around his cock, drawing a groan from his lips.

For a breathless moment, neither moved.

“Ivy. Fuck! I love you more than life.”

She dug her fingers into his spine. “I love you. I need you to make love to me. Make me feel safe.”

“I’ll make sure no one lays a hand on you ever again.”

She brushed her lips over his. The ferocious look in his eyes faded, replaced by desire. When he kissed her back, her heart began to pound. Love bloomed in her chest.

Slowly, he withdrew his cock through her tight walls. The sparks of need rocketed through her system. She wrapped her thighs around his body and clung to him as he thrust in again.

And again.

In seconds, what began as the tender lovemaking they both needed after all they’d been through turned into a wild race to ecstasy. Her pussy flooded. His cock filled her completely. Passion swirled between their tongues. She fed him tiny moans and he devoured them with his kisses.

“Hunter! Oh god, right there. There. There!” She punctuated his every plunge with a muffled cry.

His cock stroked over her G-spot. Her pussy squeezed around his length and her orgasm swept her away.

“Ivy. Ivy!” He pulled her hard against his body and filled her with hot spurts of cum. The feel of the man she loved shaking with his release sent her even higher.

When she floated back to reality, he was climbing back into bed with her. He gathered her into his arms and kissed her long and deep.

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