“I’ve been thinking about what you said,” he muttered. “And I’m sorry.”
I blinked, my anxiety temporarily scattering at the words. “What?”
“I’m sorry. I fucked up.”
I could count on one hand the number of times I had heard Rand apologize, and two of those had just happened. He was normally so stubbornly insistent that he was right that he didn’t see the need. I gaped at him.
He kept going. “I really did think I was protecting you and Thea. I thought that cutting ties cleanly would make it easier to stop people coming after you two. But I was being selfish. I didn’t think about how you might feel or consult you about it. Even if I’d wanted to break up, I should have talked it out with you and given you a choice in the matter. And I sure as hell shouldn’t have tried to sneak off in the middle of the night.”
The words took a second to sink in, only solidifying the knowledge I’d slowly been circling toward. I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t kill him. I needed to tell him everything.
“Rand, I—”
Before I could say another word, he pulled me toward him, closing those few final inches, and brought his lips to mine. He wrapped his arms around me, holding me tight. I melted, all the anxiety and fear and depression washing away, if only for the length of the kiss.
I dug my fingers into his shoulders, needing him. His mouth moved away from mine, trailing down my neck, sending shivers racing down my spine as his hands ran along it, caressing my back as they moved toward the hem of my shirt. In a swift movement, he pulled it off and threw it across the floor. He held me tight, pressing his body to mine, his large, calloused hands gripping my waist as he kissed me again.
I felt him harden against me, and the sensation of his cock stiffening was enough to start my own fire. It burned between my legs the more his grip tightened. With a skilled, practiced motion, he unclasped my bra. He gave a feral grin that made the need between my legs intensify.
His fingers went to my nipples, circling the buds before pinching them. He grinned as I gasped, then squeezed a little harder, still holding me in place so all I could do was arch my back in pleasure.
“I’ve always liked how you reacted when I do that,” he growled, pinching my other nipple.
I pulled him toward me, locking my lips against his even as his hands continued to maul my breasts. But that wasn’t enough for me. I needed all of him. I needed to forget everything wrong with my life, and this was the only way I knew would work. I fumbled with his pants and yanked them down.
His cock sprang out. I crouched in front of him, getting down on my knees. I ran my tongue up his shaft, swirling it around the tip and licking off a drip of precum. He groaned, his hands going to my hair and tangling in them. I felt his grip tighten as I wrapped my mouth around his cock and began to bob up and down.
I glanced up at him, smiling around his cock as I saw his head thrown back. I wasn’t sure what would happen when we finished. But for now, it didn’t matter. The only thing that mattered was the two of us, here and now.
Chapter 14 - Rand
Her mouth around my dick felt like heaven. I looked down at her. Her bright blue eyes looked back at me, heavy-lidded and filled with lust. My fingers knotted in her hair, pulling tighter. I heard her moan, the sensation reverberating through my cock, and that was all it took.
I groaned as I finished, cock pulsing as I filled her mouth with cum. When I finished, she slowly pulled me from her mouth, tongue swiping around my dick and cleaning the tip. She licked her lips, looking hungrily at me, clearly needing more.
So did I, as I was hardening again already. Something about the woman kneeling in front of me made me insatiable. She’d always had that effect on me. And our time apart seemed to have only made it worse.
Pulling her to her feet, I pressed my lips greedily against hers, my hands roaming her naked body. Just caressing her, letting my fingers run along her skin, was enough to make me fully hard again. I needed her. My wolf needed her. I grabbed her bare ass, loving the way it felt in my hand. I loved everything about her body. I wanted to taste every inch of her, to draw this out for as long as possible. But my wolf had other plans.
I pushed her face-first against the wall, holding her hands above her head as my free hand roamed down her back, tracing her spine and ribs, taking my time as I moved toward her lower back. I squeezed her ass, relishing the way her back arched at the motion.
I could smell her arousal, and when my hand slid between her legs, I could feel how wet she was. Toying, teasing her, I slid two fingers inside her. She sighed, hips shifting in a way that made my wolf growl with pleasure.
I thrust my fingers in and out of her, watching the way she writhed and groaned against the wall, helpless and unable to move as I held her in place. I could feel her muscles tightening as she grew closer, her entire body tensing and coiling like a spring.
Just as she was about to come, I stopped. Her pants didn’t stop as she turned back to look at me.
“Jerk,” she growled.
I just grinned. “You’re too fun to toy with,” I whispered in her ear.
I slipped my fingers in my mouth, tasting her. My cock twitched, growing harder than it already was, and my wolf growled in pleasure at the taste. I couldn’t wait any longer. I needed her right then, or I might go crazy.
Keeping her pressed against the wall, I thrust into her. She cried out as I impaled her on my cock, her lithe body writhing as I slid in and out of her.
I tangled my fist in her hair, pulling her head away from the wall and claiming her mouth even as I continued pumping in and out of her. She screamed, her hands curling into fists. I could tell she was close, could sense it in the way her hips bucked against me and the way her breathing shallowed, her moans growing higher-pitched.
Finally, she cried out, her muscles contracting around my cock as she came. She continued to moan as I kept pumping, letting her savor the moment and draw it out for as long as possible for you. I could feel my own need building again, and it wasn’t long until I finished.