Page 211 of Unexpected Hero

A growl tears from his throat, and his hips pump faster and harder. That’s my undoing.

He’s so frantic for me to come that he sounds more animal than man.

My eyes roll into the back of my head as my pussy clenches and spasms around his cock. “I’m coming, babe. Shit, shit, shit. Yes.”

His answering grunts drive me higher. “Good. Girl.” He can barely get the words out through his raspy breaths and gasps.

As we climax together in blinding pleasure, he buries his face into the curve of my neck, licking and nipping at my flesh. Our bodies writhe and thrash together as we ride it out. Lights dance behind my eyelids, and consciousness threatens to leave me.

Our breathing slows, and all tension leaves our bodies.

He lifts off my back after pressing a kiss to my cheek. “You want to shower?”

I laugh sleepily. “There is no way my legs will work after that. I’ll shower and wash my sheets in the morning.”

“Fair enough. I’m exhausted.”

He swats my ass playfully before getting up to deal with the condom. As usual, he brings the vibrator with him to clean it before returning to bed. So responsible. He convinces me to get up to use the restroom afterward, always concerned about my health. It probably should bother me that he knows so much about UTI prevention, but since I was a virgin before him, I’d have never known until it was too late.

Once we’re both in bed, he rests on his back, and I curl up on his chest, slinging my leg over his.

“You were a bit of an animal tonight, babe,” I tease him while twirling my fingers into his chest hair.

His body tenses, his grip on me tightening. “I didn’t scare you, did I?”

I twist my neck and rest the opposite cheek on his chest to see his handsome face. “No. Not at all, silly. I was just surprised that you were so intense in the middle of the night. I would have expected a quickie.”

He exhales, his features visibly relaxing. “It was a rough night. My head was a bit of a mess.”

“What happened?”

The skin between his brows creases, and his lips pinch tightly. After a lengthy pause, his next words shock me. “The sister of one of my coworkers was abducted tonight.”

My head springs up off his chest. “What? Oh no! What happened? Is she still missing? What can we do?”

I’m a half second from jumping out of bed to do... I don’t know... something. But his hold on me intensifies, refusing to let me escape. “Shh. Sorry. Don’t flip out. She’s fine now. They found her. She’s safe. Just a bump on her head.”

A gush of air expels from my lungs as relief floods my system. “You tryin’ to give me a coronary or somethin’? Why didn’t you lead with that?” I collapse onto his chest.

“Sorry, sugar bear. You know I don’t always say the right thing. My bad.” He pulls me close and kisses my head. “I didn’t mean to upset you. Forgive me.”

A smidgen of guilt creeps its way into my chest. “It’s okay. Don’t apologize. You know I like to fly off the handle at the slightest thing.”

He chuckles quietly, his hand stroking along my naked back. “We’re quite a pair, huh?”

“Well, I happen to think so,” I toss back, my lips curving into a widening grin.

Silence settles once more, but my curiosity takes the wheel when he doesn’t offer more details. I twist to face him. “So what happened to her? Was it like a gang or something? Was she involved in bad shit?”

“No. Nothing like that. She’s a waitress at a bar on the beach. We don’t know who took her yet. She was nabbed from the back alley behind the bar while taking out the trash. They threw her in the trunk and drove off. She was smart enough to pull the safety exit latch in the trunk when they stopped at a traffic light and escaped.”

“Wow. That’s terrifying. But good for her. I’m glad she’s all right. She must be scared now, though.”

“She’s tough. Been through a lot, but she’ll be fine. And my friends are looking out for her now. They’ll keep her safe.” His face contorts like he’s in pain. “Lettie, I can’t always look out for you the way I want to—”

I cut him off. “Is that why you were lecturing me earlier about being more careful?”

“Yes. And it’s why I came here so late and woke you up. I had to see you.”

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