Page 182 of The Life of Anna-Tenth Anniversary Edition: Act 1

She gazed up at him with hooded eyes and caressed his cheek. “I need you.” She tugged at his belt.

He smiled and played with his belt and pants until he pulled them down, kicking off his shoes and boxer-briefs at the same time. She reached for his cock and wrapped her hand around it as best she could so she could stroke him. He groaned and put his hand on hers and then slid his hand up her arm to her jaw. He pulled her to him and kissed her deeply. His tongue mimicked the movements of her hand and she groaned.

She ran her thumb over his piercing, and he hissed before pushing her onto her back. His eyes were ablaze with passion and he positioned himself at her entrance. He pressed forward and she winced in pain. “Are you okay?”

She nodded. “Yes.” He started to pull back, but she grabbed his ribs and shook her head. “Just give me a moment.” If only she’d had enough time to fully heal from the previous night. But even then, with Alex’s enormous girth, she wasn’t sure if he could take her without pain.

She saw concern in his eyes. “I will go as slow as you need me to, Schatzi.”

“It’s okay...” She wanted him, needed him inside her, even if he ripped her open.

“Nein. I don’t want to hurt you. I want to see you enjoy yourself as much as I am enjoying myself.” He leaned down to kiss her again, tenderly this time.

She moved her hips beneath him, wanting him to move deeper. He pulled away and searched her eyes, then he smiled and pressed forward slowly. She sighed as he gently, slowly, eased into her most intimate space. It tingled, bordering on pain, and he would stop anytime she gave the slightest hint of discomfort. “Alex...” She put her arm around his neck and pulled his head down as their hips met.

She’d never felt as full as she did at that moment. Not just the physical sensation of him being inside her, but the intimacy he had created. She was his, fully and completely. Mind, body, and spirit, as he had said.

He kissed her tenderly as he began to move inside her. She did everything she knew to make sure he enjoyed himself fully. “Anna, you don’t need to work at pleasing me,” he whispered into her ear and then pulled back to look into her face. “Just being with you is more pleasure than I have ever known.”

She pulled him back to her and kissed him, flooding the kiss with her emotions. She rocked her hips up and he moved again, circling inside her and thrusting gently. They both moaned as their movements quickened. She clung to his upper body and gasped for breath as his thrusts grew deeper and deeper. “Oh... Oh... Alex!”

She screamed as she came, her body stiffening and jerking at the volcanic pleasure. Alex stiffened and then cried out in German, pulling his arms tightly around her. She melted into him, his shudders and throbs sending electricity through her entire body as he came deep inside her.

Chapter 80

Lying in Alex’s embrace, Anna sighed as an unfamiliar sensation washed over her. Peace. True Peace. Alex was nothing like she’d feared, and everything she’d never dared to dream of. He was kind and thoughtful, not to mention an exceptionally skilled lover. She giggled, remembering what he did to her feet and toes.

“What are you giggling about?” Alex’s chest rumbled as he spoke.

“I was thinking about what you did to my toes.” She’d never considered toes an erogenous zone, but the man lying naked beside her had proved her very wrong.

Alex chuckled. “No one has ever played with your adorable toes before?”

Anna shook her head. No one had done a lot of things Alex had done to her.

What stood out most was his gentleness. He had displayed remarkable patience, never once making her to feel guilty about taking things slowly. Tears welled up in her eyes. “Loving” was the perfect word to describe what had just happened. With every touch of his hand and every kiss from his lips, she felt cherished.

“Oh, Schatzi. Why are you crying?” He turned on his side and cupped her cheek, wiping away the tears that had slipped down her cheeks.

She stared at him for a moment, overwhelmed by his tenderness, and then burst into tears. He pulled her to him and held her tightly, stroking her hair and whispering words of love.

Alex held a trembling, sobbing Anna tightly against his chest. How had he upset her? He’d been as gentle as humanly possible, wanting to show her with every move how much he loved her. He thought he’d accomplished his objective, but apparently not. She was sobbing. What had he done wrong?

Every inch of her body was delectable. He’d held himself back the morning after the ritual for reasons that had made sense to him at the time. Now he wondered if he’d ever be able to deny himself again. Her skin was like satin, tasting of cream and smelling of jasmine. Her mouth tasted as sweet as honey. Her nipples were delicious cherries and her sex reminded him of a rose on a cool, dewy morning.

He’d never met such a woman. If he died right here, right now, he would die the happiest man in the world, save one thing: her tears.

“Anna,” he said softly as her tears began to subside. “Schatzi, did I hurt you?”

Her eyes widened, her voice choking on her words. “No, not at all.”

He smoothed her damp hair away from her face. “Then why do you cry?”

Her lip trembled, and he leaned forward to kiss her before she cried again. He cupped her head as he kissed her deeply. She eagerly returned his kiss, wrapping her free arm around his back. He pulled back a few moments later. “My love, the thought that I may have hurt you is tormenting me. Please tell me what I did wrong so I can try to undo it.”

She offered him a shy smile and gently shook her head. “You didn’t do anything... well, anything bad.”

Alex furrowed his brow and tilted his head, recalling how perplexing women were and how much he didn’t understand their inner workings sometimes. No, make that most of the time... if ever.

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