Page 74 of Brightness

My stomach lurches in my throat when suddenly, I see something moving in the trees on the other side of the bayou. I stop dead still, watching, my head snapping up to see a flash of white, then Ivy’s eyes shoot wide open. She turns her head in the water, looking right at me, then shifts to standing, fully clothed, in the water, watching me while I practically fall apart on the bank of the bayou. “What’s wrong?” she asks, confused.

I take off into the cold, murky water. Fully clothed, boots, fucking everything as I rush toward her in frantic movements. She scrunches her eyebrows when I finally reach her and pull her to me in the tightest of fucking embraces I’ve ever given anyone in my whole damn life.

She holds me, water running down our bodies as her hands smooth down my back.

“Don’t you ever… ever scare me like that again. What the hell are you doing out here?”

“Just recharging my energy.” She holds on while I try to soothe my racing heart. “I get this is stressful for you… but it is for me too, Void.”

I pull back, and my hand comes up to caress her face. Leaning in, I kiss her like I fucking mean it. My tongue collides with hers, desperate to let her know how much I care about her. Even though the water’s cold, I’m heating up like a raging inferno.

Pulling back, I lean my forehead against hers, staring into her eyes. “I’ve never been as petrified as I was when I saw you floating. I thought you were dead. For fuck’s sake, I swear a piece of me broke seeing you like that, Ivy.”

Her concerned expression falls as she exhales. “I’m sorry. I’m trying to process this the only way I know how.”

“You could’ve talked to me—”

“Can we not talk right now?” She moves in, wrapping her legs around my waist, her body floating in the water. I understand what she’s asking for. She wants me to take her emotional pain away.

I don’t know what the hell I saw, but my mind was obviously playing tricks on me from being so fucking torn up at seeing Ivy lying motionless on the water, not to mention the threat of fucking gators. She’s completely oblivious. I need to get her out of the water, now. And with the way my heart is pounding, adrenaline racing through me…

I fucking need her right now.

So, I move my hands to support her ass. My cock grows hard against her as Ivy presses her lips to mine again. With her wrapped around me and my hands gripping hold, I walk us out of the water and over to the grassy patch a fair way back toward the house. I kneel on the greenery, lowering Ivy to the ground, my lips never leaving hers as I tower over her.

My fingers move to her button-up blouse, ripping it apart with ease. Buttons pop off in all directions, but the wet fabric sticks to her gorgeous skin. My lips slide down over the black lace bra where her nipples are so pert and ready. I bite through the fabric, my cock so fucking hard I can hardly bear the feeling. Ivy’s back arches off the grass with a slight moan as my hands slide under her back to release the clasp. I pull it off, leaving her topless, her ample breasts heaving as her hooded eyes look up at me through her lashes.

Making my way to her leggings, I slide them off at the same time as her panties. She’s so fucking beautiful, panting like this, in wait for me. “You don’t know the effect you have on me, do you, sweet thing?”

She draws her bottom lip in with her teeth, the move sexy as fuck. A single water locust leaf sits on the ground next to me. It’s perfect for what I need right now. She shows me who’s boss in the bedroom all the time.

I’ve been holding back, but now, it’s time for Master Cade to come out to play.

“Put your arms above your head and lock your fingers together. Don’t move them, or I will punish you.”

A wicked glint twinkles in her eyes as she wriggles on the spot, rubbing her thighs together, but I grab her ankles, pulling her legs wide apart.

Leaning in over her, I stare into her eyes, full of lust. “Do. Not. Move.”

She grins mischievously. “Okay.”

Bringing the leaf up, I gently edge the lengthy tip of leaves down in between her breasts. Her body shudders when she feels the tickling of the flora against her.

She’s reacting exactly how I planned.

“Keep still, sweet thing.”

Her fingers wriggle against each other as I slide the leaf down the center of her body. Beads of water run down her skin from being in the bayou, and it makes her body look so fucking tempting as she writhes about. Having the leaf gently grazing her skin will bring all her nerve endings alive, awakening her entire body, and make her feel everything more powerfully.

I run the leaf slowly over her pussy, and she gasps out, “Void, please.”

“We’re only at the beginning, Ivy. Patience.” I shift further as her body wriggles again. “Don’t move,” I warn her.

She groans, and her hands release, one moving to her breast so she can massage it herself.

“I warned you.” I sit back on my knees, smirking widely. Her eyes fly open as I grab her and hoist her to sit. “Get on your knees,” I say, and her eyes widen. “This time, you’re submitting to me. Now… on your hands and knees, facing me.”

She tries to hide her grin, but she scurries to her knees before me as I stand. I move to my belt buckle, undoing it, and lower my jeans to my ankles, my cock jerking free from the tight restraints.

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