Page 35 of Raider Unleashed

“Probably not. We can meet you at first light. It’s oh-three-thirty. Where do you want to meet and what time?”

Raider snorted. “We’re working our way back towards Hilo. We’ve kind of done a big circle. I’ll call you when we get somewhere that has a landmark.”

“Okay, brother. Call if you need us to come rescue your ass before that. We’ll figure it out.”

“Will do.” Raider hung up the phone.

He captured Piper’s gaze. “Looks like we’re here until daybreak. We’ll share the cot.” He’d been about to offer it to her but fuck that. He’d been through too much today to try sleeping sitting up. He wasn’t worried about Kasinski or Chambers finding them tonight, especially since it was raining. The cot wasn’t much but it was better than nothing, certainly better than laying down on the grody, dust-covered floor.

Piper opened her mouth to say something but she changed her mind. Instead, she got up and went over to the cot. She lay down on her side facing the wall.

So that’s how it was going to be? All the anger that he’d been fighting since he first saw her again came flooding back. She’d kicked him out and now she was going to face the wall likehewas some kind of monster. He ground his teeth as he lay down next to her. He flipped on his side and faced the door. His ass kissed hers, thanks to the narrow confines of the cot.

Twenty minutes later, he knew he wasn’t going to be able to spend the night like this. He was too close to her and not being able to touch her was driving him crazy. Maybe he should sleep in the chair. He might actually get some sleep then. He shifted to his back at the same moment she rolled over and she rolled into his chest. Their gazes locked in the darkness, and he threw caution to the wind and captured her mouth with his. She didn’t hesitate but kissed him back with a ferocity that only drove his need higher.

He flipped her on her back and pinned her to the cot with his body. Planting little bites along the side of her neck, he pushed the stray hair out of the way, then lifted her shirt and kissed his way down her chest. He licked the hollow between her breasts, then freed the plump orbs from her bra, eliciting a moan from her as she clutched his t-shirt. With one hand, he jerked it over his head and dropped it to the floor before lowering himself onto her once again. One thigh was tucked between hers, and the heat of her core seared his leg.

She ran her hands over his chest and along his arms and back. She’d always loved his tattoos. Said they were so damn sexy. She ran her hands down to his belt. She started to undo it.

“Slow down,” he whispered in between bites. “I need to hear you say you’re mine first.” He mouthed her nipple again and then grabbed her wrists and held her hands above her head. “Say it, Piper.” He licked the sensitive peak of her nipple. “I’m yours, Raider. I want to hear that from you.”

His lips found hers again in a heated kiss while she struggled against his grip. He wasn’t hurting her, but he wasn’t letting go either. He kissed and nipped along her jaw, then down the front of her throat, his tongue dancing in the hollow at the base. As soon as his lips brushed over one of her nipples, she moaned in pleasure.

“God, that’s so good,” she whispered into his ear. “I’ve miss this so much, missed you so much.”

He pulled back and held her gaze. He shifted until both his legs were between her thighs and his hips nestled against her center. The words were uttered in a soft voice but there was no mistaking he was serious. “Say it, Piper. Say you’re mine. We both know it’s true. Just say it.”

He needed her to admit she still wanted him as much as he wanted her. The idea that she’d been with any other man was enough to drive him insane. He needed to hear her say she was his. Always had been. Always would be. Just as he was hers. Forever.

He rocked his hips hard against her center. Taking control of the kiss once again, he used his tongue to leave her breathless. He moved slowly from her lips to kiss a trail down her neck and then to each of her nipples, tugging lightly at them until she gasped for air. “Say it.” She struggled against his hold, but he maintained a tight grip. He lifted off her body, withdrawing the heat he was certain she was craving. He lowered his head and whispered in her ear, “Say it, Piper. Or I’ll stop.”

She yelped when he groaned and playfully nipped at her breast. He was still holding himself off her, and she was certain he’d make good on his promise to stop. He’d always had amazingcontrol during sex. Loving her to the brink, then easing her back to earth and starting all over again. The number of times she could orgasm before him was astounding. And oh, so good.

Raider rolled her onto her stomach on the cot and held her hands above her head as he alternated kisses and bites down her neck and her back. His cock pressed against the curve of her backside, and it only added to the intense heat coursing through her body. She was wet and ready and he hadn’t even taken off her pants yet. She’d missed this man. Her husband. She’d missed his touch so damn much. A moan escaped her lips.

Moving his hand around to the front, he found the apex of her legs and began massaging her through the fabric of her jeans.

“Take them off,” she whispered, lifting her hips upward.

Raider quickly undid the button and zipper, pulling the jeans down her legs. As he kissed her neck, his fingers slipped inside the edge of her thong. He gently rubbed her clit, teasingly slow as she squirmed under him. Her anticipation grew until she couldn't take it anymore.

“Faster,” she pleaded.

He rose to his knees behind her and removed his fingers from her thong. She whimpered, but he was relentless. “Say it, Piper” he whispered. “I won’t let you come until you say it. You’re mine.”

Un-fucking-believable. She bit her lip and shook her head. If she said it now, it would be real, and she feared the possibility of real with Raider. What the hell had the last five years been about? While she struggled with the questions and uncertainty, he sighed behind her. The tiniest whisper of air on her spine.

He went back to teasing her clit. Beneath him, she writhed with pleasure until he finally pushed his fingers deep inside of her, earning a loud moan from her lips.

Turning her over once again, he removed her underwear. He kissed her belly, and the tender gesture made every nerve in her body beg for him.

Pressing his body tightly against hers, Raider kissed her deeply. The feeling of their bare skin touching ignited an intense desire, one Piper had thought she would never experience again. As his fingers explored between her legs once more, she moved erratically beneath him. With each touch to her sensitive center, she found herself falling further into ecstasy. Raider made his way down her body until he was kneeling above the apex of her legs, ready to give her the thing she craved; his hot breath against her skin. As he caressed the heated folds at the apex of her thighs, she eagerly responded to his skilled touch. With deliberate movements, he blew a cool breath over her core as she sunk her fingers into his hair and held his head to her core.

His hands bit into her hips, keeping her in place as he used his tongue on her clit. She moaned and he intensified the lashings of his tongue. She locked her legs around his head and let go of his hair, gripping the sides of the cot as she tried to fight the waves of desire burning through her. Then he inserted a finger inside while continuing to pleasure her with his mouth. He picked up speed and added another finger.

Piper pushed against his fingers and bit her lip to hold back her scream. She was on the brink, and she wanted him so badly she actually ached with need.

Raider, her Raider. This was heaven, one she never thought she’d see again. He pushed a third finger inside her. She lifted her hips to meet him, reaching the peak of ecstasy. With a sudden nip of his teeth against her most sensitive spot, she cried out his name and climaxed.

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