Page 32 of Bearly Taken

Harder.

Faster.

While he worked my clit with his thumb.

“We’re coming together, soon,” he warned. “I want to feel you tighten around me when we do.”

He fucked me again, and again, dragging me to the edge—then pushing me right over.

I cried out loudly as I lost control, giving him what he wanted as he snarled his release along with me. We were both panting as he lifted me further onto the bed, lowering his chest to mine as our feet tangled.

He kissed me, hard. “You’re fucking perfect.”

“So are you.”

And there wasn’t anywhere else I wanted to be.

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WREN

Our routine didn’t changeafter that—not really.

But Reed moved his stuff into my room.

And after Parker went to bed, we showeredtogether.

Which almost always led to having sex.

When we didn’t screw, he just held me in his arms. That made me feel so loved, it was almost overwhelming.

A few monthswent by before he caught my eye in the bookstore one afternoon during Parker’s nap. It was mostly empty, which was rare.

I frowned, not understanding what he was trying to tell me when he tilted his head.

He flashed me a wicked grin, then strode across the shop.

Toward the storage room.

Heat flooded my cheeks, and I waited a minute, trying to be inconspicuous before I finally turned and followed him.

He closed the door quietly behind me, and my back hit the door a moment later, his hands on my hips. His lips landed on mine, and he kissed me, grabbing my ass with his free hand.

“Remember that fantasy of yours?” he asked.

“Of course.”

“I’m here to fulfill it,” he said, releasing my ass and taking a step back. “But first…” he reached into his pocket.

I thought he was going to pull out a condom, but instead, there was a box in his hand when he pulled it free.

A small, black box.

My eyes widened as he sank down to one knee and opened it, revealing a sparkling diamond ring.

“I love you so much it hurts, Beautiful. You’re already stuck with me for the rest of our lives, but will you marry me to make it official?”

“Of course,” I breathed.

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