Page 3 of Wilde In His Arms

That’s all they’d done for months.

His lips closed over her breast.He licked and sucked her tight nipple, making her moan and arch up, offering his greedy mouth everything he wanted.His hands clamped around her thighs and pushed them wide.“You taste so good.”He planted one hand next to her head as he leaned over her.“But right now I need to be inside you.”He notched the head of his cock at her wet entrance, kissed her softly, and thrust into her to the hilt.“Fuck, you feel so good.Like you were made just for me.”

She felt like he’d been made for her, too.But even his words didn’t make her feel like he'd claimed her, because she already knew he wasn’t staying.All they had was right now.

So she took full advantage, locking her legs around his waist, holding him close with her hands on his back, her nails digging in.

She soaked up every brush of his skin against hers, every breath they shared as they kissed, every stroke of his cock gliding in and out of her tight channel, every sigh and moan, every sultry, needy look they shared.And when the climax hit them both, and for a single moment time stopped as their bodies hit that perfect peak, she knew that nothing would ever be as good, or enough without him.

But that didn’t mean she didn’t deserve more than just these perfect moments they shared.

She loved them.

She lovedhim.

But she couldn’t keep him.

And she couldn’t keep hurting herself and denying what she really wanted.

Nick nuzzled her neck and kissed her softly behind her ear.“I’ve missed you.”

She still had her legs wrapped around his waist and her arms over his shoulders.She hugged him hard.“I miss you, too.”Every second of the day.

Nick rolled to his side and pulled her with him, so she ended up resting her head on his shoulder as he held her close to his side with one strong arm.

No condom cleanup needed.They’d talked about her having an IUD and them both being tested.Her after she found out her ex had cheated on her.Him at his last physical.They had total trust and faith in each other that they weren’t seeing anyone else while they were seeing each other.Though sometimes she wondered if he did see other people when the silences between them grew so long.But knowing her history, he wouldn’t do that to her.He’d promised after the first night they were together.He told her he saw too many people doing bad things in his job and he’d never hurt her like that when all he had to say was it was over to spare her that betrayal.

“Tell me,” she prompted, demanding the details he’d put on pause.

He held her tighter.“Fox called Mason last night to tell him that someone kidnapped Melody.Most likely for a big ransom.Mason got the police involved and called me for backup, in case we were dealing with someone dangerous.”

Which she translated to someone willing to kill Melody if they didn’t get their money.

Fox owned his own software company and had opened two adult learning centers for people aging out of the foster care system who needed to learn a skill fast so they could get a decent job and support themselves.She knew he had money.But enough to make someone kidnap Melody for a ransom?

“Who kidnapped her?”

“You probably know Brian and Josh from the bar.Fox’s mom used them, and a woman who worked with Fox—Amy, a chef teaching at the center—to kidnap Melody.”

“Oh God.”This had all happened a couple of hours ago.

She leaned up on her elbow and stared down at him, one hundred percent believing her little sister would try to kick some ass if someone got out of line with her.

Nick brushed the hair away from her face and behind her ear.“Don’t worry.We got to her in time.And Fox clocked Josh for touching Melody.”He brushed his fingers through her hair again.“Melody was checked out by a doctor.Mason went home to be with Lyric and fill her in.I came here to see you before I head back to work.I wanted you to hear it from me.”

“And you didn’t want me to find out you were here helping Mason and didn’t come to see me.”

Nick rolled to his side and looked her in the eyes.“I couldn’t wait to see you.”His smile always warmed her heart.Like Mason, he didn’t smile enough.

“How long can you stay?”The hope in her heart died a quick death when Nick checked his watch and frowned.

“My helicopter ride will be at the airport in an hour.”Which meant he needed to leave soon because it was a forty-minute drive.

She fell back on the pillow and stared up at the ceiling.“I guess you better get going then.”

Nick leaned over her.“Don’t be like that.”He nuzzled his nose against her cheek, trying to coax her back to happy so that when he left everything between them was good.

But it wasn’t.

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