Page 150 of Cruel Promise

I tug at his pants, pushing them down. He kicks his pants and underwear off. My eyes rake over his naked body. God, he’s handsome.

Nikolai’s intense eyes take me in, too, sending a flare of arousal through me. Just one look can make me crazy.

“I need you,” I whisper, arching my back.

“You got me.” He spreads my legs and settles between them. Our foreheads press together. Our bare chests touch. Our lips are an inch apart.

And then he’s inside of me.

Moaning, we cling to each other, my hands on his strong shoulders and his hands around my waist. He grabs my left thigh and hitches it higher around his waist as he begins to thrust into me.

Our pace is wild and frantic. This isn’t slow lovemaking, but itislovemaking. I never want it to end.

“Oh,” I gasp as he grinds against me. I raise my hips to match his rhythm. Our eyes never leave each other. This is too important.

He pushes deeper inside me, filling me up so much I can barely breathe. “Ava,” he groans. Knowing I can make a man as powerful as Nikolai crazy like this only makes me love him more.

“Nik,” I whisper back, placing my hands on his chest. I want to feel his heartbeat.

Our breath becomes synchronized as we move as one.

Pleasure spikes through me with every thrust. My toes and fingers curl from it.

“I need you,” I say again as he thrusts harder into me. “I want to stay.”

“I don’t want to lose you again,” he pants.

“Oh, Nik!” I cry out as my orgasm hits me.

He brings my leg higher around his waist as he really dives his erection into me. My inner walls clench down on him as my pleasure soars through me.

And then his release comes next.

He groans, holding me closer and burying his head into the crook of my neck.

We hold each other for a long time, just breathing.

Nikolai eventually lets me go, rolling onto his back. This time, he doesn’t pull away. He remains with me.

“Nik,” I say, curling into his side. “You need to know something.”

“What is it?” There’s worry in his eyes. I’ve put that there.

“I love you.”

His eyes widen and then they relax, and next thing I know, he’s kissing me again. “I thought you were telling me goodbye.”

“No. I’m here to stay. I don’t want to breakup. I told you I love you while you were dying, so I figured you hadn’t heard me.”

“I’m hearing you now.” He cups my face in his big, strong hand. “And I love you, too. Fuck, I love you so much.”

We kiss again, letting it linger and just be.

When we pull back apart, I rest my head on his chest. “There are a few things we need to discuss first. We decide right here and now that we’ll trust each other. We’ll always be there for each other. No lying. No deceiving. We trust we can tell each other the truth and the other one can take it.”

“I agree. You don’t know how much I regret not telling you about your mom.”

“You can make it up to me now. I want us to get to know each other. Really know each other.”

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