I worked my tongue over her clit, ignoring the loud whimper that escaped Eleanor.

Watching how Eleanor’s body reacted to every action, I changed my rhythm and my patterns, learning what she liked and what made her delectable body arch right off the bed. I lapped up her slickness from her entrance to her clit, devouring her, edging her to the brink of an orgasm, then backing off before taking her right back to the brink.

Eleanor’s body fluttered around me, her body slick with sweat and arousal, her hands reaching for mine, our fingers interlocking as those green eyes met mine.

In her gaze, I was lost. In her gaze, I saw everything I wanted, everything we could have had, and everything we were going to lose.

Three words bubbled up inside of me. Three words that I knew were true, but I’d never let them out, no matter how far gone I was.

So instead of saying anything, I straightened, taking off my pants before hooking Eleanor’s leg over mine and slamming my lips desperately back on hers, as if that would take the place of those three words.

Eleanor’s hands went around my neck and she kissed me with even more ferocity, her hips grinding against my erection in a way that made my need for her skyrocket.

Reaching between our bodies, I fisted my cock and slid it against her, coating it with her arousal.

Eleanor shuddered, her hand on my arm and her gaze on mine as I entered her.

Even though Eleanor was literally dripping with arousal, her pussy was snug around me—almost painfully so, as her entire body tensed up as I pushed into her.

I paused to give her time to adjust, but Eleanor was having none of it. With a movement of her hips that almost had me at the brink of orgasm, she pressed the soft curves of her skin against mine and ushered me in.

It took us several seconds, but I slid into her fully.Finally.

Eleanor’s eyes were closed, her lips parted as her walls fluttered around me, gripping me tight.

Eleanor’s eyes flew open like she could feel my gaze on her. Her hand reached out to cradle my cheek, her thumb stroking my skin as if I was a child in need of comfort.

I leaned into her touch, my eyes falling shut. When we kissed this time, it was so soft and careful that I knew I was in trouble. I could hear the warning bells ringing, but I ignored them all. How could I not, when I was inside her?

The tenderness of our kiss slowly faded away, and all that was left was our pure, unbridled desire for each other.

I thrust into Eleanor, my movements rough and unrelenting, pounding into her with an urgency that matched the darkness in her eyes.

Being inside her felt so good, even better than our first time together.

Eleanor’s hips undulated beneath mine, her walls clenching and unclenching around me, her barely stifled gasps in my ear as her body clung desperately to mine.

Pushing her legs forward onto her chest, I sank deeper into her, and a groan left me at the resulting sensations.

I fucked her harder and faster, unable to control myself with Eleanor’s uncontrollable writhing. Her head jerked to the side as she panted against my sheets, her face contorted with pleasure.

She was close. I could feel it in the intensifying movements between us. Tension coiled in my body like a rubber band pulled to the edge of snapping, drawing us closer and closer to oblivion.

We unraveled together, our hips rocking together in perfect tempo, Eleanor’s legs lifting to encircle my back as desperation, passion, and hunger nipped at our heels.

I kissed her lips and the hollow of her throat, my teeth nipped at her shoulder, and my tongue traced patterns on her skin before returning to her lips.

My thrusts grew sloppier, harder, and faster, and Eleanor’s hips rose to meet mine every step of the way.

Then the dam broke and she came with a scream of pleasure, trembling and breathless as she tightened around me so much so that her orgasm triggered mine, shockwaves of bliss pulsating through my body as I came inside her.

Waves of ecstasy washed everything else away, leaving only the raw connection between us as our mate bond clicked fully into place.

I was fully connected to Eleanor in a way we hadn’t been before, and that was the moment when I realized the gravity of this mistake.

I should have pulled away then, but Eleanor stared at me with stars in her eyes and a soft smile tugging at her lips, and I folded.

Gathering her into my arms, I planted a kiss on her forehead.