Page 48 of Shield and Savior

I put her ankles on my shoulders, a different angle, and she cries out. My thumb makes circles on her clit while I pump her hard. She gasps as her breathing quickens. “I’m so close.” Her voice aches with desperation.

“Come on my cock, Izzy, like a good girl.”

The words are enough to send her off the cliff. Her back arches as she gives up all control of her body. As she rides on her high, I follow, releasing and shaking, until I can’t hold on. I collapse on top of her.

She reaches for my face and holds me in her gaze. “This is for real, right?”

“Uh-huh.” Come on, brain, do better than that. “Yes, this is very for real.” Better.

She pulls me down for one deep kiss. A vow. We belong to each other.

Cold air slaps me as I move from the bed to discard the condom. When I come back, I pick up the towel we threw aside. I shake my head. “You spent all that time getting clean, and I made a mess of you.”

She wiggles her finger, and I crawl back into bed beside her, resting her on my chest and enjoying the quiet post-orgasm bliss. I draw little circles on her shoulder while she nuzzles in closer.

“Lance?”

“Izzy?”

“Do you always talk that dirty during sex?”

Oh shit. I went too far. I’m going to lose her. “Did you like it?” I add, “Because it’s okay to say no. I got caught up in the moment, and?—”

She puts her finger to my lips. “I loved it.”

I exhale and press her closer, as if our bodies could melt together like wet clay. “Thank God.”

ChapterTwenty-Four

Izzy

I’ve never felt more loved and special as I lay in bed with Lance. Sex had always been something I did, and there were huge consequences. There were a few times I went on dates when I was back home, but I never felt any sort of real connection. But being with Lance, I feel like our souls are entwined.

He makes me feel wanted. Sensual and sexual. A side of myself I only explored on my own. Literally. BetweenKnights of the Nightfan fiction and smutty fae books, I didn’t know how good it could be. I thought it was all romanticized glitter, but here this beautiful man gets dressed and wraps a blanket around me.

“I’m going to do a security check,” he whispers as he leans over and kisses my forehead. “Relax for a little while.”

I’m blissed out, warm, and safe, but not relaxed.

Something happened at my apartment that put our lives in danger, and I still don’t know what.

“What happened?”

Lance would never let something happen to me or Drew. But I need to know. I need to know what sort of danger I’m in.

“I shouldn’t have left. I’m so sorry.” The edge of the bed sinks as he sits. He’s quiet, and when I think he’s going to sidestep the question, he says, “Your ex breached security and left you a present.”

“What kind of present?”

He frowns. “One you can’t return, that’s for sure.” The way he says it, I know he’s not going to tell me anything else. Whatever it was, it’s better to let my imagination run wild. Pulling his phone out, he pauses again. “According to Alana, she’s got a full manhunt going on. You’ll be here until he’s in custody.”

“And what makes you think Alana can find him? Why wasn’t she doing this before?” I want to pout and cry. I thought I was safe with Mastodon Security, but now I find out they weren’t even searching for him.

“The Four Families had been hunting him. Mastodon was only hired to provide you with extra protection. But now Alana’s pissed, and she’s calling in resources the Four Families don’t have.”

“Between all Four Families, we have connections in every industry, dirty and clean. Who could be more connected than us? Oh wait, she’s got the Olympians in her back pocket.” I laugh.

But Lance doesn’t. Instead, he watches a bird outside the window.

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