Page 33 of Temptation and Tyranny

“More than anything,” she moaned, and I wasted no time unbuttoning my pants and sliding them down. Allegra leaned back up, and I watched a shiver go through her as she looked at me. She bit her bottom lip, and that one tiny action created a whirlwind of passion inside of me. This woman drove me crazy. I didn’t know how, or what, she had done, but she wove a spell that left me bereft and broken, both dead and alive at the same time. It was hauntingly beautiful, the way she made me want her.

I longed to impress her; I wanted to show off and make her come quickly and fiercely with just my mouth, but between my leg and shoulder I couldn’t get on my knees, which was how I ached to please this queen before me. Instead, I reached between us,stroking her and whispering filthy words in her ear. Words that made her blush and her entire body shake with want. Sentences composed of passion, desire, and raw sexuality.

I slid a finger inside of her and bent my knuckle, searching for just the right angle. She tensed around me tightly and gasped, even though she was wet. Instantly, I worried that I had somehow hurt her.

“Are you okay?” I asked, searching her face.

“I think so.” She closed her eyes tightly and cursed under her breath; a charming string of Italian profanity hit my ears. I knew just enough Italian to make sense of them.

This was far from romantic, but something we both needed. She wanted to feel desired and safe after her ordeal with Tomas, and I wanted to feel alive after my brush against death.

Allegra started to clench around my finger, and I pulled out. She groaned and opened her eyes, watching me as I licked my finger. She looked at me with unbridled surprise, and I wondered just how experienced she was. It was as if a man had never tasted her before.

I didn’t waste any more time, and bent over to retrieve a condom from my pants pocket. Rolling it on, I moved my lips back to her mouth, wanting to feel her mouth slacken as I entered her. Sure enough, as I adjusted myself at her entrance and pushed a bit, her mouth opened, eyes fluttering at the sensation. I took the opportunity to deepen our kiss again, trying to push farther inside. But it was like I’d met a brick wall, and I couldn’t work myself within her.

“Cooper,” she breathed, once again trying toangle herself backwards. I realized then that I might be slightly too big for her, so the change in position opened her a bit more, allowing me to finally inch a tiny bit inside. It was confusing to me, because I’d never encountered this problem before. I was larger than average, but not freakishly so. Perhaps she was just very, very tiny.

At any rate, I was lost, swimming in a deadly sea of desire, seconds from being pulled under. I’d never had problems pacing myself, and was always able to hold out until the end, but Allegra challenged me in a way I’d never been challenged before. It had also been an incredibly long period of abstinence for me, and it became a struggle. I felt her inner muscles protesting a bit, her body tensing up at the intrusion. The tighter she got, the weaker my control became.

“Relax,ma douce,” I coaxed, stilling myself. If she didn’t stop clenching so aggressively, she’d force my tip out before I could go any farther. “Breathe, Allegra.”

I gave her a few seconds, breathing with her and showering her with praise. I was usually quiet during sex, only ever talking when issuing commands or demands. But not with Allegra.

“You’re so fucking gorgeous. So perfect. You’re making me feel so good. Let me make you feel good, too.”

I’d never experienced an issue getting inside a woman before, and I worried there was a fundamental size difference between us, and perhaps this wouldn’t be possible. I kept murmuring to her, breathing with her. Just when I was starting to fear that this wasn’t going to happen, she tugged on my hips and I pushed forward, moving a tiny bit more inside.

“That’s my girl…just relax….I have you, my clever one.”

My praise seemed to help her; I felt her muscles loosen a bit, and then I finally started rocking against her. I wasn’t fully within her, perhaps an inch or two, but it didn’t matter. My stamina was being severely tested, so I reached down between us, finding her clit. The second I made contact, she began to shake, her legs trembling.

“Come for me,ma belle. Let me see you. I want to see all of you.”

She fell apart around me, and I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing if it had taken a second longer for her to climax, I wouldn’t have made it. The moment her body seized up, I let myself go, closing my eyes against the pleasure. It seemed to go on forever, more and more of my thick seed coming forth. It had been a long time since I’d had sex, and as I imagined filling Allegra with my load, I shuddered and even more come spurted out of my engorged cock. As I pulled out, I looked at the condom, oddly proud with how full it was, even though our encounter only lasted all of ten minutes, and most of it was me trying to enter her.

When we finally broke apart, we were both breathing heavily. I rested my forehead against hers, unwilling to put any more distance between us than necessary. Allegra’s expression was dark with desire, her lips swollen from our kisses. She had never looked more gorgeous.

“Cooper,” she whispered softly, “I—”

Her face had suddenly turned ashen, and it seemed like she was about to apologize for something, but I stopped her. “You’re beautiful.”

She lifted her face to mine, her earlier uncertainty dissolving as I continued to hold her in my arms.

We stayed like that for a moment, savoring the closeness. But reality began to creep back in, and I knew I couldn’t ignore it forever. Reluctantly, I pulled back slightly, though I kept my hands on her waist.

“Allegra,” I started, not sure how to put my thoughts into words. “That was...indescribably amazing. But it doesn’t change anything. My life is still dangerous. Being with me...it would put you at risk.”

She reached up, cupping my cheek in her hand. The tenderness of the gesture made my heart ache. “I’m not stupid, Cooper. I know we have no future together. But…I just knew that I wouldn’t be able to get you out of my head. Still, this needs to be a one-time thing.”

I leaned into her touch, closing my eyes for a moment. “I think that’s best. My world...it’s not pretty. It’s not safe. You deserve better than that.”

Allegra’s other hand came up to frame my face, forcing me to look at her. “I do. But I wanted you, Cooper. In spite of the danger.”

Her words hit me like a physical blow. How long had it been since someone had looked at me like that? Since someone had seen past the danger and the illegal activities to the man underneath?

I knew I should walk away. I knew the right thing to do would be to leave Allegra’s apartment and never look back. But I also knew that this wouldn’t be a one-night stand. That it couldn’t be.

The determination and affection in her look told me everything—I knew I couldn’t abandon this kind of intense connection. But I had to try.

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