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“Do you want to do this?” he asked again.

Closing my eyes, I nodded.

“I need words, baby,” he rasped in a low commanding voice.

“Yes, Colt, I do.”

His eyes softened. “It’s me and you, Mer. From now on. Always. We’re perfect together. Nothing will ever change that, I promise,” he swore before kissing me full on the mouth again.

Those words, his mouth on mine, were exactly what I needed to fully relax, and I felt him completely fill me. We both stilled for a second as I welcomed the intense mixture of pleasure and pain that swept through me.

“Fuck,” he breathed out, his eyes darting across my face. “You with me?”

I nodded hurriedly.

“Can I move?”

“Yes,” I rasped, grasping his back, my body suddenly needing friction.

“Can’t believe we’re doing this,” he said in awe as he eased out a fraction and then pushed fully in again, making me whimper. His hands moved around my body, making me feel on edge of explosion as he rocked into me, slow and steady. His eyes darted all over me, like he wanted to memorize the moment. “I’ve wanted this for so long.”

I just nodded because I couldn’t get the words out.

He looped his elbow under my knee and the angle let him in even further, making me cry out.

“You feel so good, baby,” his low voice rumbled. “So fucking good.”

The way he moved, the way he spoke, made spasms go off in my lower stomach.

“Fuck,” he swore. “Mer, I'm gonna… can I…? Faster?” he asked, like he couldn’t form full sentences.

“Yes.” I nodded hurriedly.

He slammed into me, making pleasure shoot through my entire body.

“Don’t stop.”

He didn’t until we both came apart.

27.Colt - Fade

“I didn’t think that could happen for me anymore,” she whispered in the dark. “I just didn’t think…” She shook her head. Her eyes glistened and her body was limp with exhaustion and satisfaction as she lay on my chest. I brushed her hair back, loving the relaxed look on her face. “That’s the first one I’ve been able to have in a long time,” she confessed.

I wanted to ask when the last time was, but at the same time, I didn’t need to know. Instead, I draped my arm across her back. “Good, baby,” I said, pressing a kiss to her hair. “I’m glad.”

Then she whispered in the dark, “Since you.”

My heart swelled in my chest. She was mine to hold, protect, and take care of. She always was.

“Was it… was it good for you?” she asked in a soft voice, clearly seeking reassurance.

“That was fucking unreal,” I told her truthfully. “And I’m never letting you go,” I added with a chuckle.

She curled further into me then and I could feel her smile against my skin.

The two of us drifted into a peaceful sleep. It wasn’t until around 4am when the sound of her whimpering woke me.

Still half-asleep myself, I wrapped my arms around her and rubbed her knee and the surrounding muscles, trying to soothe the area, trying to pull her from the nightmare and the pain.

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