Page 35 of Whispers in the Dark

“Nothing has ever felt better,” I rasped against her ear as I lowered my mouth back to it.

And that was the truth. I had never been inside of a woman without the security of a condom. While I had no intentions of actually coming inside of her, Brynn felt so damn hot and tight that the urge to do so actually crossed my mind.

If I allowed myself to give in to that urge, we’d reach the point of no return. “I could do anything for you in this moment except for that,” I said aloud moments before I pulled out of her.

I didn’t know if she was even lucid enough at this point to hear my words or not, it made no difference. I grabbed my cock in my hand and ignored the throbbing aching as I started to roughly rub my hand up and down it. I pumped furiously a few times before I felt my climax barreling down on me.

“Come for me, “ I ordered as I brought my hand back to her pussy, I thrust four fingers back inside of her as the first few spurts of my cum shot from the tip onto her skin.

Looking down, I watched as I came on her. My climax seemed to go on forever, and so much longer than hers as I expelled every drop onto her welted ass and lower back. When I was finally spent, I moved away from her.

It was only then when I looked at the scene around us. Clutter was chaos, and that was something that threatened to erase the peace I’d just stolen from her. I ignored it all with a shake of my head, then set about freeing Brynn from her bonds. Once I did, she fell into my arms and I carried her over to thecouch. I could’ve taken her to my bed, but there were some things I still couldn’t bring myself to do.

The very idea of laying beside her in a place I couldn’t even stand to be was a recipe for disaster. We were both much safer out here in the great room. After positioning her where she wouldn’t fall, I gathered up everything needed to treat her welts. I then set about cleaning her up and applying some numbing cream to both her nipples and ass before I stood over her as she drifted off to sleep. I covered her with a blanket, then went to shower. After, I cleaned the rest of the penthouse, and afraid to close my eyes for even a moment, I ignored the heaviness of my eyelids and sat across from her until she finally stirred once more.

Once she did, I could see the confusion as she bolted upright and it took a few moments for her to remember where she was, and more importantly what we’d done in this place. As soon as her eyes turned toward mine, I cleared my throat.

“Now that you’re awake, I need to get you back to your place.”

That confusion stayed with her, but she got up nonetheless and a few minutes later, I drove her back to her townhouse. After, I took the long way back to my place, then sat in my car inside my private garage for several minutes before going back upstairs. As soon as I did and I saw the Christmas tree, I turned the lights off and went into my bedroom.

24.Brynn

The sunlight peeking through the blinds that I had neglected to close completely last night made me frown.

“You don’t need to be so rude,” I grumbled, not at all pleased to be up this early. I heard a noise and my heart sank. Was someone in my house? It took a moment for the tap-tap-taps of Lug Nut’s nails on the hardwood flooring to register. How did he…?

“Kevin let him in. What a guy. I swear the man gets neighbor of the year award.”

I called for the dog and he made his way into the room, tail wagging and my favorite goofy grin on his face. Anyone who thought pit bulls were scary… well, it was because of the owner, not the actual breed. I didn’t think anyone in my neighborhood would ever call Lug Nut scary. He was a big meatball who would lick you to death before anything else.

I heard a muffled buzzing and realized that in my drowsy stupor, I had missed the nightstand and my phone had ended up on the floor. A quick retrieval, followed by a glance at the screen, confirmed that Kevin had let the dog in mere moments ago.

Hey, B. I saw you get dropped off last night. (Nice car, BTW). I didn’t think you’d mind the wake-up call. The pup and I had great quality time as usual. As always, thanks for sharing him. Phil and I are headed to the store, so if you need anything, just text it to me.

“Definitely neighbor of the year award,” I said.

The dog hopped up on the bed, flopping down next to me and rolling over for belly rubs. Part of me always felt some guilt in leaving him alone. Not just for the dog, but also for Kevin. My neighbor assured me, though, that he loved taking care of Lug Nut because it gave him the chance of experiencing owning a pet without the actual commitment. He also said that the dog had been helping him get over a past bad breakup by forcing him to focus on something else. Apparently, it was working because Phil was a new friend and he seemed really nice. I hoped things worked out for the two of them.

After spending some quality bed rotting time with my dog, I needed to get the day started. Rolling over, I put my feet on the floor, wincing when I tried to stand upright. I had aches and pains in unusual places, which was expected after being with Adrian, but these were compounded not only by the nicks he had made with the knife, but also the intensity with which he had fucked me last night. Even thinking about it now made me shiver.

“I get it, Blair. I totally get why you fell for him,” I said aloud.

I hadn’t had as much time to devote to reading more of her diary entries, but if I was being honest with myself, I was purposely putting off doing so. I found myself in a very strange position and my feelings were becoming more entangled each time I read more about her feelings toward Adrian Benedict.Granted, she had never known his real name, nor had she been the recipient of him breaking his own personal rules but knowing that just made me wonder “why me” all the more.

Blair had poured her heart out onto the pages of her diaries. I thought I had known my sister inside and out, but based on what she documented in those pages, what I knew was only one side of a very complex woman. Now and then, she would reference something about me which would provide me with a high-level timeline of when things at Lotus occurred. It was becoming harder for me not to be affected, though, when it came to the passages about scenes with Adrian, the attention she got from him, or the fights she’d had with him.

My sister had known very well that she was on thin ice with the man, at least from an emotional perspective. The last entry I had actually gone through, which admittedly had been weeks ago, Blair had been debating with herself on telling him how she felt. She wavered back and forth until finally convincing herself to go ahead the next time they were at Lotus.

“Somehow, I don’t think it went well for you, B,” I muttered. Something in my gut told me her plans did not go the way she had wanted. Had she even been able to tell Adrian anything before she had been killed?

My musings were interrupted by a gentle nudge on my thigh. I glanced over at Lug Nut, who was gazing at me with love and adoration. I knew that look. It was bribery. The dog was after a treat and hopefully a walk around the neighborhood before I took a shower.

“I’ve got your number, Buddy,” I told him, leaning over to kiss his head and hug his neck.

Speaking of numbers…I didn’t need to glance at my phone to know that there were no missed texts or calls from a certain one that I wouldn’t mind seeing pop up. I wouldn’t hold my breath,though. Adrian didn’t exactly strike me as the type to check on me. Stranger things could happen, I suppose.

After throwing on clothes and clipping in his leash, the dog and I took off on a slightly different route than we usually took. We still stayed in the general vicinity of my neighborhood, but I did like to give Lug Nut new smells to sniff now and again. He trotted along happily beside me, stopping every so often to mark his territory. It was almost ridiculous how much I loved this dog.

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