Page 161 of The Hunt

A shadow moved at the edge of my vision.

I turned sharply, my breath hitching as I caught a glimpse of him. He was just a silhouette, dark and menacing against the backdrop of trees, and his movements were smooth and unhurried, like a predator toying with its prey.

“Everly…”

His voice carried through the trees. It wasn’t a shout, but I heard it clear as day, and it sent a shiver down my spine.

I didn’t answer. I didn’t dare.

“Run faster, sweetheart,” he called, closer this time. “You’re making it too easy.”

I still didn’t respond. Instead, I veered to the right, plunging back into the cover of the trees. My body ached, every cell screaming for me to stop, but I couldn’t. Not yet.

The underbrush snagged at my legs as I pushed forward, my vision blurring from exertion. I could hear him behind me, his footsteps steady and relentless. He wasn’t running… but he didn’t have to.

The forest grew darker with each passing moment, the last light of the sun disappearing beneath the horizon. My footfall grew heavier, my movements slower, and I knew I wouldn’t be able to keep up with this for much longer.

I felt his presence before I saw him, a shadow in the periphery. Before I could react, a muscular arm wrapped around my waist, yanking me back against a solid chest.

I screamed, the sound half-laugh, half-gasp, as Rhett spun me around and pinned me to the ground.

The impact knocked the breath out of me, and before I could recover, he had me. One hand pinned my wrists above my head while the other braced against my hip, holding me firmly in place.

“Got you,” he murmured roughly, lips quirking into a wicked grin. His dark eyes were gleaming with triumph.

I glared at him, but I couldn’t hide the smile tugging at my lips. “I… I slipped. Doesn’t count,” I said, trying to ignore the warmth pooling in my core.

“Excuses, excuses.” His smirk widened, and he leaned closer, his breath warm against my cheek. “Face it, Ev. You like losing to me.”

I squirmed beneath him, but he held me firmly in place.

“Admit it,” he went on, his voice softer now, almost a whisper. “You love this.”

I didn’t answer, but the way my body arched into his said enough.

He chuckled, low and dark, and released my wrists, his hands cradling my face instead. “I knew it.”

With that, his lips captured mine, mouth swallowing the moan I let out. The kiss wasn’t slow or sensual. It rarely was with Rhett, and that was the way I liked it. Hard. Brutal. Raw. Like he was claiming every part of me and wouldn’t stop until I was completely his.

I moved my hand down, feeling the growing hardness in his pants. “Please,” I whimpered when he came up for air. “I need you.Now.”

Rhett fisted my hair with one hand, making my eyes water from the slight sting. At the same time, his other hand worked at the front of his pants. His cock sprang free, piercings glinting in the dark, and suddenly my mouth was watering instead of my eyes.

I kicked my shoes off and lifted my hips, wriggling slightly as Rhett’s hand worked at my zipper, and within seconds, my pants and underwear were gone. He kissed me again, even harder, and then he pressed inside me, making me cry out.

Hard. Fast. Savage. He fucked me hard on the pile of grass and twigs I’d ended up on, dragging whimpers of pleasure mixed with pain from my lips as my pussy clenched around his cock.

“I love you,” he muttered against my ear. “I love you so fucking much.”

“I love you too,” I gasped.

He withdrew for a second and moved one of my legs over his shoulder. His cock rubbed up and down my pussy, piercings sliding against my clit in a way that made me gasp and beg for more. Then he was pushing inside me again, filling me so fucking perfectly, so fucking deeply.

Twigs scraped against my ass, leaving it raw and stinging, but I barely registered the pain as I whimpered and arched my body upward, desperate for more. Rhett fucked me faster, looking down to watch his cock sliding in and out of me as low groans escaped his mouth.

The mere sight of him taking his pleasure from my body sent heat soaring through my core before it exploded outward. The scream I let out then probably sent all the wildlife within a hundred yards scattering across the woods.

Rhett grabbed my jaw, forcing me to look right into his eyes as I came, inner walls clenching on his cock while my nails viciously dug into his back.

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