Page 26 of Shielded Secrets

Then as he arched me back onto the bed, I shifted so the bulk of his weight wouldn’t be on the side where he was clearly still recovering.

Lifting up from rubbing his fingers around, then in and out of my wet entrance, he smiled down at me. “Finally,” he whispered roguishly.

Then notching his head at my hole, he pushed in. Then more. A little more.

I groaned, arching my back to get the full stretch of his big shaft opening me up.

No man had ever entered me like this. No one had ever touched me here.

Rurik was taking my virginity, and I was too blown away by how fully complete I felt to rationalize how quickly this was happening.

“Finally,” he repeated again, thrusting into me over and over, pushing me closer to coming. The need to burst consumed me, and before long, I was falling. Splintering and shattering. The tension broke apart within me, and I cried out at the strong orgasm that racked my body.

“Oh, my God. Rurik.” Tears spilled down my face, evidence of how strongly this impacted me. “Oh, my?—”

He cut me off, driving into me harder and faster, literally stealing my breath. Every push into me ruined my effort of inhaling deeply, but somehow, the more forceful thrusts prolonged my orgasm. Waves of pleasure carried through me, never stopping until he groaned and buried his face against my neck as he came too.

12

RURIK

In the morning, I woke to Kelly sleeping in my arms. I spooned her, hugging her naked body against mine.

And it was fucking perfect.

I drew in a deep breath, relishing the utter peace I felt at having her in my arms, her soft skin against mine, those soft curves warm in my embrace.

She stirred, waking up, but I hugged her tighter and stopped her from rolling away. “No. Don’t go.”

Feeling the rise of her cheek against my arm that she used as a pillow, I grinned at her smiling.

“Just like my dreams.”

Oh, fuck yeah.Her admission cheered me up. “You’ve dreamed of me?”

“I’ve dreamed of you and I’ve dreamed ofthis. Lying here like this.”

I stroked my hand down her side and sighed. “I couldn’t get you out of my mind, Kelly. Ever since I was told to pull back from the duties on campus because the security needs weren’t there without Eva, I missed you.”

She reached up and caressed my cheek. “I missed you too.”

“Why didn’t you talk to Eva? Or anything?”

“She was so happy with Lev. I didn’t want to be a third wheel.”

I could understand that. “But you could’ve contacted her when you needed help, right?”

She spun to face me, frowning. “I don’t want to be associated with the Baranov Family and become a target.”

I sighed, understanding why and how she’d think that. We did have a lot of enemies. “But if you are associated with us, then you’ll have the benefit of our protection.”

She lowered her gaze. “That may be true?—”

“Itistrue. We look after our own.”

“But I don’t have a lot of faith in counting on others to protect me. I grew up without a real family. I grew up without any people of authority ever looking out for me. It’s always just been me. I can count on myself.”

I kissed her quickly. “And like last night, you can count on me.”

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