Page 183 of Exposé

The pressure.

Everything.

I let it all consume me, reducing me to a shuddering, moaning mess.

Nate gripped me tighter, anchoring me down, drawing out my orgasm until I shivered. Before my body stilled, he sat up, tearing at the button and zipper of his pants.

I leaned up on my elbows as he freed his hard length.

He grabbed my legs, and I gasped as he tugged me closer to him, his body slotting itself between my thighs—his erection pressing against my clit.

Nate grinned as I whimpered. "Such a sweet sound. I've been dying to hear you moan for me again."

I peered up at him, a needy ache echoing throughout my entire body as I wrapped my legs around his waist. "Please."

With a guttural growl, he thrust inside of me, claiming and stretching, filling me to the brim.His palm slammed against the mattress near my head, muscles flexing, forearm caging me in as his forehead dropped against mine. A single breath passed before his lips stamped over mine, all heat and hunger, so raw it bordered on desperation.

He thrust deep, causing heat to coil low and tight, the tension building like a wire pulled too tight and ready to snap.

My nails raked down his back, over the ridges of his shoulders. I anchored myself as he drove me down into the bed, our bodies slick with sweat. Electricity danced through my veins. "Feels so good," I gasped, voice shaking, breath stolen between thrusts.

"Youfeel perfect." His grip tangled in my hair, tugging just enough. "So fucking perfect."

Nate snapped his hips and stilled, wrenching a cry from me, my body jerking as I tipped over the precipice and rode the waves of ecstasy.

"Knew you’d break for me." A satisfied chuckle rumbled in his chest, his fingers tracing the length of my spine. "And fuck, you’re beautiful when you do."

The words hit something deep inside me, a final trigger that sent me spiraling anew. My head dropped back, pleasure tearing through me, raw and all-consuming, a current too strong to fight. I shattered, a hurricane of bliss dragging me under, my cry filling the room without restraint.

Screw the thin walls.

Nate swallowed my whimpers and moans with another kiss, his lips devouring me as he buried himself deep one last time. Our bodies locked with tremors rippling through us in the aftermath, breaths heavy matching our racing, synced hearts.

"I don’t want this to be the last time," I whispered, fingers curling around his wrist, feeling the frantic drum of his pulse beneath my touch.

His palm cradled my cheek, his thumb brushing my lips, slow and reverent, as if memorizing the feel of me beneath him. "It won’t be." His gaze burned into mine, something dark, something unshakable settling in his expression.

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Ava

Agentle nudge pressed against my shoulder, guiding me from my sleep. I groaned, curling deeper into the sheets, my muscles aching. The mattress dipped beside me, warmth radiating from the body that refused to let me slip away again.

"Rise and shine, princess." Nate’s voice brushed against the silence.

"No." I buried my face into the pillow. "Not yet." I stretched, my body resisting as I turned onto my back, blinking up at him. "Five more minutes."

He huffed a quiet laugh and sat on the edge of the bed, his hand slipping down to my hip. "You know we don’t have five minutes." His thumb caressed the indent at my pelvis. "Because if we did." He leaned in and pressed gentle kisses along my neck that had me moaning. "I'd take extra care of you this morning."

"Mmm.You're such a tease."

He shifted away with a devilish grin.

I exhaled, rubbing a hand over my face before pushing up on my elbows. "You ever think about running? Forget the plan, disappear somewhere far, just the two of us?"

"I've been thinking about it for two and a half weeks." Nate's grin turned forced as he brushed a strand of hair away from my brow, then dropped into his lap. "But we'll be running for the rest of our lives, so we might as well take a few of them down while we're at it." He stood and spun away from me. "So, I need you to get up. Because I don't want to do it without you."

My chest tightened, the weight of reality settling deeper.

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