Page 79 of Revenge & Ruin

I tear at his mouth, unable to hold back the frenzy as I squirm against him, desperate for him to be inside of me.

And he has the audacity to grin.

“You’re not going to pull a knife on me, are you?”

And it’s so unexpected that I can’t help but laugh. It’s wobbly and entirely unattractive, but he swallows it greedily like he can’t get enough of it.

Then my reward comes a second later when his fingers dig into my ass and he lifts me onto his hardness like I weigh absolutely nothing.

And he’s right. It iseverything.To exist in this moment, to be filled by him entirely, to wrap my arms around him to keep myself pressed to every available inch of his body.

Our moans match, and his lips are on my neck as he moves me up and down. And it’s slow, but it’s so fucking deep, lubricated by the constant flowing water and splitting me entirely in two.

For a moment, it’s enough. It’s enough to just cling to each other and ignore the desperation of our situation. But that gnawing feeling within me craves more and more and more. More than anyone should be capable of giving.

But Teo can. Teo does.

The water goes off in time with his groan of frustration. Then we’re moving, and my nails claw into his back to keep me steady.

We don’t speak as he walks us out of the wet room and back into the corridor. The sudden chill makes me cringe into him, and he impulsively pulls me in tighter, wrapping his arms around my bare skin.

Then we enter a dark room, and suddenly, there’s a towel draped over my shoulders, and he’s kissing me again. I could kiss him forever, I think. It’s almost distracting enough for me to forget that he’s still inside me.

Then he moves. And then I don’t forget. Because I fall back onto a bed, and suddenly, he has me exactly where he wants me.

Skin meets skin with a delectable sting as he pounds harder and harder, and I’m entirely helpless to it. I’m thrown across the bed with every thrust. He uses me so hard that he has to reach down and hold me steady.

Everything is just stars and ecstasy. I don’t notice his hands until they're over my neck, pressing down on my windpipe.

I choke out a gasp, but he doesn’t relent. The pounding doesn’t miss a beat. The pleasure only continues to build inside me, and his hands close tighter.

And oh. He could kill me.

And I’d enjoy it.

And I’d let him, as long as he didn’t stop.

And that realization brings me over the very edge. My orgasm comes out strangled and utterly hopeless, but this isours,and when I close my eyes, I’m at peace with the fact I might not wake up.

But then that pressure on my neck disappears, and Teo’s arms are around me gently, so unbearably soft as he cradles me to his chest while his own ecstasy pours from his lips with a tense shudder.

Then we're both falling back into the bed, curled around each other, unable to let the moment end.

21

TEO

I’m so fucking ruined.

Isabella sleeps soundly at my side, blissfully unaware of the turmoil within me. Her soft features are practically glowing in the warmth of the low-level lighting of the room.

A deal was a deal. She gave me vital information about her brother— information that, whether she was aware of it or not, would help me cripple the Prince’s Hand financially.

Even if the Californians have already financed Leon’s plans to attack the Guild, he won’t receive another cent. And war is a very expensive business.

It’s a win. It’s a huge win. But having to leave her here feels like I’m losing, like I’m cleaving an even bigger wedge between us with no hope of ever fixing it.

All I can do is work with what I have, which is a way to cut off her brother and to uphold my end of the bargain.

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