Page 18 of The Payment

Inside, darkness clawed at him.The urge to possess, to mark her as his, to prove his dominance rose like a tide, but something stronger held it at bay.The way she trembled beneath his hands wasn’t from fear but from fighting her own desire.Her vulnerability awakened an unfamiliar protective instinct.

“Let go,” he whispered against her skin.“Just for tonight, let go of the anger.”

“I can’t,” she breathed, even as her fingers tangled in his hair.“If I let go, you’ll destroy me.”

The raw honesty in her voice struck a chord deep within him.He raised his head to look at her, really look at her.Moonlight painted her skin silver, and her eyes were dark pools of desire and despair.Something shifted in his chest, an ache he couldn’t name.

With his eyes burning in the dimness of the room, he cupped her cheek and gently traced her lower lip.

“Jarek...I don’t want...”She shivered at his touch as her breath hitched slightly.

“We are only human, Tatiana.No matter how much we try to deny it...we all want something.For tonight, let’s aim for desiring the same thing.”

“We’re too far beyond ever wanting the same thing,” she whispered as he brushed his lips against hers in a soft, exploratory kiss.

“You’re a highly resourceful woman, my dear wife...just try.That’s all I ask.”

“I’m not—”

“Enough,” he cut her short.His voice darkened to his Dom tone.If she refused to respond by herself, he had no compulsion reaching out to the submissive inside her.It worked, like he knew it would as she responded tentatively at first, then with a growing hunger.Deepening the kiss, his tongue teased her lips apart to explore her mouth with a slow, sensuous rhythm.

“Hmm,” she moaned softly as her body pressed against his, and she tangled her hands in his long hair.

His hands slid down her body, tracing the curve of her waist and the flare of her hips, hidden beneath the bulkiness of her clothes.His fingers made their way under the band of her sweats.Ignoring her protest, he traced the gentle curve of her stomach while trailing his mouth down her neck, ending in a gentle nip at the vein rapidly pulsing there.

“Jarek, this is not—”

“I don’t want to hear another not, no, or don’t, Tatiana.For tonight, at this moment, just allow yourself to feel.”Following the inviting heat, his breath caught as he found her naked mons.“Ah, my wife likes to go commando, I see.”

“Believe me, it wasn’t for your benefit.”He had a suspicion that she intended the response to be more heated.

“Even so, I definitely approve.”Turning her around, he slowly pulled up the bulky sweatshirt while he traced the path of bared skin until he pulled it off over her head, his lips slowly tracing her collarbone.A shiver shook her body as he kissed every inch of her exposed skin.

“I...this is...”Her breaths came in quick gasps as he stepped back and took in every detail of her body.

“You truly are an exquisitely beautiful woman, love,” he murmured as he feathered his palm over her skin, now flushed with desire.Her eyes shone bright with need.With gentleness, he cupped her breasts.“Hmm, so deliciously responsive,” he murmured, pleased to notice her nipples turning hard as she eagerly pressed them against him.

“Ohh.”A soft moan drifted from her lips as she arched into his touch.

He continued to tease and pinch her nipples until she panted and her body writhed against his.

“I’ve been dreaming of doing this again,” he admitted as he knelt before her, sliding his hands over her thighs as he looked up at her, holding her gaze as he leaned in to flick his tongue against her clit.

“God,” she groaned as his lips curled around the delicate nub before he started licking and sucking the morsel into his mouth.“That feels so good,” she cried out as her hands gripped his shoulders for support.

He explored her with his tongue and his fingers, remembering her secrets, her desires.He felt her tension building as her body quivered on the edge of release.He spread her labia and gently teased her, waiting and smiling when she moaned again, pushing her hips forward in a silent demand as she indulged in the pleasure of his tactile caress.

“Don’t come, love.It’s way too soon,” he ordered as he thrust two fingers deep inside her pussy, growling as he found her hot and wet.He deliberately kept his strokes light to awaken her ardor.Satisfaction surged through him as she arched, and her body shuddered in response to the ecstasy that threatened to overwhelm her.“Yes, little dove...just feel,” he purred.

“I can’t begin to tell you how much I hate how you make me feel and want this right at this moment,” she rasped in a husky voice.

“If this is your response to hate, I’m a very humble recipient.”Jarek’s desire spiked as she released a low, carnal growl.With deliberate intent, he flicked his stiff tongue over her taut clitoris, then thrust it deep inside her hot pussy.

“Oh my God,” Tatiana cried but was helpless against the onslaught.“What are you doing!?”

“Making the best of the moment, love,” he murmured as he pressed his face against her and indulged in smearing his face with her sticky essence as his sexual hunger drove him to become a wild beast.He was sexually starved.He hadn’t lied.She was the only woman he had sex with since the day they got engaged.The weeks of celibacy had been trying on his sexual demands.He stroked her swollen folds, lapping and sucking until she writhed in desperation.

Straightening, Tatiana stepped back.“You’re overdressed, husband,” she said as she unbuttoned and removed his shirt with trembling hands.Jarek kicked off his pants and jockeys as she urgently explored his chest.Scooping her up, he carried her to bed and immediately buried his face between her legs to continue feasting on her spicy essence.

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