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Right at the moment I’m about to cuss him out for being such an asshole, he begins devouring me. His tongue connects with my clit, and the chemical reaction is instant and overwhelming. He circles me, traces patterns over me, is basically a mad man on a mission, desperate to coax the orgasm from me, and my body doesn’t need much convincing. When it comes to the magical Midas touch of Benji, he has me on the edge far too quickly and I love it. Yet he still always leaves me wanting more…

“Oh, fuck!” His fingers pierce me, add to the eclectic sensations running through my body, swelling up inside my veins. The clash between the pumping of his hand and the softness of his tongue is too much for me. I know I can’t contain myself. He has me flying over the edge already, unable to take it anymore. Benji has always been incredible, but this is something else.

“Benji, oh, Benji!” I scream out as the pleasure rockets through me. “Fuck, that feels so… so good.” Every time I’m with him, I learn something new about myself. The orgasm is different, somehow more intense and powerful. “Don’t stop. Ever.”

He drags me deep under the waters of pleasure, he holds me under and drowns me in bliss. I can’t breathe, my heart can’t beat properly, I’ve absolutely no control over my body, but I fucking love it. Every bit of it. I never want this to end. I could die right now in the middle of this pleasure and I would be happy. Happy because Benji has made me this way.

“Come here,” I demand raspily as the post-orgasmic heat cascades through me. “I need you. That wasn’t enough for me.”

But being Benji, he doesn’t just do as I ask. Instead, he whips me from the bed and carries me across the room to the small dresser on the other side. I wrap myself tightly around him as we go so I can feel his thick erection throbbing against my core as we go, which only leaves me so desperate for him, I could die. Honestly, it doesn’t matter how many times I have him. I always want more. He’s turned me into a pleasure-crazed maniac and I wouldn’t change it for the world.

“Ooh,” I pant as he settles my ass on the dresser. With my burning-hot skin nestled against an ice-cool mirror, it’s a bit of a shock to the system, but it doesn’t do anything to chill my desire out. If anything, I want him even more. “Get here, you.”

I snatch the condom from his hand and take my time rolling it over his cock, teasing him as I do. Two can play at that game, and I have to admit it’s fun being on this side of things, watching him lose his mind until he can’t take it anymore. As I watch his face contort in pleasure, while I don’tquitegive him what he’s asking for, I wonder how crazy I was to even consider leaving him. My life wouldn’t have been anything if I had gone another way after all of this. I would have to be insane.

Now I know that nothing could make me let him go. Nothing in the world. He belongs to me and I belong to him.

Finally, I cave and I yank him toward me so finally, he can thrust deep inside me. We both use the edge of the dresser to interlock our fingers and to keep our balance while he buries himself, slamming hard until neither of us has a chance. We both lose ourselves to the pleasure. We kiss to swallow up one another’s final screams at the end, building our bond even deeper. This really is the most connected to another person that I’ve felt in my life, and I love it. I still love him. I haven’t said it since, because it feels like one of those things best said when our lives are in danger, but I still feel it and I think I always will.

25

BENJI

“Benji, you’re going to have to fill me in with what’s going on,” Max tells me with a laugh. “I know that you and Cassie are hiding out somewhere to keep her out of the public eye, but I have a feeling there’s more to all of this than you’re letting on. Now I’ve been sitting back waiting for you to come to me with what’s going on, but you haven’t yet and it’s been a week.”

I sigh heavily. Iknowthat I need to be honest with Max, but I’ve been putting it off. I’ve been waiting for the right moment, but to be honest, there’s no ‘right moment’ for information like this. I have to just rip the Band-Aid off and say it.

“I’ve fallen for her, Max.” I cringe as I wait for him to begin yelling at me. But that doesn’t happen, weirdly. “I didn’t mean to fall for her, but I did. You know me, I wouldn’t put my job on the line if it wasn’t important, but this is… it’s everything to me.”

“I thought as much.” His tone is calm and considered, which I think makes me feel a little bit better. I think. “I assumed thatthere must be something going on with you and Cassie. I don’t think that her father has worked it out just yet.”

“Oh, right.” My blood runs cold as I think about that happening. I’m sure that William Jones won’t be impressed, but that will be something we’ll need to get over. “I see. Well, that’s probably for the best, isn’t it? For the time being.”

“Right, I’m sure. But your being in love, Benji… what does that mean for work and everything? I won’t mind whatever your decision ends up being, but I kinda need to know. You know how it is. I just want to be full of knowledge.”

I let out a little laugh, but I’m sure that he can hear the nerves in my tone. “Well, for now, I want to stay here with Cassie. I might want to stay with her forever. I suppose that means I won’t be coming back anytime soon. If that’s… not a problem.”

Max pauses for a beat too long before he speaks once more. “It will be hard to lose you, but I get it. I understand that your priorities are going to change throughout life. I get it. But I’m still going to look after you for a while. Obviously, we have to keep an eye on Cassie while things continue, so I’m going to have to know where you are eventually.”

“I know, I know.” I glance inside to see Cassie still sleeping on the bed, resting peacefully. I don’t know if she’s ready for me to tell anyone where we are just yet, so I have to keep it inside. “And I will soon enough. I might need some stuff sent over, anyway. Cassie’s things. Clothes and her passport as well, in case we decide to go somewhere else.”

“Might you do that?” he asks me curiously. “Because we will be able to protect you only so far…”

“I know, and I understand that, but I’ll keep an eye on Cassie. We will be fine. You can focus on the family.”

“Idothink they are doing fine at the moment,” Max confirms. “Since the ransom request, they haven’t heard anything, and I think William is even getting to the place where he’s prepared to do a press release, so it’s all going well. Of course, we will still be keeping an eye on the family to make sure that no one else is targeted, but it seems to be really good. Although I do think he might be angling for a phone call directly from Cassie. I can tell him what I want, but he will be better hearing from her.”

“Hmm, I’ll see what I can do about that,” I promise him. “I think she’s just needed some time to recover.”

“Oh, I know, and I’ve told him that much. He does understand that, but itwillmake a difference.” When I don’t say anything, he continues. “And then I’ll see what I can do about the passport and everything. I’ll sort you out.”

We talk for a little while longer about nothing in particular, during which time I see Cassie finally stirring and waking up. It’s about time for me to see once more if she wants to speak to her father. I don’t know if it will be right, but I can do my best. I say my goodbyes to Max and hang up the phone before I greet her with a good morning kiss. My favorite way to spend my mornings. Any moment I’m with her is glorious, and I’m happy to take advantage of every moment with her.

“Hey, who were you talking to?” she asks sleepily as we pull our lips apart. “It sounded like a serious call.”

“I was talking to Max, trying to organize some stuff getting sent out here for you. Including your passport.”

She bolts up straighter and stares at me. “What do you mean? For us to fly home? I don’t want to go yet…”

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