Page 81 of The Bratva's Arranged Bride

A smile pulled at my lips while I made room for him, letting the water soak his hair completely.

“How are you feeling?” Val asked, wiping the water from his eyes before looking down at me with a warm expression.

I hummed. “Good. A bit tired, but good.”

“Today was nice,” he murmured, pressing a bit closer to me from behind while his hand gently rubbed over my stomach. His words fanned against my neck as he leaned in. “It feels even realer now.”

“It does…it feels like this pregnancy has gone by so quickly, yet not fast enough at the same time.”

Val chuckled, then pressed a few soft kisses against my shoulder. “The little one will be here soon enough…I’m excited to finally meet them.”

“Me too. It’ll feel so surreal.”

“And I know you’ll make the best mother,” he spoke against my skin, letting his hands roam. “As excited as we are, I think we should make the most of our limited free time and relative energy.”

I smiled at that, picking up on his suggestion while his palms glided along my stomach and waist with reverence. “I think you might be onto something.”

“Of course I am,” he chuckled, letting a hand move higher, skimming my ribs before reaching my breast. He gave it a gentle squeeze, pawing at it before slowly running a thumb over my nipple. “And I plan to make sure you’re well and truly satisfied.”

A shiver moved through me at the touch as it relaxed me further. Allowing the weight of everything to fade away, I leaned back against him and soaked in every kiss and gentle nip of his lips against my neck.

Val hummed, pleased by the subtle way I exposed more of my skin to him. His other hand drifted lower. “I’ll admit…it was difficult keeping my thoughts pure today.”

“Is that so?”

“Very much so,” he returned lightly while moving lower and lower until his fingers brushed against my sex. “Seeing you showing more in that dress you had on…it was doing something for me.”

A breathless sound slipped from my lips at the contact, making me falter for a moment as sparks of pleasure coursed through me.

I knew I’d never get tired of that feeling…of the way he could get me worked up with even the lightest touch.

He added more pressure, making my head tip back against his shoulder. With another low hum, Val concentrated on his ministrations, caressing me with the right movements.

It didn’t take long for my breath to become shallow, or for the dampness between my thighs to increase, but the longer it went on, the more into it we both became.

While he spurred on that pleasure inside me, Val’s kisses became more insistent, and I could feel the heat emanating from him.

At that moment, I could’ve sworn he was getting the same pleasure I was despite being the one offering it.

“God…I need you so badly,” he murmured, leaving a kiss just beneath my ear.

Swallowing hard after letting out another shaky breath, I arched against him to feel just how hard he already was. “Please…don’t make me wait.”

At that, a satisfied sound rumbled in his chest, and Val shifted his hand to my thighs to spread them before bringing one up to direct my chin so I could look back at him.

His lips were on mine immediately while he gripped my jaw, kissing me with increased fervor.

We both hummed into it, getting lost in the immediate heat.

It didn’t matter how many times we kissed, it was always full of fire and intensity.

When he couldn’t take it anymore, Val released my face and took my bottom lip between his teeth before murmuring, “Hands against the wall.”

The command nearly made me shudder as I did exactly that, placing my hands against the cool tiles while the warm water cascaded around us.

Another satisfied sound escaped Val while he positioned himself behind me and dragged his hands around my hips before finding the place he wanted.

“As much as I want to savor this, I don’t think I can hold off,” Val uttered, already lining himself up.

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