Page 41 of The Bratva's Arranged Bride

Unable to resist, I slowly sank onto him, feeling the overwhelming presence of him all at once.

We gasped in unison, and his fingers tightened against my skin through every sinful second of me taking what I wanted. My eyes closed at the flood of pleasure until there wasn’t any left to take.

Val’s head dropped back again, and he groaned. “Damn it, Tia…”

That breathless whisper of my name almost did me in, and I moved my hips at once.

He grunted at the shift of my body above his, letting me rock against him until he couldn’t take it anymore.

Like something had snapped in him, Val brought his hips up to meet mine, slowly sinking into me while the sensations consumed us both little by little until there was nothing left but burning desire—an insatiable lust we couldn’t resist.

The pleasure hit me again and again the moment he took over, making me grip him tighter to brace myself. The moans left my lips before I could stop them, but by then, I didn’t even want to.

Every thrust from him felt just as impactful as the last, only adding to the mounting pressure within me. Wave after wave of intense heat and bliss made me cry out for him while his breathy grunts mingled with my sounds.

As more of that animalistic haze filled my head, making me surrender completely to the bliss he was giving me, I couldn’t do anything but hold on and give in to it completely.

“You’re too much,” Val whispered against my skin, leaning forward to latch his lips and teeth against my neck, forcing himself even deeper. “Too damn much…”

My jaw went slack at the dizzying angle while my fingers gripped his back, seeing stars behind my eyes.

He continued his relentless pace, making us both tense while we chased after the highs just up ahead. By then, I could only feel him and that brutal pleasure that made my thighs clench, moans escaping my control entirely.

Then, it all snapped at once, and I gasped while I tipped over the edge, constricting him inside me. I panted through my release, caught in that daze of complete satisfaction.

Val’s arms wrapped around me with near desperation as he bucked his hips a few more times before stilling against me and groaning into my neck.

A soft sound escaped my lips at the warmth of his release, but otherwise, I was far too worn out to do anything about it.

Instead, I slumped against him, relying on his strong hold, our panted breaths mingled.

In the wake of our mutual bliss, my mind struggled to wrap around the reality of what just happened.

Whether it was wrong or not, I couldn’t care less at the moment.

Not when he made me feel a way I never had before.

Chapter 15 - Val

Some time passed since the moment we finally gave in to each other, and while I assumed it would help put my head on straight again, that wasn’t exactly the case.

We had sex, and while that was a milestone in itself, I couldn’t stop thinking about it—and not just because it was even more fulfilling than I imagined.

It had been incredible, and finally getting to know the warmth of her skin against mine did help soothe some of the unrest within me. But beyond that, it made me realize how much I had truly been missing. How much I wanted more of her, and not just her body.

Tia had been a sort of anomaly to me since the moment I met her at that damn gala, but after vaguely sating that need for her, I was well aware that my interest went far deeper.

Despite sleeping with each other, there was still an unspoken tension between us. I could see it in her eyes whenever she looked at me.

While lust and attraction certainly existed there, hesitance did, too. Like she still wasn’t sure if I could be trusted.

I had seen that look before…like waiting for the other shoe to drop.

She still expected the worst of me, and regardless of my confidence in who I was, I wanted that cold front between us to leave once and for all.

Tia was still refusing to let me in, and I needed to break through that resistance. I needed to reach those parts of her that she was refusing to show me.

I wanted her trust, but at that point, I didn’t know what else I could do.

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