Page 25 of Pump Fake

Off the elevator and inside his condo, we hurried to his room. Shutting the door behind us, he flipped the lock, and I found myself pressed against the solid wood. His mouth was on me before I could take a breath. But with him touching me, oxygen was overrated. I loved the way he made me feel, how my body reacted to him, and the power I had with a simple touch.

I let my hand wander down his hard chest and over his washboard abs until I got to the waistband of his athletic pants. I slid my hand in and skimmed the top of his cock already at full attention. Before he could grab my hand, I brushed the side of his length then curled my fingers around his thickness.

A deep growl vibrated through his chest, and I shivered with anticipation. Our gazes met and held, and I gasped at the lust burning in his topaz eyes. He crowded me against the door, slowly removing my greedy hand.

Then his mouth slanted over mine in a hungry, all-consuming kiss. My body was on fire, plumping and readying for him. Too many clothes stood in my way. I needed skin onskin, and I tugged at his shirt. He pulled away and whipped it over his head. His pants and boxer briefs quickly followed.

I started to do the same, but he intercepted my hands, and before I knew it, I was naked and in his arms, exactly where I wanted to be.

He lifted me, and I wrapped my legs around his waist, my back against the door. As his mouth devoured mine, he returned the favor, plus some, when his fingers rubbed slick circles over my clit until I writhed against him. Sensations pulsed through my body the more he touched me. When he inserted a finger, then another, my body spasmed around them. A little more pressure on my oversensitive bundle of nerves, and stars burst behind my eyes.

Friction from the head of his cock teased my entrance while my core continued to contract in orgasmic bliss. Then he pushed inside, seating himself all the way in, and I screamed as I went over the edge a second time, stealing my ability to think.

Ares chuckled, but the sound was wicked, dark, and shivers erupted all over my body in anticipation of what he would do next. He drove me wild.

Still fully seated inside me, he carried me to the bed. He had to pull out as he laid me down, and I whimpered from the loss. Then his weight covered me, he lined up and slid back in, and all was right in my world again.

He trailed kisses along my neck, and I arched to give him greater access. Rolling my hips to meet his, I panted as he pumped in and out. My hands trailed along his back and shoulders as I reveled in the way his barely leashed strength felt bunching and contracting beneath my fingertips. I urged him to go faster, harder. He increased the rhythm, and I moaned at how good it felt.

When his lips grazed my ear and he whispered my name, then rolled his hips, applying pressure to my clit, I catapultedover the ledge, falling apart in his arms. He thrust deeper than he’d ever gone before as he chased my orgasm with his own.

I welcomed his weight until he rolled to his side, taking me with him, secure in his arms. I might have dozed. I wasn’t sure. But when I woke, he was right there with me. It wasn’t until his stomach growled that we laughed and got up.

My body felt amazing, and I strolled naked into Ares’s bathroom to shower and change. Miraculously, his three roommates were out, and I was glad we could take advantage of it. And the best part was that my headache from the horrid day at the academy was gone. I pushed it from my mind because it was the last thing I wanted to think about.

“Do you want any food?”

I eased my head through my T-shirt and thrust my arms into the sleeves before tugging it down. “What do you have?” I hoped it would be something Aurora had made. I loved her food. It was healthy but delicious.

“Looks like tacos. Liam probably begged Aurora to make them.”

I finished dressing and met him in the kitchen. “Are you having some?”

He smirked, and I rolled my eyes.

“I don’t know why I even asked.”

Ares and his roommates could put more food away in one sitting than I could in an entire day. Then again, I didn’t do all the physical things he did on the regular.

“How was practice?”

One of his eyebrows raised, and he gave me an amused smile. “Same as yesterday. Brutal, but also necessary. We face one of the top teams in our division at our next home game.”

“Oh, right. Iowa.”

“Want to go? I can get you a seat with Aurora. Bring Mallory if you want.”

I perked up at that. “Yes. Definitely, but not as anything more than a… ahh, friend?”

I didn’t read anything into it. We kept things pretty easy when we hooked up. It was sex and usually sleeping together because we were both so tired after several rounds. Then we went our separate ways in the morning. There was no pillow talk, no sharing our deepest, darkest secrets, hopes, and fears.

Ares laughed. “Yes, friends with benefits. Okay, consider it done. I’ll have Aurora text you Saturday with the seats.”

A frantic knock cut through Ares’s laughter. “Ares, open up. I’ve got great news.”

Ares and I locked gazes at the sound of a key being inserted in the door, and it turned.No, it couldn’t be.

I reacted before Preston had finished unlocking the door and threw myself behind the end of the couch. Ares must’ve rounded the island and blocked for me, as Preston’s voice no longer sounded muffled and nothing was said about my presence. I stayed crouched where I was, shamelessly listening.

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