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There’s no mistaking the fear in her gaze. She needs this as much as I do. Both of us are searching for something to control. My instinct to give her what she’s asking for overrides my own need.

I lie back, and she doesn’t hesitate. Emily’s thighs straddle me, and she grips my cock. Her hand pumps up and down and then she rubs herself along my shaft. Fucking hell. “Don’t tease me,” I warn.

Her one hand rests on my chest as she repeats the motion. I buck my hips up, needing to feel her heat. Finally, she relents and gives me exactly what we both want. She sinks down, taking me into her body as her head falls back.

My fingers grip her hips, and I set the pace. She rocks up and down, letting out noises as I lift to meet her thrusts. I watch her perfect tits bounce, revel in the sounds and smells that fill the room, inciting the pace and intensity of this moment.

“Yes!” she yells when I lean up, taking her nipple in my mouth. I dig into her back, holding her so I can suck hard. “Yes, more,” she begs. My teeth clamp down, and she loses it. Emily pushes herself faster and harder than before.

“You like that, darlin’?” I ask.

“God, yes.”

I’ll never forget the way she looks right now. Her head thrown back, riding my cock. The look of pure pleasure on her face. “Fuck me, Emily. I want you to remember who has you right now.”

She looks down, her blue eyes blazing. “I know exactly who has me.”

That’s it. I move quickly, flipping her on her back and plunging in before she has time to realize what happened. I pull out and then glide in slowly. I do this again, and she whimpers. Her fingers grip my ass as she lifts herself to make me go faster.

“Do you know who has you now?”

“Yes.”

“Say it,” I demand.

“Cooper.” She says my name as a prayer.

I reward her by pushing all the way to the hilt. “No one will hurt you.”

Her eyes meet mine, and she nods. “I know.”

“No one else will touch you,” I promise.

Emily’s fingers press against my cheek. “Just you.”

“I won’t ever let anything happen to you,” I vow.

“I trust you.”

Our pace has slowed, and the anger and fear are gone. I want this to last forever. I stop completely and take her face in my hands. Everything in my life shifts right here. The way she looks at me rocks me to my core. Before I can stop myself, I say the words that are screaming in my head. “I love you.”

Her lips part and tears fill her blue eyes.

Fuck. I should’ve kept my mouth shut.

“I thought it was just me,” she says as her eyes swim with emotion. “I thought that it was too soon and that I was crazy.”

My thumb wipes the tear that falls. “No, darlin’. You aren’t crazy, and it’s definitely not just you.”

“I love you, Cooper Townsend.” Her lips turn into a smile, and for the first time, I feel whole.

Chapter Ten

Emily

“The rules are that I go where you go at all times. You don’t move unless I’m with you, understand?” Wade repeats himself for the third time as we stand at the door of the bus.

“I’m not slow,” I remind him. “I get it. You’re my shadow, and I need to always be sure I see your silhouette.”