Page 55 of A Game of Ruck
Not as a distraction from the bullshit.
I want her in my life.
I want her at my games, cheering in the front row.
I want her in my bed, in my house, in my arms every night.
I want her laughing with the wives and girlfriends of my teammates, being part of their crew.
I want to see the way she responds to being spoiled by me.
Fuck yeah.I’m gonna marry this girl.
But I know I need to slow down.
Still, I want to bring her back to Consequence.
To show her off like the goddess she is.
To let the world know—thisis the woman who owns me now.
We’re still stuck with Lisa the Viper and her human accessories for the next twenty-four hours.
But after that?After we make it through this circus of a wedding?
I’m not letting her slip away.
Not without a fight.
Hell, I’ve never played harder in my life.
And I’m damn sure not going to lose the only game that’s ever really mattered.
No way.No how.
We shower together.And it’s—well, it’s perfect, but we need to do it over because once I start touching her, I can’t stop.
“Right there, Luca,” she moans as I kneel between her legs, licking her until she’s screaming my name.
She tastes so good.Like cinnamon and sex.
“Turn around,” I growl, standing behind her, pulling her hips so I can slide inside her tight sex.
I’m so far gone, I don’t even realize I forgot a condom until she says it.
“Condom?”
“Fuck, I?—”
“Don’t stop!Please, Luca, I’m on the pill, and I trust you,” she whimpers, looking over her shoulder at me, and I think I fall in love right there.
I pound into her, rutting like a fucking beast.I can’t help it.
She undoes me completely.
After we rinse off, we dress quietly.Annabeth wears a stunning gown with layers of sheer pink fabric so delicate it makes her look like something out of a fairytale.
I don’t even know what I have on.A dark gray linen suit.Something my tailor made me for formal events.
