“Who the hell cares how it looks? This is about safety and security. You aren’t safe by yourself in your house, especially now.”
I stifle a groan. “It’s not your job to protect me.”
His eyes flash indignantly. “It is my job!” His hand cups my face. “I am still the Alpha, and you’re mine.”
Before I can stop him, his lips crush to mine, the feeling sucking the air from my lungs like it did the last time, but now, I don’t push him away.
The familiar strength of his arms around my waist awakens every memory I’ve tried to bury. How safe I used to feel with him, how right we were together. Five years of longing crash over me, and I can’t fight it anymore.
He dances me back toward the desk, our lips parting to allow our tongues to touch and explore. I should stop him, but I can’t. We’re too entwined, too far gone. We’ve spent too much time fighting against our connection, and the throb in my chest is unbearable now.
Emeric lifts me onto the table, wrapping my legs around his waist. His hand swipes at the papers, sending them sprawling over the floor. Splaying me across the surface, his mouth continues its journey down over the ridge of my neck and shoulders, his hands ripping at the fabric of my shirt.
A sigh of resignation escapes my lips as he exposes my breasts for his lips to claim.
“I missed you.” The growl prickles my skin, and I can’t resist pressing closer to him.
“I missed you, too.” I hate the confession, like I let him win.
But when I left, we both lost.
“You’re mine, Viv. Always and forever.”
Goosebumps erupt over my skin, and I draw him in closer with my legs, feeling the bulge of his hardness against the heat of my center.
“Say it.” His voice is muffled as his face drops between my thighs, his hands working off my jeans and my underwear. My legs fall from his hips to allow him more leverage to remove the remaining pieces of my clothing. “Say you’re mine.”
“I’m yours.” I gasp as his tongue finds my center, pleasure radiating through every nerve. He finds that perfect rhythm, the one my body has never forgotten, each caress building the tension higher as I arch against him.
Moans of satisfaction reverberate through the office space, growing louder as the tension coils tighter within me. My first climax builds, and every nerve ending is alive with need.
My body trembles on the edge, and when his finger slips inside me at the perfect moment, I shatter completely. The orgasm tears through me in waves, my back arching off the desk as I cry out his name, my inner muscles clenching around his finger as pleasure consumes every inch of me.
Ensuring I ride out every last tremor, Emeric slowly withdraws his finger, his lips pressing against my flushed skin as he makes his way toward my neck.
Still breathless and sensitive, my hands roam his muscled torso, desperate to touch him everywhere. I fumble with his pants, freeing him with shaking fingers.
How many lonely nights had I imagined this exact moment in my empty bed in Nottery? But nothing my imagination conjured could compare to this reality. The solid weight of him is intoxicating, the desk creaking beneath us as my legs wrap around his waist again.
He teases me, his rigid length sliding against my wetness, and I whimper at the contact. His mouth captures mine in another kiss before he pulls back, his intense gaze boring into mine.
“We belong together.”
Without waiting for my response, he pushes into me in one smooth thrust, his cock stretching and filling me completely. I gasp at the exquisite sensation, my body welcoming him. How could I have forgotten this perfect connection, the way he fits inside me like we were made for each other?
My ankles lock behind his back as I arch beneath him, desperate to take him deeper. His mouth finds the sensitive spot on my neck, his whispered words sending shivers through me.
“Gods, you’re perfect. I could stay buried inside you forever.”
Every husky word in my ear, every powerful thrust drives me higher. He swells even harder inside me, and the pressure at my core builds again, more intense than before. My nails dig into his shoulders as I chase that peak, my body trembling on the edge of release. When the climax finally crashes over me, I explode around him with devastating force, my inner muscles clenching rhythmically as I cry out his name in breathless gasps, my voice breaking with the intensity of it all.
My body convulses as waves of ecstasy roll through me, and I feel him lose control, his own climax triggered by my response.
“You drive me insane, Vivienne. You always have.”
He spills into me with a groan that vibrates through his chest, and I pull his mouth to mine for another desperate kiss. We cling to each other as the aftershocks ripple through us, our hearts pounding in unison as we savor every lingering sensation…
The lights in the office dim and brighten. My slowing heart speeds up without warning, and Emeric pulls back, his limpid eyes widening as he raises his own hand to his heart. In unison, we sit upright, the pounding against my chest echoing in my ears. Our eyes lock, and the invisible tether between us yanks us closer, the pull growing stronger with each heartbeat. Every ion in my body feels in sync with his. For what feels like an eternity, time seems to freeze. I can’t pull my gaze away from Emeric’s, and he is lost in mine.