Page 65 of Cursed
“It’s just me and you, Ryland,” Nori says gently.
Ryland drags his shirt over his head, and Nori takes in the gauze wrapped around his torso and arms. She reaches out to help unwrap him. He stops her again. “It’s not great, Nori.”
She grabs his head, tilting it down so she can look him in the eyes. “Take a breath, Ryland.” She breathes with him.
“Can’t you sense my emotions? I know you can smell my arousal. I’m not bothered by the scars at all.” Nori gently kisses his lips, smiles, and says, “Now, let’s go!”
That spurs him on. Ryland removes his pants, and they both remove the wrappings surrounding his body. The moment he’s free of the gauze, he swiftly pulls Nori into him.
He groans loudly, feeling her soft skin all over his body. He wonders why he ever considered not being naked with this woman. Kissing her until she moans, he’s practically shaking with need.
Ryland lifts her feet off the floor and moves them into the warm shower. He kisses the Claiming Mark on her neck, causing Nori to moan loudly. Holding her tight to his body, he whispers, “You are truly amazing.”
He slams his mouth onto hers, moaning, as his tongueglides along hers. His hands roam over her body in a frenzy, moving over her ass, her back, behind her neck.
Nori leans into him and places her hands gently on Ryland’s shoulders, massaging lightly, not wanting to hurt him. As he moans in her mouth, she slowly runs her hands along the front of his broad chest, around to his sides. When she slides her hands down to his hips, Ryland growls.
He rests his head on her forehead, savoring the warmth of her hands on him. “No one has touched me like this in eighty years, Nori.”
Realizing how much he’s missed this simple act of being touched, Nori places a gentle kiss on his mouth. She glides her right hand slowly along his stomach down to the tip of his cock. Ryland’s hips jerk forward. “Yes, Nori,” he whispers.
His breaths become ragged, and his heart hammers when Nori wraps her hand around his shaft and presses her body into him. She slides her hand down to the base and back up again. She’s never touched a man like this before. She takes her time, exploring the ridges, the length, and the soft skin.
When she repeats the action, Ryland thrusts his hips forward. His head falls back. “Nori. Mmmm.” Then he looks at her. “Please stop, or I’m going to come right now.”
Instead of releasing him, she uses her free hand to reach up to the back of his neck. She pulls his head down, so herlips are against his ear. “Tell the truth, Ryland,” she says in a low voice. “Do you really want me to stop?”
He sucks in a breath, tightening his grip around her back. “Fuck no, Nori! I want your hands all over me. Please don’t stop.” His unguarded reactions to her touch make her feel powerful and wanted. Her heart pounds even harder as she growls, “Yes, Ryland.”
He kisses her savagely, and Nori does exactly as he pleads. Her left hand travels down his back, gripping his ass tightly. She tightens her grip on his hard cock with her other hand and slowly drifts from the base to the tip, circling the tip with her fingers.
As she slides her hand back down to the base harder, he thrusts his hips forward, crying out, “Yes, Nori!” The next time she slides down, she moves past the base and gently runs her fingers along his balls. Ryland throws his head back, releasing a deep, feral groan.
Breathing heavily, Ryland is lost in the ecstasy of her hands on him, her breasts pressing into his chest. He can no longer think straight; he can barely remain standing. All he can do is hold Nori against his body and brace his other hand against the shower wall.
His muscles tighten and he grunts as she grips the base of his cock, harder this time. Her hand slides up and down faster, as he continues to thrust forward in time with her downward motion.
“Don’t stop, Nori!” He’s so close to his orgasm that it’s almost unbearable.
As he presses their bodies closer together, Nori wraps a leg around the back of his thigh. Her desire skyrockets along with his. “Do you feel my desire, Ryland?”
He groans his response. Nori feels how tight his muscles are everywhere her body touches him; he’s almost there. While her right hand continues to move up and down his hard length, her other hand roams over his back and shoulder. “Let go, Ryland.”
That’s all it takes for an orgasm to rip through him so forcefully that he lets out a roar and a release of power that vibrates the floor.
Nori continues gliding her hand up and down his cock through the last of his shudders. When he’s done, she lays her head on his shoulder, resting her hand on his chest to feel his pounding heart. She leans her whole body into his, touching as much of him as she can. She was right. His skin touching hers is sensational.
Ryland is consumed with a fierce, overwhelming emotion for this woman he’s Claimed. He can’t remember the last time he lost control like that. Her body touching his everywhere sent his climax to new heights.
Still holding her, trying to regain control of his breathing, he reaches for Nori’s emotions, hoping it’s not disgust.
He’s shocked to find she still feels aroused and happy and something warm he can’t quite place, but he loves it.
She smiles up at him and turns to reach for the shampoo, but he has other plans. “It’s your turn now, Nori.”
After Ryland makes Nori scream his name again, they both collapse into bed, exhausted. Nori snuggles up tight against his now fully clothed body before drifting off to sleep.
chapter thirty-nine
