Page 99 of Knot Her Cowboys
“A tattoo seemed like the next best thing after a bondmark.” She shrugged awkwardly.
I lay by her side, dragging her close.
Her gaze slid across my chest, pausing at my own tattoo that was far less subtle than hers. “You got a tattoo of my name?”
“You’re just noticing now?”
“You’ve been busy crossing my eyes,” she said with a laugh. “This is the first time you’ve been shirtless where I can actually see all of you.” She traced the loopy font of her name on mychest. It was based on one of her notes she’d given me years ago, back when she’d still been putting a heart above the i in her name.
“I had to keep you close to my heart somehow.”
Riley locked her arms around my neck, rolling to draw my weight over her. “Keep me close this way.”
“Gladly.” Her mouth was impossibly sweet against mine, and the spread of her thighs was a welcome home I eagerly accepted. She arched against me as I fucked in smooth and slow, her nails digging into my skin anywhere she could get purchase.
It didn’t take me long to figure out the best speed and angle to unravel her. Even if I hadn’t been paying every ounce of attention to her, she certainly wasn’t shy about letting me know what she wanted now that she was past her denial and on to satisfaction.
“Yes,fuck. Cooper, don’t stop, don’t you fucking—” She fell apart for me with my name on her lips and her nails in my skin.
I carried her through that rise and up the path of another, devouring every one of her perfect sounds. With permission to come, her pleasure was a flash flood. Each time I drove into her she got closer to the edge and flung herself off when it got to be too much. She hadn’t beenquitethis easy to please before presenting, though I had always made it my mission. Her omega body thrived on the attention, her sweet cunt lined with pleasure centers that made it easier for her to come during her heats. It seemed silly to do anything but take full advantage and give her everything she needed.
Every clench of her pussy stole my breath. She was fuckingmagnificent, everything I had dreamed of and more. The feel of her body beneath mine was going to haunt me for the rest of the time.
Riley tensed sharply, arching with a feral cry and squeezing my cock so tightly I tumbled over the edge with her. I plungeddeep, nestling our hips together as my knot swelled, my girl letting the entire house know I was taking care of her.
Her grip on my knot blacked out my vision.
She sounded like heaven and felt like it too. It didn’t matter how many times I heard her like this; I always wanted more.
I surfaced slowly with a gentle rock of my hips, Riley shuddering with every movement. Her smile was sleepy and blissed as she looked up at me from the pillow, the expression eclipsed as she drew me in for another kiss.
“Worth the wait?” I asked playfully.
“You’re always worth it, Cooper.” She traced the planes of my face, her palm settling to cup my cheek as her eyes turned misty. “I love you so much.”
My breath stilled in my chest, the remaining fractures of her absence filling up with the molten gold of those words. I hadn’t let myself believe she still loved me. I’d hoped, but after all those years it had seemed like a fool’s errand to keep believing. But then, I’d never stopped being a fool for her.
“I love you more.”
Moisture lined her lower lashes. “It doesn’t feel real that you’re here right now.”
“No tears,” I whispered, kissing each of her cheeks in turn before brushing my mouth against her. “It’s real and it’s going to stay that way because I amnevergoing to let you go again.”
Her arms locked around me so tightly I could hardly breathe. “Promise?”
Aseries of knocks woke me from the best nap of my fucking life. I was in bliss with Cooper’s autumn leaves and aged oak scent thick in my nose and the familiar warmth of his body curled around me. The bone-deep satisfaction of finally getting his hands on me made my limbs twice as heavy and the desire to move nonexistent. I lifted my head, glancing out the window.The sky was awash with color, so either it was nearing sunset or we had slept the day away and sunrise was greeting us.
“Yeah?”
The door opened and Levi popped his head in. “I have to go out on an emergency vet call.”
“And you’re waking us up for that because…?” Cooper grumbled next to me, wriggling to get even closer to me, though that was basically impossible at this point.
“It’s at the Decker compound,” Levi replied, stepping fully into the room. “I know Riley was looking for Maisie. I don’t know that I’ll be able to cross paths with her, but is there anything you want me to tell her if I do?”
I bolted upright, Cooper groaning as he rolled onto his back, rubbing his eyes. “You’re going to see Maisie?”
“Well, I don’t know.” Levi shrugged. “I’ll be a lot closer than we have been, but I can’t guarantee I’ll get close enough to talk to her. Their animals got into something and the local vet is overwhelmed, so they called out to surrounding ones for help.”
