“Take, baby. Take what you need,” he encouraged.
Her eyes opened. They were filled with lust and desire. She nodded slightly, her teeth coming outto snag her bottom lip. He wanted to yank her teeth away from it and soothe it with his tongue. She tilted her head back and rode him. He grunted with the sensation of her warm silkiness sliding along his length. He held her, watched her.
Her eyes were closed, and she did as he’d commanded.
Took what she needed.
She was a magnificent sight. Her hips undulated in a sensual rhythm. Ridge leaned forward and captured one of her tempting mounds in his mouth. He had to keep himself busy to try to distract himself from releasing early. He’d be damned if he came first. He teased her nipples with the attention of his mouth and hand.
Her moans grew louder, and he loved the sounds of them mixed in with sighs and his name. Her fingers came to entangle in his hair, which he loved. She surrounded him completely.
This was what he wanted.
What he needed.
It wasn’t selfish of him. He took his enjoyment from her pleasure. She rode him with wild abandon. She finally relaxed and let go. Her movements quickened. Her nails dug into his scalp, but he couldn’t care less.
“Fuck. Melah. Keep going,” he rasped.
He slipped a hand between them and found her swollen bundle of nerves. He gathered her slickness and brought it to her clit and stroked her in quick motions. She cried out, and her muscles spasmed around him.
“That’s it, baby. Let go.”
Her pleasure took hold of her. Melah’s body trembled. He gripped her with one hand while the other remained on her clit. He thrust upward, matching her rhythm. The sounds of their lovemaking filled the air. Her body shook, her climax taking hold of her.
“Ridge!” she screamed.
Her muscles clamped down on him while she rode the waves of her orgasm. A warmth flooded around his cock from her. She wrapped her arms around him, bringing his head to her chest. He withdrew his other hand so he could hold her steady to pound harder into her.
His hips were on autopilot. He couldn’t fill her enough. He grunted, and the signs of his own climax rushed toward him. Her warmth covered him, and her muscles squeezed him, and finally, he couldn’t hold back any longer.
A roar burst from him; his release shot out ofhim. Thick ropes of his seed jetted inside her. Melah’s channel milked every ounce from him. His breath was snatched. He closed his eyes and held her. His hips thrust forward one last time, and more of him poured into her. She held on until he finally grew still, his cock still buried inside her.
He couldn’t move if he tried. His heart pounded like a horse galloping along the open lands. He pressed small kisses to her neck and her chin. No words were needed. Her body rested on him. Her chest was rising and falling just as fast as his was. They were both rendered breathless with the sounds of their pants mixing with the distant calls of nature in the surrounding woods.
They remained that way for what seemed forever. Her warm cocoon was a place he never wanted to leave. His cock was semisoft, and it wouldn’t take much for him to be ready again. That was how much he wanted this woman. A light sheen of sweat covered their bodies. She shifted slightly in his hold and nuzzled his neck with her face.
He left kisses along her shoulder. He glanced over it at the beauty of his property, and it resonated in him—she had to stay.
She may not know it yet, but this was where she belonged. She may need tofind herself, but he was as sure as the days were long that this was where she was supposed to be.
On the Silver Creek Ranch and in his arms.
Forever.
Now he was going to have to convince her of this.
She moved her hips, and that was all it took. His cock grew hard again. She lifted her head and stared down at him. Her big brown eyes widened, and a small smile lingered on her lips.
“Already? Really?”
“Really,” he murmured.
He brought her down and kissed her softly. She rotated her hips, which drew a moan from him. He broke the kiss and smiled.
“I’m not done with you yet, Melah Battle. We’re just getting started. I’m going to show you how much I need you.”
Chapter Eleven