When I finally came back to myself, I was limp against the workbench, my body spent and satisfied. I felt Rex’s lips press gently against my shoulder, his body still pressed against mine.
 
 “Satisfied?” His deep voice rumbled against my skin.
 
 “Mmm-hmm,” I murmured, too content to form actual words.
 
 Rex chuckled, his hands gently caressing my hips. “Good. Because the night is young, and I have plans for you.”
 
 Dampness returned between my thighs. I was exhausted, but my body was already responding to him, ready for whatever he had in store. It was odd. I tried to convince myself that I despised him, that I didn’t want him anywhere near me, yet my body told an entirely different story.
 
 “Always ready for more?” His voice was playful, but there was an edge to it that warned me he wasn’t done testing my limits.
 
 I turned my head and met his gaze, a challenge sparkling in my eyes. “It depends on just how far you plan to push me.”
 
 As our eyes met, I saw it—surprise. Not the usual feigned shock he employed to hide his darker intentions but genuineastonishment. My heart skipped a beat at the revelation that I’d somehow managed to catch him off guard.Why?I became acutely aware of just how much he affected me, even if I refused to acknowledge it most of the time.
 
 “You continue to surprise me, Laurel,” he said, his eyes glowing with an intensity that quickened my breath. “Just when I think I have you figured out; you reveal another layer.”
 
 I held his gaze, refusing to let him see the triumph shining in my eyes. Instead, I let my lips curve into a small smile, a silent challenge.
 
 Rex’s silence unnerved me as he stood behind me, his presence a tangible force. I could sense his eyes on me, but his expression gave nothing away. It was like he was a statue, cold and unyielding, and I was an insect pinned under his gaze, waiting to be crushed.
 
 “You like the power, don’t you? The idea of being taken, here, in this room, with no one to hear you scream.” I responded to his words despite my efforts to remain detached. His eyes burned with an unspoken promise. “Oh, I will break you. Piece by piece, until you’re begging me to stop.”
 
 His words sent a thrill of fear and desire through me. I knew I should pull away, but my body ached for his touch, craving the release only he could provide.
 
 He reached for the buttons of his pants, undoing them with deliberate slowness. My eyes were drawn to his hands, watching as he freed his cock, long, thick, and already glistening with pre-cum. The sight took my breath away, and I licked my lips unconsciously, wanting a taste.
 
 “You want this? You want me to fuck you hard and deep?”
 
 My eyes flicked up to his, and I held his gaze as I nodded, swallowing hard. “Yes,” I whispered, my voice thick with need. “I want you to take me.”
 
 For the first time since I’d known him, I saw raw hunger in his eyes. It was a look that stripped away his usual mask of control, baring the desire that lay beneath. Without another word, he stepped forward. The head of his cock teased my entrance, and I whimpered at the sensation. Then, with one swift movement, he pushed inside me, filling me completely.
 
 I cried out at the sensation of being stretched around him, my body tightening around his length. His hands gripped my hips, his eyes burning into mine as he began to move, his thrusts hard and deep.
 
 My head fell forward, my body moving with his, meeting his movements.
 
 I felt the hardness of the table edge against my hips as he withdrew slightly before plunging back into me. The sensation was overwhelming, and I felt my body start to unravel under the onslaught of his raw need.
 
 “Yes… There it is,” he murmured, his voice a low growl in my ear. “That’s it. Let yourself go.”
 
 He pulled me back onto him as he thrust forward. I cried out, my head falling forward as the pressure built within me once more. His thrusts became more urgent, his body claiming mine in a savage rhythm that shattered my control.
 
 “Look at you, taking it so well. Such a beautiful sight. Your pussy takes my cock so perfectly. Like you were made to take it. I’ve known it from the first time I saw you at that auction.”
 
 His pace quickened, his movements became rougher as the force of his thrusts shook the table. I could feel his fingertips digging into my hips, leaving marks that would linger as a reminder of this moment.
 
 “That’s it, take it.” His voice was harsh with desire. “Squeeze your pussy around my cock. Take all of me.”
 
 My body instinctively obeyed, clenching, drawing him deeper. I could feel his heavy sac slapping against my skin with each powerful thrust, and my breath caught as the pleasure built.
 
 He pulled my hair, forcing my head back.
 
 “You like that?” he asked, his voice rough. “Feeling my cock pounding into you? Is it why you stole my shirt? Provoked me? Disobeyed me?”
 
 I could only manage a strangled moan in response as he hit that spot deep within. His body continued to slam into mine with an intensity that made my whole body tingle with sensation, each thrust sending me higher, pushing me closer to the edge.
 
 “You’re so tight,” he panted. “So fucking tight around me.”