Page 71 of Payne's Envy

“I exist in this world for you,” he declared softy.

Tears filled my eyes. Was that truly okay? To let him love me when he refused in the past.

Payne’s mouth opened slightly as he glanced behind me. “You said we’ve been here before.”

“Yes.” I faced the hot springs. “The magic within not only heats the water, but it also has healing properties. You wouldn’t get in with me, but you always brought me anytime I asked. You would keep your back turned even when I tried my hardest to make you look at me.”

I walked to the water and dropped my feet in it as I sat down.

“You were probably too young then for me to look, Joy.” Payne crouched behind me and placed his hands on my shoulders. “I waited a long time to be in this moment with you, mate. Not everything’s clear, but I loved you when we were kids and even more now. We will learn about the past together. Give me a while longer to remember things more clearly. I’ll have the answers for you. I doubted myself. When I woke. I didn’t want to be this Payne, but you mourned the person I was. You didn’t give up on me, ever, so don’t do it now. Because of you and the memories that have been revealed, I know who I am. So, believe me when I tell you I didn’t look because I loved you and was likely mustering all the control I had to treat you with respect.”

I covered his hand with mine. “Giving up on you has never been an option for me. It’s you or no one.”

He kissed my fingers, and my insides twisted with a century worth of pent-up need. My desire leaked down between my thighs. Payne had to sense my arousal all the time, and yet he wielded self-control in a way I could never. Maybe he always had when it came to me.

Payne’s hand slid over my right breast. I sucked in a breath as he rubbed his thumb over my nipple before moving lower. A hot, raging inferno seeped out of me when he placed his fingers against my clit. I arched into his touch and whimpered, “Payne, please.”

“I’ll take care of you.” His breath heated my ear as he leaned in and kissed my nape. I leaned into his chest after he positioned his legs on either side of me. His erection burned my back. Payne felt like molten lava all the time, but that place seemed even hotter. I wanted him inside me. Hades, I wanted to know exactly how hot my mate ran as he thrust into my pussy.

My clit throbbed as he caressed me. Stomach trembling, my orgasm was nearing, with only a few caresses from Payne. I wasn’t ashamed. I spent too much time wishing for his touch. Instead, I chased the pleasure and wiggled myself onto his hand.

“I need you, Payne,” I whined as I squeezed at his arms.

“I’m here.”

“No. I need you to fill me—”

I didn’t get to finish before Payne shoved two fingers inside me and stroked upward twice. White, hot bliss burst from my soul, stomach, and skin. Even as the ecstasy rocked through me, the heat seemed to build up in my stomach worse. I whimpered.

Payne kissed my neck as I came down from the orgasm. His body shook. He groaned and then asked, “Another?”

“Hades, yes. I’m going to need a hundred of those. Maybe then, the heat will relent.”

Within his arms, I kept scattering apart as I reached that wanton peak over and over.

Pulling my feet from the hot springs, I spread my legs wider. Payne continued to thrust his fingers into my pussy, rubbing my clit with his thumb. He panted near my ear, electrifying my skin with his breath. Within minutes, my body trembled through a pinnacle of orgasms. I’d never known such a fervor. No matter how many climaxes Payne brought me to, the ache inside heightened. And Payne’s gigantic body kept shaking along with mine every time I peaked. I couldn’t take it anymore.

“Payne,” I moaned, reaching for his arm. When I tried to pull his fingers out of me, he growled against my neck, which sent shocks of satisfaction through me.

“We can’t stop now,” he rasped.

“We’ve made it worse.”

Pressing his nose against my skin, he inhaled. “We have.”

“I think it’s you.” I tapped his arm and moaned as I peaked again. My stomach fluttered as the rapture rolled through me. “You need relief too.”

He stopped, and I withdrew his fingers from my body. I turned quickly onto my knees and kissed him. No, I devoured him. I consumed him with my lips. His kisses were passionate, perfect, and all mine. He groaned as my tongue went seeking for his. I placed my hands on his chest and pulled away. “I will taste you now, Payne.”

He threw his head back. “You will kill me.”

Excitement bounced around in my chest as I crawled backward. Payne’s hooded gaze warmed me more than the water I slipped into. I beckoned him to follow and ran my fingers up his huge, thick thighs as he dropped his legs into the water. His body still shook. The trembling might actually be worse. His erection jutted near my face as he stopped at the edge. He was marvelous.

I gripped Payne’s dick, earning a hiss from him. “Hold my hair up. Your mate has a lot, and I don’t want it getting in my way.”

“Beautiful hair,” he murmured as he grabbed my blonde mane and twirled it in his fist.

The veins were bright orange over his length. His pulse seemed to control the glow's brightness, as it would brighten and dim accordingly. I must have gawked too long, because Payne urged my head down. The heat ramped up inside me as I flicked my tongue out against his tip.

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