Page 66 of Forever Midnight

“Then why do you look like you’re smelling rotten eggs?”

“I have a past, Tru. Some of it is dark. I kill people for a living.”

“I know. I don’t care.”

“I appreciate that, but—”

“No, Midnight. Listen to me.” I cup his face. “I’ve waited a thousand years to feel as good as I do now.” I laugh. “Or, you know, thirty years or so. I know your heart. Nothing else matters to me. I’m…I’m falling for you. I knew it in that dark place when I thought I might not see you again. I hope you feel the same.”

Midnight searches my eyes, a tentative smile pulling at his lips. “Do you mean it?”

“Absolutely.”

“Mighty Hades,” he whispers. “What a beautiful moment.”

“You feel the same about me?” I ask.

His smile grows. “Absolutely.”

“Good.” I rise on my knees. “Then can we finally bang? Like, all the way? Turn me inside out, Midnight. I need you.”

“You should rest.”

“Midnight,” I say firmly. “I need you. Can you do that for me?”

He smiles. “Fuck yes.”

“Sweet. You stay there.”

I hop out of bed and into the bathroom, where I brush my teeth and freshen up. In spite of what happened to me last night, I feel like a million bucks.

When I return to the bedroom, Midnight is exactly where he was, but naked. Seeing him reclined on the bed, his body on display like a sculpture, my belly tingles in response.

I climb back on the bed and into his waiting arms, nuzzling his neck with my lips before stealing a sweet kiss.

“Are you sure this is what you want?” Midnight asks.

I bump my erection into his thigh for effect. “I’m sure.”

He smiles, sliding his hand up my neck and into my hair. “I have dreamed of this moment.”

“Me too.”

Then Midnight stops holding back, claiming my mouth in a heated kiss as he wraps his arms around me, pulling me completely on top of him. His cock is hard and thick against mine, and I grind into him without conscious thought, desperate to feel more.

Midnight grips my hips, pulling me up his body as he kisses me from chest to belly, then flips us over. I land on the mattress with a light “oof” and a giggle. Midnight’s expression is intense, his brow furrowed, and his eyes doing that thing where they seem like they’re glowing, but it’s gotta just be the way the light catches them. His lips are slightly upturned, like he wants to smile but he’s also concentrating. It’s super sexy.

His strong hand grips the front of my neck, squeezing gently as he searches my eyes. “You have a pretty neck, kitten.”

“Do I?”

“Mmm, long and slender. Perfect for biting and marking.”

I buck my hips into him. “Please,” I moan. “Please mark me. Bite me too. Whatever you want.”

“Do you desire my bite?”

I nod rapidly, scratching my nails down his arms. “I want everything.”

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