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He left me in shuddering gasps, working his way up my body again. One of my hands was still clutching his head as the other moved in a broad sweep over his shoulders, now fiery hot. When we met eye to eye, I moved both hands to his shoulders and pushed him off, rolling on top.

“Now it’s my turn to show you.”

Before he could answer, I smashed my mouth to his. Rolling my hips back and forth, I trapped the hard length of him between us. A deep, wrenching groan issued from his chest and I smiled against his lips. I quickly moved downward, whisking my lips and tongue over his muscular chest and over his ridged abdomen. He hissed through his teeth as I took him into my mouth, sliding his feet up the bed. He caught my shoulders between his legs and grasped my head with both hands, guiding my movement.

I listened to every gasp, every sharp inhale. His entire body was moving in concert with me, and it gave me a tremendous sense of confidence to know what I was doing to him.

“Get up here. Now,” he commanded, and I smiled as I scrambled back up. I sat up and straddled him. Holding his eyes with mine, I slowly lowered, taking him deep inside me. Gabe made another sound partway between a sigh and a moan, then closed his eyes as I moved up and down.

I watched him, studying every change of expression. It was incredibly erotic. His hands grasped my hips, moving me faster and faster.

I folded over him. “You like me on top?”

A shudder wracked his body, and he slid his knees up to trap me in place. “Yes. Don’t stop.”

With a light laugh, I moved my mouth to his ear. “I have no intention of stopping.” I flicked my tongue in his ear as I slammed him hard within me. He cried my name, which brought heat coursing through me again, radiating outward from my center.

I grabbed his arms and thrust them out sideways from his body, interlacing my fingers with his. Gabe tried to lift his arms, but I pushed back hard, preventing him. A slow smile came across his face as he complied, relaxing and holding on to my hands. He was more than strong enough to overpower me, but he was enjoying every moment of what I did to him. Enjoying doing my bidding. As I pressed the side of my cheek to his, his stubble rubbed my tender skin.

The rough burning lit me even more aflame.

We moved together, our fingers interlaced and holding tight. As rain poured onto the roof above, I gave him every last inch of me, and he did the same.

We both believed.

Chapter Thirty-Three

Gabe

A beamof golden morning August sunlight slanted into the kitchen of the Big House as Hailey tore out the door, eager to prepare for our day’s adventure. She slammed it behind her, and I winced. “Sorry about that.”

Nona smiled at me over the rim of her coffee cup. “No need to apologize. She’s exactly what’s been missing from this place.”

Two weeks had passed since that momentous night on the bluff. Weeks that had brought changes. Happy changes. April and I had settled into our new, deeper relationship. She’d had no repeats of the disbelieving hesitancy she’d shown after I told her I loved her. I intended to make sure she never had reason to doubt me again.

With a smile, I reached out next to me and cradled my hand over the back of April’s neck, luxuriating in the soft strands of hair under my fingers. Only the three of us were left from breakfast.

“You need anything before we go?” I asked her.

She shrugged one shoulder. “I can grab the gear when we head down to the dock.”

Nona, wearing her fancy new black snakeskin boots, alternated her gaze between the two of us. “I’m very happy to see you two. You make a lovely couple. Opposites in many ways but meant to be together.”

One side of my mouth lifted. “Thank you for not pestering me about it too much. You showed remarkable restraint.”

Nona’s eyes sparkled. “I helped raise you, so I’m no stranger to how you respond to situations. If I’d pushed you, you would have only buried yourself deeper in the sand. April was the one with the shovel, not me.”

I laughed, squeezing my hand on April’s neck as we shared a long look. “She sure was.” I turned back to my grandmother. “I was so afraid to let someone have that kind of power over me. To lose control.”

Nona’s smile disappeared, and she regarded me seriously. “Control is an illusion, Gabriel. None of us is in control. The best we can hope for is to find another person to make the journey more… enjoyable? You two look like you enjoy yourselves.”

All three of us laughed at that. I tipped back the last of my coffee and pushed to my feet. “We’d better collect Hailey. By now, she’s probably packed enough for a one-week cruise.”

As April and I walked down the hill, I pulled her close to kiss her temple. “I was so afraid to give up my power. But instead, you set me free completely.”

She reached up to clasp the hand of the arm I’d draped across her shoulder. “Same here. When I moved to Calypso Key, I was hoping for a new start. I had no idea I’d find a completely new family.”

“Come on!I want to see them again!” Hailey breathed hard as she dog-paddled in front of April and me, bouncing her gaze between us.

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