Chapter 24
TWENTY-FOUR
I nstead of answering, she closed the distance between them.
The kiss started gentle but quickly deepened, filled with hunger and need that matched her own rising desire. Their magic twined, creating golden sparks that danced around them like fireflies. His hands tightened on her waist as she pressed closer, wanting to eliminate any space between them.
When they finally broke apart, she could feel the vibration of his barely contained purr where their chests pressed together.
“Stay with me tonight,” he breathed against her lips, and the raw emotion in his voice made her heart flip. “Let me show you exactly how much I want you.”
Looking up into his eyes, seeing the mix of desire and tenderness there, she was done fighting this attraction between them. Done letting fear hold her back from something that felt so right.
“Yes,” she whispered, and his answering smile was like sunrise.
“I want you.” He reached out and held her face as he lowered his head to capture her mouth in a kiss. He devoured her. She tugged at his shirt, yanking and pulling until it was off. He was so strong, thick, and muscular. Her fingers couldn’t get enough of touching him.
His tongue dipped into her mouth as he explored every inch of her. His hands traveled to her neck, down her shoulders, to her waist until he gripped her, holding her close to him. He pressed his erection into her before grabbing her ass and she lost her ability to think. He kneaded her cheeks, all the while rubbing against her.
She tried to kill her moan but her body betrayed her.
“I want you too,” she whispered but took a step away from him.
“Don’t fight it. You want this. I can smell how much.”
Rook tugged the straps off her shoulders. She didn’t stop him. There was no turning back at this point. Lust and need had completely taken over. She reached out and cupped him through the material of his pants.
He tugged her dress off and slid the material of her panties to the side, letting his fingers run along her slick sex.
“You’re already soaked. I’ve barely touched you, and I could take you right now.”
“I can’t seem to control my body around you.”
He gently nudged her down until she sat on the edge of the sofa chair. It took him no time to pull her underwear off when he knelt in front of her.
Rook gripped her knees, and without any warning, he spread her legs wide and dove in, tongue first. He took a long lick of her slit before twirling his tongue on her clit. Holy stars. She arched into his touch, her hands going to his hair.
“By the stars, Rook. Don’t stop,” she panted when he sucked the nub into his mouth.
He chuckled and pulled back to kiss her thigh softly. “Clover,” he said, “if you want me to keep going, you’re gonna have to promise to give our relationship a real chance.”
“W-what? You want to talk about that now,” she argued. “I’m so close.” She moved her hand to her sex.
He pushed her hand away and replaced her fingers with his tongue, lapping at her with everything he had. He pushed a finger into her entrance and quickly added another. Clover shouted his name, arching off the seat to give even more of herself to him. Under his touch, she cried out as her orgasm tore through her. She hadn’t come that hard…ever.
“Yes, yes, yes,” she chanted before her words were lost to her release. She bucked her hips against his face until she stopped trembling. “Wow,” she said, flopping back onto the sofa chair.
“If you think I’m done with you, you seriously underestimated our connection.” He pulled at his pants, unbuckling his belt and undoing the ties. As soon as they fell around his knees, he gripped his erection, pumping up and down, his eyes not leaving hers.
“I’ve been dreaming of this moment since the first time I saw you.”
This man. How could he say things like that to her and make her fall deeper into his trap?
“I’m going to be so deep in you, you won’t have a choice but to accept we’re destined to be together. I’m never gonna force you to do anything you don’t want to do. But I think you stop yourself from believing we can have something real because you’re scared.”
She gulped, his words hit too close to home. “Scared? Scared of what?”
“You want to be loved. And Clover? I’ll love you till the day I die. Starting right now. You want me. So make the choice. Make the decision your heart has already made. Stop letting fear control you.”
She licked her bottom lip and hated how much she wanted him. How badly she wanted to believe him but also how her heart kept telling her to go for it.
“I want you, Clover. I’ll always want you.”
Ah, crap. She was really going to go for it. “Okay, Rook. I choose you.”
He took her hands and pulled her off the sofa chair. Her feet weren’t on the ground very long. He hauled her up into his arms, and she immediately wrapped her legs around his waist.
Clover reached between them and positioned his cock at her entrance. He arched his hips up while she dug her heels into his ass. He pressed her back against the wall of the cabin, pistoning his hips. Her body burned with every thrust into her. She sucked in hard breaths and clung to him, reveling in the way he filled her. She bit his neck, her hands traveling up his naked torso.
Clover couldn’t get enough of Rook. She moved her hips with his, meeting each of his thrusts. It was so good, so right. How could she walk away from him now? It felt as if their bodies and souls were merging.
“You feel so good, little witch,” he growled into her ear. “So hot.”
She silenced him with a kiss, dipping her tongue into his mouth. Rook moved inside her, going fast and hard. Her body squeezed at his length and he growled with pleasure. The sound almost sent her over the edge all over again.
Her breath hitched, and she moaned his name. She was so close. Her nails dug into his back, her heels pressed deep into his ass. Her body wound tightly. Then, she unraveled. She came apart, screaming in his ear. He increased his pace and fucked her through her release, drawing it out.
Rook wasn’t far behind. He came with a roar, spilling inside of her. He kissed her softly, buried inside her. Neither wanted the moment to end.
He carried her to his bed, and before she knew, he was kissing and groping her again.
“Rook?” she asked with a dry throat.
“Mm?” He kissed her breast and licked her throat.
“What…um…what are you doing?”
He glanced up at her, his grin pure sin. “You didn’t think we were done, did you? We’re just getting started.”
Oh. Oh .