Chapter 11
As Shandra pleaded with Leo to end her suffering, he placed a soft, wet kiss on her swollen clitoris. His green eyes still locked with hers as he sucked and licked the hardened flesh. She bit her lip to keep from crying out as electricity shot through her, bringing every nerve ending to life. Her hips shifted from side to side; her thighs trembled as she tried not to go over the edge too soon. She wanted this feeling to last as long as she could stand it, but the way Leo’s mouth worked her over, it wouldn’t take long.
Leo smiled to himself after seeing the depth of her reaction. His lips and tongue devoured her mound, which seemed to be attached to every single nerve ending within her body. He pressed his tongue firmly against her clit, and as he released her, he closed his lips around the hardened flesh.
“Oh, fuck,” Shandra couldn’t help but call out. He focused on the spot where her pleasure was centered and created a gentle suction that made her cry out and buck her hips. He moaned against her flesh, and she whimpered desperately. “Oh, yes!”
Determined to make her cum so he could taste her essence, Leo slid lower, penetrating her slowly with his tongue until her legs were spread wide and her head thrown back. Her hands clawed at the bedcover, trying to find something to hold onto. Anything that would keep her grounded in the here and now, because if he kept it up, she was going to lose her damn mind. Unable to hold back, she lifted her hips, pushing her pussy up against his face in search of more.
“Leo,” she gasped. “It feels so good. Oh, fuck.” Her release came upon her so fast. It felt like she was falling off a cliff. Toes curled. Mouth open in a silent scream. Stomach clenching. Shandra wailed, making a sound that had never come out of her before, but she knew it could only be possible with Leo.
When his mouth retreated and pulled away from her body, she gasped in sudden shock, but gladly took the reprieve. Her body relaxed, falling back onto the mattress as she panted deeply.
He placed more kisses along her bare stomach. Then his mouth found her breasts again; his teeth nipped harder at her pebbled nipples. The combination of pleasure and pain made her cry out as more wetness gushed from her body.
While Leo was sucking at her lower lips, he had taken the time to remove his sweatpants, so he was fully nude. Coming back to her, he propped himself up on his hands as he stared at the woman beneath him. Leaning his head down, he kissed her softly and sensually, his dick bumping against her thigh. Both moaned at the contact, but Leo needed to make something clear before they took this last step.
“There’s no going back, Shandra. After tonight, we belong to each other. There’s no walking away from this. From us.”
Reaching up, she trailed her fingers down his jaw. Smiling up at him with a dreamy look on her face, she nodded. “There’s no walking away. I need you.” There was no more running from what was between them. What had been bubbling up to the surface for months.
Leo was her man. Shandra would make sure he knew just how much she wanted him. Needed him. Not just because he loved her daughter as his own, but because she could finally see that he loved her as well. Even when he had every reason to walk away, he stayed. That realization broke down the last barrier that was preventing her from giving herself to him fully. “I’m yours, Leo. I know that what we have can no longer be denied. No going back. I’m yours, and you’re mine. I’m not letting you go.”
He leaned down again and captured her mouth with his own. Their kiss was fierce, needy, and demanding. She was ready for him. He was ready for her. Neither of them wanted to wait any longer.
Lifting his head briefly, he stared into her eyes. “Damn right you’re not.”
Leo slid a hand under one thigh and elevated her leg, resting it on top of his thigh as she opened to his touch. At this point, his patience was non-existent. His control was hanging on by a thread. With her soft moans, she was begging him to sink inside her. Leo knew the moment of truth had finally arrived. For so long, he had dreamed of this moment. He had slowly fallen in love with Shandra, even though he felt she was too good for him. The things he had done in the name of both his country, and the Lucarelli family, were scars he would carry for the rest of his life.
But Shandra saw beyond that. She wasn’t afraid to call him out. Even when he felt the darkness inside him was overwhelming, she could pull it out of him. Her and Amina. Fighting the loneliness he felt at night when he wasn’t with them had become a part of his regular evening routine. He could hardly wait to be with her again the next day. To see her face. To hear her voice. Half the time, he did not know what to say to her, so he would say nothing.
He was tired of living a half-life. Leo wanted to be everywhere she was—living his life with a woman by his side who understood not only who he was, but also the world he lived in. Yes, he had wanted this for so long.
He kissed the curve of her neck as he pressed his hard length inside her. Overwhelmed by her heat, his eyes closed in ecstasy. She let out a gasp, followed by a loud moan as she began grinding up against him. She was taking every inch of his shaft inside her slick channel.
It felt like coming home.
Leo moaned deep in his throat as his strokes became deeper and stronger. Lifting his chest, he stared down at the woman in his bed. One hand tangled in her thick hair as his other one grasped her thigh. He placed soft kisses on her skin as he pressed into her. He never wanted to leave this place. If he could fuck her for days on end, he would; only letting her up to stretch her legs before he took her again.
“Shandra, you feel so fucking good,” he grunted breathlessly as he filled her to the hilt with his hard flesh.
Wet. Warm. Tight. It felt like heaven. Back and forth. In and out. Deeper with each thrust, until he wasn’t sure where he ended, and she began. He lost himself to the instinctual rhythm. Like one combined heartbeat. Their bodies joined in perfect harmony.
“Leo,” she moaned. “Oh, shit.”
Her whimper sent him into a lust-filled haze, causing him to grind into her, deep and slow. His only mission was to make her to feel every single fucking inch of him. To have her feel the desperation he carried inside ever since the first moment he saw her. Shandra’s hands gripped his arms as she rolled her hips up, deepening their connection. Pleading for more. They continued grinding into each other, the sound of their slick bodies and loud moans filling the air. He shifted his body, letting his shoulders press against her legs as he placed both hands under her ass, gripping her tight. His hips began undulating in a delicious rhythm, touching parts of her that turned her moans into nonsensical words. Shandra’s breath became shallow and ragged, broken only by the occasional desperate whimper when he dug in deep and hit a sweet spot. She widened her legs around him, raising them even higher on his body, allowing Leo to deepen his strokes.
Suddenly, Shandra moved her hands lower and grabbed the flesh around his lower waist. Her fingernails dug in painfully as she squeezed; her cries of passion suddenly silenced, even though her mouth was still open. Her body shook, and he felt her come in waves around him. Her channel squeezed around him, pulling out the same response from within him as he jerkily plunged into her. Every ounce of his energy spilled out, releasing violently while he grunted out his own orgasm.
Shandra opened her eyes and lifted her gaze to stare up at him. Her smile was radiant, even if she looked like she’d been put through the ringer. Then again, she just had a very intense workout, so it was to be expected.
Leo returned the smile, kissing her gently on the lips. He needed her. He would never get enough of her. She was everything to him. The other half of his heart. The piece that calmed the beast inside of him. The keeper of the light that kept him grounded. “We’re not done yet.”
He leaned back, and with a smirk, his hands closed around the back of her legs, lifting and spreading her legs. Her knees were close to her shoulders. Shandra always considered herself fairly flexible, but even she questioned what exactly Leo was doing to her body. When his body pushed closer to her, his thick member brushed over her center, teasing and tantalizing her. Moans escaped her lips as she fell under his spell, anticipating when he would enter her all the way.
A moment later, he thrust deep inside her, breaching her again. His strong hands held her legs up while he pushed all the way in until his entire length disappeared within her warm depths. Her eyes opened and fixed on his face. She fell in love with him all over again. His teeth were biting into his bottom lip. The veins in his neck were strained. As she took in the sight of him, she noticed his muscles bunching and relaxing while he stroked inside her. Each time he pulled his organ from her body, it was drenched in her juices. The sounds were loud in the silence of the room, which made her even wetter.
She couldn’t help the sound she made. Waves of pleasure coursed through her as he sank inside her again. Shandra wasn’t sure how much more of this she could take. Thank goodness she was on birth control because Leo had no intentions of pulling out. Every release would be inside her. If he could give her a baby right now, he would. Desire was the only thing she was focused on at this moment. Nothing else mattered but her release. Every pull and push of his body into hers was like the sweetest torture, and she couldn’t get enough.
“Damn, baby. I could live inside this pussy.” Leo began to move at a breakneck pace. Her eyes rolled back in her head as he passionately thrust in and out of her. She wondered how he had so much energy. Every part of her body tingled with electricity as her release was building. Her fingernails dug into his flesh while he held her legs, forcing her to take everything he wanted to give. The passion and need she felt for this man was unlike anything she had felt before. And just imagine, she had almost let him get away.
She loved this man.
Shandra would kill a bitch for this man.
And she knew, without a doubt, he would do the same for her.
The orgasm that ripped through her body was strong, powerful, and overwhelming. Her toes curled. Her body arched into him. A squeal released from her mouth as her body exploded in pure ecstasy.
Leo lay against her while their bodies cooled, their breath ragged and harsh.
Shandra laughed. “Well, damn. Who knew it would be like that?”
“I did.” Leo kissed her softly before moving off her and getting out of bed. He walked to the bathroom, wet a washcloth, and came back to the bedroom. “Let me clean you up.” She lay there and watched him. It was such a small thing, but for her, it showed the care he would always provide to her. “There was no other way this was going to go.” Finishing up, he went back toward the bathroom and threw the towel inside a wooden hamper.
When Leo climbed back into bed, he pulled her body close. “We never discussed birth control.”
She laughed. “Oh, so now you want to worry about that?”
“No, sweetheart. If I had my way, you would marry me tomorrow and have my babies nine months from today, but I know that’s not what you want. I’m willing to wait, but not very long.”
“Aren’t you rushing things a bit?” Not that she wasn’t giddy as hell inside, but he was making a lot of assumptions. Would she marry him? In a heartbeat. But then again, she knew how short life could be. Things could change on a dime, and then you were left heartbroken and alone. But others in their circle might think it a bit odd that they hadn’t even dated yet.
“No, not rushing things at all. Just making sure you know my intentions. I meant it when I said this was it for me. You are it for me. I’d simply been waiting for you to catch up with me. Hell, you and I have been playing a game of cat and mouse for almost a year. You’re the only one who didn’t know what this really was between us. Now, get some sleep, because I’m going to want you at least one more time before the morning comes.”
A smile crept over her lips. “You’re insatiable.”
“Just for you. I will never get enough.”
Shandra fell asleep with a smile on her face. True to his word, Leo woke her up a few hours later and gave her another mind-blowing, full-body orgasm. That time, he fell asleep with a grin, secure in the knowledge that his woman was finally by his side.