Chapter 26
Levi
Coming home and trading a week for a single day wasn’t how I saw my return panning out, but anything was better than nothing at all. I’d do whatever I had to do to come home and enjoy every second I had to spare with Tessa.
Knowing he had an entire uninterrupted week, Lucas wasted no time in getting dressed and leaving for the gym, allowing me to have a day alone with our woman before I had to catch my early morning flight.
I accepted that my brother needed this time with Tessa first. It would’ve been incredibly selfish of me to take her away from him after he’d just discovered that she’d been hiding in plain sight.
He believed he had lost her for good, forced to settle on my choice of bride, and now, that was no longer an issue—for either of us.
I wasn’t mad that Lucas had slept with her as Evie. Truthfully, it was a weight off my shoulders. I would’ve hated for him to have never given her a chance on an emotional level.
We were both getting what we wanted, and everything was perfect.
I had to hand it to her, though; Tessa truly knew how to deliver a believable performance and deserved every single one of those Oscars that adorned her shelf.
The only question now was: Why did she feel the need to disappear in the first place?
Tessa had everything—the world at her feet—and yet she felt the need to run away and become an entirely different person.
I’d hate to consider her a flight risk, even though Lucas and I would never allow something like that to happen. We would chase her down to the ends of the earth if she tried to leave us. You don’t find a woman like Tessa and then let her escape from your grasp. Not if you can help it.
My mind briefly wandered back to the memory of that drunk fucker trying to reach for her between the bars of the cage, and I thought about how I’d gladly slit the throat of any man who attempted to so much as touch what was mine.
Tessa working as a dancer in our club might become a problem in the long run, solely because of that idea alone. Lucas and I would need to discuss her position if she stayed at Pulse.
I crept back into my brother’s room, quietly shutting the door behind me before approaching the bed. Tessa was facing the window, all cozy and bundled up under the covers.
Sliding under the gray linen sheets, I sank into the mattress behind her, and she rolled over to face me, looking even more gorgeous with her soft brown hair as it nestled into the crevice of her neck.
“L-e, L-u…” She drawled with an arched brow, and I chuckled at her adorable attempt to guess which twin I was.
It would take a little while for her to figure out a way to identify us, but the name confusion was the least of my worries, or concern, for that matter.
“Levi,” I confirmed. I slid my arm under her shoulders, pulling her body against mine and letting her warmth sink into me as she relaxed in my embrace. “I’m the one who interviewed you at the club.”
“And…?” She pressed, drawing out the word, and I knew exactly what she was insinuating.
“And the one that caught you in the alley… and to cover the rest of the bases, fucked you in my office that very same night.” I felt smug as fuck with that last part of my answer.
Tessa was quiet for a second, then her body tensed as she peered up at me with alarmed eyes and a look of dread on her face.
“Does he know?”
“About the alley or—”
“Yes, the fucking alley.” She rushed out.
“I’m assuming the sex part isn’t a concern for either of you.
” A light chuckle passed my lips as I smiled, remembering the vision of my babygirl set to kill.
If I had a photo of that moment, I’d have framed it and displayed it on my desk or set it as my phone's lock screen.
“No, he doesn’t. But I know he’d love to hear all about it. Especially from his precious princess.”
Tessa’s brows furrowed in confusion as I made light of what had happened. I suppose we never talked about it, went straight to fucking after I caught her, and then I forgot even to mention it. She has no idea what we do outside of the revue and the club—what she’ll have to do in roughly a month.
“I don’t understand why you’re being so nonchalant about all of this. Why aren’t you the least bit concerned that I was considering murdering someone?”
“Babygirl, if I told you the truth, I’d have to kill you.”
“Ha, ha, very funny.” Tessa rolled her eyes and replaced her head under my chin, nuzzling up against it as I ran my left hand down her side, cupping her smooth ass with my palm and delivering a playful squeeze before lowering it further to pull her thigh across my waist. “You really aren’t shocked?
Or disgusted?… I don’t even know why I’m asking you that because clearly you’re holding me like you want me here and I’m—”
“You’re perfect, Tessa.” I interrupted her rambling by gripping her chin between my fingers and locking eyes to show just how serious I was.
“And before you ask again, no, Luke and I aren’t the least bit worried about what you’re capable of or what dark thoughts might be lurking in that alluring mind. ”
We needed a woman who could handle the requirements for marriage for the MUR, which included passing a single test, similar to the three we took during our initiation.
The same rules applied; we could help and assist her, but she had to make the kill—spill the blood.
And I’m more than sure that if I hadn’t stopped her in that alley, she would have driven her heel right through that man’s skull without a second fucking thought.
God, I can’t wait to see this woman slit a throat, or ten… the thought alone had me rock fucking hard.
“But for right now, all I want to do is lay here with my babygirl and forget that I have to leave early tomorrow morning.”
“Where are you going?” Tessa sank further into me, and I pressed my lips to her crown, her natural scent stronger now that the wig was gone, revealing everything, including her flawless beauty.
“Someone has to manage the tour, and I know my brother’s missed you for far too long to take you away from him. I’ll be back next weekend, and then you’re all mine. Speaking of the word, mine…”
Well aware that Tessa was naked under the duvet, I dragged my hand down her smooth side and across her waist, before driving it right between her warm, damp thighs.
She moaned, rolling back on the bed as I glided my middle finger through her, dipping the tip inside to the first knuckle before pulling it out and repeating the motion.
“Levi,” Tessa longingly exhaled, closing her eyes as she pressed her head into the pillows.
“I hope my brother took good care of my pussy while I was gone.” She moaned a playful laugh in response as I removed my hand and pulled my body over hers. “But, I’d better have a taste, just to be sure.”
Lowering myself, I trailed kisses down her body, starting with the side of her exposed neck, nipping at her clavicle, and taking extra time and care to suck and tease both of her peaked nipples.
I wanted to rest my face on her soft breasts, breathe in her scent while listening to her heartbeat between them.
Tessa spread her legs in invitation as I continued descending her exquisite body, dragging my tongue through the center dip of her abs as I gripped both thighs from behind and lifted them over my shoulders, diving in to suck her clit into my mouth.
Her squeal of delight turned quiet as she pulled a pillow over her face to muffle her cries, her hips squirming against my face.
“Luke isn’t home, babygirl.” Without pause, I reached up and ripped the pillow from her grasp, tossing it aside before caressing her throat with my hand. “Let me hear those beautiful screams as I enjoy every second of eating you out.”
I felt her throat bob before letting it go as I drove my tongue into her, groaning my gratification and letting the sound vibrate against her sensitive skin.
“Levi I—Oh god—I’m…” Tessa’s thighs tensed around my head as she dug the nails of one hand into my scalp while the other pulled at my hair. I reached a hand back up to roll her tit in my palm, pinching the nipple between my fingers.
“Come on, babygirl, don’t make me wait. My dick is ready to fuck this sweet pussy right after she comes all over my face. Give me what I’ve so desperately craved this past week without you.”
My girl screamed loud enough to rattle windows as she surrendered to her climax, allowing her body to release the pressure that had built, spilling herself onto my face and sheets.
Flicking my gaze up from between her trembling thighs, I used the pad of my thumb to wipe the excess of her from the corner of my lips before pushing myself up to unbutton my jeans.
Tessa rolled her head to the side, watching me intently, her chest rising and falling with every exaggerated breath.
As I removed my jeans and boxers, freeing my hard cock from them, she licked her lips before biting down on them, while her eyes focused on my length, which I was so fucking ready to plunge into her.
“You—you’re both p-pierced.” She stammered her statement, lifting surprised eyes to meet mine as I crawled forward and hovered over her.
“We are, but you might have noticed that he has a little extra.”
“The ridges—” There was awe in her breathy realization, and I rolled my eyes to bury the slight hint of jealousy.
“Several rows of bars, but I’m not here to talk about the condition of my brother’s dick while I fuck my girl.”
I leaned down to capture her mouth with mine, pulling attention back to me as I lined myself up and moaned the second my cock entered her—so salaciously tight.
Starting with slow, languid thrusts, I rolled my hips, lowering down onto an elbow while I hooked her right leg over my left arm, never breaking our passionate kiss as our tongues tangled together, and I closed my eyes to bask in the feel of her.
A week without this would kill me, but at least I knew exactly what I’d be coming home to—my beautiful bride.
I knew exactly what I was feeling with every deep, penetrating thrust between her thighs.
I understood what I was doing in this moment, taking it slow instead of mindlessly fucking her into the bed.
I accepted everything into my soul as my lips caressed hers, unable to part from them for a single second to breathe.
If I were to fall in love for the first time in my life, it would be with this woman right here. She could break me into a million pieces, and I’d let her—the only person in this world who I’ll ever allow to see my vulnerability besides my brother.
Her warm palm cupped my cheek, and I slowly opened my eyes to see those of a beautiful teal staring up at me, sparkling like the sun as it reflected off ocean waves.
Breaking our kiss, I pressed my forehead against hers, every breath long and drawn out as my orgasm started building, her tight walls squeezing and massaging me with every pass.
She shouldn’t feel this good, but she does, and aside from her screams of pleasure, there was only one thing I wanted to hear from those sinful lips while she lay pinned beneath me.
Releasing my hold on her leg, I slipped my hand between us, rolling her clit with my thumb to work her up to my level. She gasped at the touch, and I pressed down harder, picking up my pace as I approached my edge.
“Tell me this belongs to me—that you are mine.” I breathed, ready to fill her with everything I had to give, physically and emotionally.
Tessa gripped both sides of my head and crashed her lips against mine, moaning into my mouth as I brought my hand up to cradle the side of her neck.
“I’m yours…” She rasped, pulling away with a thick swallow. “And his.”
“That’s my girl.” I praised with a winning smile before claiming her mouth one last time and pulling her over the edge with me, the two of us finding our blissful release together with our lips locked as we both fell.