Epilogue
LEONA
One Year Later
Ilean against the wall as I watch yet another Derby Day. I’m not participating this time, just watching. All hands on deck.
It’s a lot more packed than last year. Warwick decided to dissolve Hawk House entirely after the shit storm that came out of Matthew’s arrest. Anyone who wasn’t involved in the creepy little basement of secrets was allowed to try and pledge to a different house—and many decided they wanted to try their hand at Valens.
Hopefully, they have enough backbone to make it through what Zander has in store for them in the round—the most infamous round. The one that put me on Zander’s radar to begin with.
“Leona!” Damien calls over to me. I tilt my head.
“Yeah?”
“Zan wants to see you before he interrogates the next guy.”
I raise a brow but head downstairs to where Zander does the final initiation. He’s alone in the room. He locks the door behind me.
“What—“
He slams me against the door, kissing me hungrily. I groan, immediately turned on. He holds my hands in a vice grip above my head.
I chuckle. Wearing a skirt today was a good move. It makes it easy for him to shove my legs apart and my panties to the side. He makes quick work, pulling out his cock. He’s already hard. It’s the rush, the adrenaline.
He loves it, and so do I.
Zander’s strong fingers slide up my thigh, digging into my flesh just enough to send a shock through my entire body. I’m straddling his lap and it’s still not close enough. I press against him while his lips find the hollow at the base of my throat.
His tongue darts out to taste my skin before he whispers, “How was your day?”
“Long.”
“Yeah?”
I nod and tangle my fingers in his dark hair. Tugging roughly, I yank his face away from my neck so I can lean down and kiss his lips.
He moans against my mouth and tightens his hold on my thigh. Our lips come together again and again, harder each time. I haven’t seen Zander all day, and it felt like the longest few hours of my life.
“Did you miss me?” he asks, wrenching his lips free from mine, and quickly undresses me.
“Maybe, a little bit.” I play along.
He rolls his piercing green eyes and shoves me roughly onto the mattress. The bed bounces a bit beneath my weight. I grin up at him, a silent challenge playing across my face. He narrows his eyes and hovers over me, letting his bare chest send waves of warmth over my naked body.
“A little bit? What have I told you about lying to me?” he demands.
I run my nails over his rippling abs and shrug innocently.
“I told you. I can’t be expected to remember all your rules.”
“Allow me to remind you.”
A devilish smile spreads across his face.
“You’re not the one in charge here.” Zander snickers and grabs my left arm and uses it to flip me onto my stomach. I don’t put up a fight. Hiding my grin in the bedsheets, I wiggle my ass just enough to get his attention. His palm comes down hard on one cheek. Gasping, I fight the urge to moan.
“Do you remember now?” Zander demands.
I shake my head. “Still a blur.”
His hand comes down harder on my other cheek. Pressing my smiling face further into the mattress, I can’t help but release a soft moan.
This is what I wanted. This side of Zander, the side only I get to see, is my favorite.
“Still blurry?” he asks, his voice suddenly right beside my ear.
I feel his hot breath against my ear as he positions himself on top of me. With one hand, he spreads my legs. With the other, he grabs hold of a chunk of my hair.
“It’s getting clearer,” I say.
Zander pulls my hair back, not bothering to be gentle. He knows I like it rough. I moan as his lips once again find my neck. This time, I can feel his cock press against my entrance. I push my ass upward, bringing myself closer to him.
“No.” He pulls back. “Not until you remember my rules.”
“Never lie,” I say quickly. Feeling his hard dick against my wet entrance has changed the game. I don’t want to play around anymore. I want to feel him buried deep inside me.
“What else?” He trails his tongue slowly along the side of my neck. I shiver and lift my ass again in silent invitation.
“I’m your little plaything,” I say, my voice weak with desire.
“And?”
“Only yours.”
“That’s right.” Zander’s breath tickles my ear.
Zander bites down on my earlobe. I moan and writhe beneath him. This is torturous. I don’t know how much more anticipation I can take.
He holds me in place, not letting me look at him. My entire body still aches for him.
“Is the no protection rule still in effect?” I ask.
Zander dips his head back down to kiss my neck.
“Is it?” I press.
He runs one finger down my spine, over my ass and between my legs. When he lightly teases my clit, I whimper. Suddenly, my question doesn’t seem to matter. I need his cock so badly I can barely think.
“No more talking,” Zander says.
With that, he positions himself at my entrance and slowly slides inside. I moan and lift my ass to meet him, pushing him deeper. He pulls out, then slams back in. I moan and bite down on the bedsheet, trying to keep myself from screaming out his name.
He fucks me harder with each thrust. His hands grip my hips, pulling me up onto my hands and knees. The bedsheet slips from between my teeth. Zander slaps my ass once. Twice. Three times. On the third time, I can’t help but let out a cry of pleasure.
“Shhh,” he hisses, reaching around to stick a silencing finger inside my mouth. “I don’t want the others to hear you. Only I can hear your moans.”
I suck Zander’s finger hard while he fucks me from behind.
“That’s right,” he says, curling his finger against my tongue, then pushing it toward the back of my throat. “Pretend it’s my cock, kitten.”
With his free hand, Zander reaches around to find my clit. His cock never loses rhythm. I swear he should get a fucking medal for how good he is at this. His words, his hands, those perfect thrusts… everything about him sets me on fire.
“Mmm…” I moan around his finger. I’m already so close and he’s barely gotten started.
My arms tremble as I try to hold myself up. Zander’s thrusts are more insistent, his finger on my clit more urgent.
“The rule is still in effect,” he says between grunts. “No condoms, Leona. You’ll take every bare inch of me, and you’ll love it, won’t you?”
I open my mouth with a gasp. He lets his finger slide out of my mouth and trail a wet path over my cheek, then down my neck.
“Yes,” I moan. “I’ll love it.”
“That’s right.”
Zander’s movements become more frantic. His fingers dig into my hips as he slams into me over and over. I’m so close I can’t think straight. I can’t breathe. My entire body is on fire. The only real thing in the world is Zander. The way he feels inside me. The way he ruins me every single time.
“Fuck!” I cry out, but Zander’s hand slams over my mouth, cutting me off before I can say another word.
I whimper and gasp against his strong hand, my body trembling through my orgasm. Zander wraps his free arm beneath me and pulls me up. My hands leave the bed and my back slams against his chest. All the while his cock still moves inside me.
“I’m going to fill you so full, Leona,” he breathes in my ear, finally letting go of my mouth.
“Fuck, Zander…” I remember to keep my voice down this time.
“Are you going to come again?” he asks.
“Yes.”
“Not yet.”
“Please…” I whimper.
“Not until I say.”
Zander grabs hold of my tits, his expert fingers pinching and twisting my nipples in the most delicious way. I can’t hold it back. I’m going to finish. I know I am.
Zander bites down on my earlobe. His breathing is ragged and I can feel how close he is too.
“Together,” he says.
I can only nod.
Zander pinches down hard on my nipples and thrusts one last time. His grunt is music to my ears as my second orgasm crashes through me. We topple forward onto the mattress, Zander just able to hold his weight off me.
Panting, Zander stays buried deep inside me as he finishes. This is Zander’s other rule. No condoms. Never condoms.
Still breathing heavy, Zander rolls off me. I giggle as aftershocks of pleasure wash through me. Slowly, I get to my feet and start to find my clothes.
He grins at me, still breathing hard.
“That’s my girl. I can’t imagine my life without you in it.”
“I can’t either,” I say.
He kneels down and takes one of my hands in his.
“I want this. For now, for always.” He takes out a delicate diamond bracelet. “I want you in my future. You are my future.”
“And you are mine,” I say without hesitation.
“One day, you’ll give me children, won’t you, kitten? I’d like to have my own family. A real family.”
“Yes,” I breathe out, feeling deeply satisfied.
He wraps his arms around me. “So, it’s settled: you’re mine, then.”
I try to arch a brow at him, but he kisses me fast and hard and possessive. “Admit it.”
I pull away with a satisfied sigh. “Zander, all of me has been yours. Since the moment I first saw you. Until all the stars burn away.”
THE END.
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