Total pages in book: 44
Estimated words: 40297 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 201(@200wpm)___ 161(@250wpm)___ 134(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 40297 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 201(@200wpm)___ 161(@250wpm)___ 134(@300wpm)
Only when I was limp and panting did he finally settle between my thighs and when he felt how wet I was, he rasped, “Wanna take you bare. Feel your wet heat wrapped around my cock without anything between us.”
I twined my arms around his neck. “Then it’s a good thing I’m on the pill.”
“Who the fuck did you go on the pill for?” he asked, his voice edged with tension.
“For training.” I dug my nails into his shoulders, filled with a sense of feminine satisfaction at the flash of jealousy in his eyes. “To time my cycle so that it doesn’t interfere with training or competitions. I’ve never needed it for anything else.”
Masculine satisfaction flared in his eyes before he lowered his head and kissed me hard, like he was sealing the claim.
When he finally pushed inside me, the stretch felt so good I whimpered his name.
Ares groaned like he was in pain, his forehead pressed to mine as he fought to stay gentle. “That’s it. Relax for me, baby.”
He held still, giving me time to adjust until I wiggled my hips. “It doesn’t hurt anymore.”
“Thank fuck.” His dick dragged against my inner walls as he pulled back, and it felt so good. But it only got better.
Every thrust pushed me higher until I was clinging to him, lost in the overwhelming feeling of being filled by him.
“You feel so damn good, baby.” He swiveled his hips on the next downward drive. “Your sweet pussy was made to take every inch of my cock. That’s why you waited for me. Because you knew you were mine before we even met.”
“Yes,” I gasped, clutching his shoulders.
My release crashed over me so hard I cried out, my nails digging into his muscles. He followed right after, burying himself deep with a rough groan of my name. “Cecily, fuck yes.”
For a long moment, we just lay there, our bodies tangled as we tried to catch our breath. Then reality started creeping back in.
I needed a second to myself, just a little space to think about what I’d just done. Planning to sit up, I shifted. But I didn’t get far.
Ares’s arm locked around my waist instantly, pulling me back against his chest. He rolled us so my back was flush to his front, one heavy leg thrown over mine, caging me completely.
“Where the hell do you think you’re going?” he murmured against my ear.
“I was just—” I started, but he cut me off with a firm kiss to my shoulder.
“You’re not putting walls up between us now, baby. Not after that.” His arm tightened, his palm spreading possessively over my stomach. “You’re staying right here. Where you belong.”
I melted into him despite myself. There was no denying I’d completely fallen for him.
11
TYRE
The rays of the rising sun filled my room with a soft glow, giving me just enough light to see the rumpled sheets tangled loosely around Cecily’s bare skin. She lay cuddled into my side, one arm draped lazily across my stomach, her leg hooked comfortably over mine. Her dark red hair spread out like wildfire across the pillow, a bold splash of color against my charcoal-gray bedding. She fit here—like this space had been waiting just for her, and now that she was here, nothing else made sense.
I couldn’t remember the last time I’d slept so deeply, especially after so many restless nights dreaming about Cecily. Her quiet breathing filled the room, a steady reminder that my world had shifted and locked into a new rhythm. This was my reality now—waking up to Cecily’s soft warmth, having her close enough to reach out and touch whenever I wanted. Now that I’d experienced it, no way in hell would I give it up.
Her presence had settled something inside me. Looking down at her as she was at this moment, knowing this was exactly what I wanted for good sent a hot, possessive satisfaction pulsing through every nerve ending in my body.
My gaze flicked briefly to the clock on the bedside table, and a reluctant sigh escaped my lips. Cecily had training soon, and even though the thought of waking her seemed like a damn shame. She wouldn’t forgive herself if she was late. However, unlike her camp schedule, she didn’t have to be at the facility until seven, so it left me some time to make her breakfast.
I shifted onto my side, pulling her a little closer, and brushed my thumb lightly along her jaw. Then I lowered my head and captured her mouth in a kiss—slow enough to make sure she woke up feeling exactly who she belonged to.
Cecily stirred beneath me, her eyes fluttering open slowly, the deep brown gaze hazy at first. She blinked softly, confusion melting slowly into awareness. Her cheeks turned a delicate pink, but her lips curved into a lazy, unintentionally sensual smile as she realized exactly where she was.