Total pages in book: 24
Estimated words: 22991 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 115(@200wpm)___ 92(@250wpm)___ 77(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 22991 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 115(@200wpm)___ 92(@250wpm)___ 77(@300wpm)
“You can trust me,” I assure him. “Besides, it’s not like you’re ever going to let me leave, right?”
That draws a small smile out of him, and he turns back to me.
“Avery, I was in the CIA.”
His words take a moment to sink in, but when they do, it all makes sense. His combat skills, his military items, and his suspicion of me when I first arrived.
“I was a bad man. I did bad things. Off the book.” His eyes darken. “We were chasing an even worse man, but he had a mole in the agency. I knew if I didn’t get out, I’d be dead.”
I nod slowly. “So that’s why you’re here?”
“That’s why I’m here.”
He opens his mouth but stops. He’s holding something back. Slowly, I caress his thigh with my hand.
“What? What is it, Rourke?”
He brings his eyes to mine and takes a deep breath.
“That man I was after, Avery. That man was the man you were running from. That man was Damon Vale.”
Everything stops—including my brain. All I can do is nod robotically, like I’m in a trance, as I try to process everything I just heard.
“So…that’s why you don’t want me leaving here.”
He nods. “Damon Vale is more dangerous than you know, angel. And he won’t stop looking for you, just out of principle. But if you’re here with me, you’re safe.”
My heart pounds hard like a fist trying to shatter my ribcage. The terrible reality of the situation comes crashing down on me, and I brace myself against the counter.
“That means…I could have led him to you…” Panic grips me. I stand, shaking my arms as my blood goes cold. “You came up here to be safe, and now I might have—”
Rourke covers my mouth with his hand—so rough and so strong. I gaze up into his eyes. They’re warm and comforting. He shakes his head, running his other hand up my back, soothing me gently.
“Don’t even think that, angel. I’ve been living the last three years of my goddamn life up here alone. I didn’t even know what I was missing. And then you showed up.”
My heart leaps. I realize I’m quivering as he slowly removes his hand from my lips, then kisses me delicately.
“I can’t live without you, angel. You are my life, and Damon Vale can bring as many men as he fucking wants, but he’s never going to hurt you. Not ever.”
My mouth opens to respond, but I don’t get a chance. Rourke sweeps my legs out from under me with one arm and cradles me down to the floor with the other. He lays me down on the rug beneath him, and with one swift pull, nearly tears his T-shirt off me.
My legs fall apart instinctively, and I watch as he tugs off his briefs, exposing his massive erection. I know I’ve seen it once, but I still can’t make sense of its size. It must be as thick as my wrist. It’s the only one I’ve ever seen, but I’m sure Rourke puts all other men to shame.
“I’m going to make you mine, Avery,” he growls, a fierce determination in his eyes. “It’s time to fully seal the bond between us.”
I feel it for sure now. Beneath his primal dominance, the fierce gravel in his voice, the immovable desire, is that one thing. The thing I’ve been waiting to feel. That thing that sets my heart on fire and tells me to fully submit. I’m dying now to be fully taken by him. To be fully his.
“Yes,” I whisper, spreading my legs fully as he lowers himself, letting the tip of his cock press against my mound. “I want it, Rourke. Take me.”
“Goddamn,” he grunts, his voice dripping with lust. “Avery, if I take you now, that means there’s no going back. You can’t run. Your life is mine, and mine is yours. Do you understand?”
I nod without hesitation.
“I understand,” I whimper. “Now shut up and take me.”
A devilish smile crosses his lips, and I feel my arousal start to drip down my thighs and ass. I couldn’t be more ready. Like before, he grinds against me, pressing the swollen shaft of his cock over my clit. My body jerks, and I whimper as his thick tip presses against my hole.
“After this, angel, you’re mine forever.”
“Forever,” I repeat. “Make me yours, Rourke.”
He presses his hips forward, and I gasp as I feel myself expand, giving way to his massive size. My slick opening parts for him, and my entire body goes taut.
“This may hurt at the beginning,” he groans. “But only for a second.”
I take a breath as he pushes deeper, and sure enough, there’s a split second of pain. But it’s gone in an instant as a pulsing ecstasy takes over, lavishing my body in waves of pleasure. My willing pussy spreads for him, stretching, succumbing to his enormity. I light up. It’s so hot to feel my body change as he takes me. His rough hands cup my breasts as he continues, giving me more of his seemingly unending inches. Then, finally, he bottoms out inside of me, his balls pressing against my ring.