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“You need to. Zo, this was the worse one yet. It took me quite a few minutes to get you to wake up. You were locked deep in that nightmare. You need to tell me what you keep seeing. I’m serious, Zo.” His voice is stern as he knits his eyebrows together.
“Mitch … He killed you.” I cry into his wet shirt. “He had me locked up in his house. You came there, found me, and he killed you. I lost you. You were gone, right in front of me. I can’t lose you. I can’t.” My fist clenches his shirt. “He’s taken everything from me. He can’t take you.”
“Shh. I’m right here, sweetheart. No one’s going to take me from you.” His cheek rests on the top of my head.
“But he got to m-me. He hurt me. H-He killed you.” I tremble as I remember being restricted by the chains. As I remember the gleam in Mitch’s eye as he held the gun to Ryker’s head. I whimper, seeing the pain in Ryker’s eyes before the gun went off.
“Darlin’, no one is going to hurt you. I promise I’ll do everything I can to keep you safe. Everything.” His lips find mine, and I feel a sudden heat blossom inside me. He’s real. I need to feel real. I need him.
My hands claw at his soaked shirt, trying to pull it over his head. I don’t want to feel the loss; I want to feel him pressed against me.
“Zo, Zo, slow down.” Ryker’s voice is hoarse.
“No. I need to feel right now. I need you. All of you. Please, let me feel you,” I beg. He nods slowly, and I go back to getting his shirt off.
Ryker steps back from my arms and pulls it off, then his hands find the hem of my tank top and lift it up over my head. The warm water cascades down my back.
He leans down and nibbles at my collarbone. My hands move down his chest, finding the top of his shorts. I slip my thumbs under the band and push them down. He flings them to the side of the shower and now stands completely naked. Ryker’s hands work to help me get my pants off, throwing them in the same spot as his own. His hands slowly move up my sides to my cheeks. Ryker cups my face and makes me look at him. Our eyes meet, and the fire in his grows.
“Ryker, I—”
Before I can finish, his lips cover mine. His tongue traces over my bottom lip, begging me to open. When I give him access, his tongue explores every inch of my mouth. I moan into hm, and he nibbles my lip with approval.
Ryker’s hands caress me, working their way down to my ass. He cups my bottom and then lifts me up before turning me so my back’s up against the shower. My legs wrap around him, pulling him closer to my core. His hardness is pressing up against my stomach, so I reach down and wrap my hand around it. His mouth pulls back from mine, as he hisses from the contact.
“Zo,” Ryker whispers. I continue to work my hand up and down his shaft. His skin is like velvet against mine. Ryker’s breathing picks up, and he stops my hand with his own. His eyes fly up to mine.
“You have to stop or else I’m going to come right here.” His voice is desperate, and his eyes are full of heat. “I want to be inside you, Zo. Tell me you’re on the pill.”
I nod, and my voice is raspy when I say, “IUD. Please. I need you.”
Ryker grabs his cock, rubbing it along my folds. He brushes against my clit, sending a surge of pleasure through my body. He slowly eases the tip of his cock inside me, and I gasp at the welcomed intrusion.
His mouth finds mine as he pushes further inside me. I moan into his mouth, his cock stretching me. He plants kisses on my neck as he begins thrusting. I run my hands over the bulging muscles on his arms, which are the only things holding me up.
“Oh, Ryker.” My head falls back against the shower wall.
He hisses and then grunts. “Fuck, you’re so tight, Zo. God, you feel so good.”
His pace slows as he kisses me, completely lost in pleasure. I can hear more soft grunts as he moves. Ryker looks down and watches himself thrust in and out of my core. There’s a building inside of me, the friction igniting every nerve ending in my body.
“R-Ryker, I’m going to come,” I pant.
Every thrust is more powerful than the last, his forehead against mine. I can feel my toes start to curl in anticipation.
“Look at me, Zo,” he commands breathlessly.
Bolts of electricity shoot up from my core. My body shakes in his arms as he holds me tightly, watching me unravel. No sound comes from my mouth as I see fireworks with every push inside me. I squeeze his cock as I come all around him.
Ryker lets out a guttural groan. “Fuck. That’s it, sweetheart.” With a final thrust, I feel his warmth fill me. His cock pulsates as he finds his release.
We both stay as we are, breathless. My hands find his face, and Ryker rubs his nose on mine before kissing it.
Gently, he sets me on my legs again and hugs me, the shower still sending water cascading over our bodies. With my head against his chest, I can hear how wild his heart beats. He’s just as scared as I am.
Ryker holds me tighter. “I won’t let him hurt you, Zo. I promise you that you’re safe.”
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