Page 50

Her heart tore wide open.“Forget you?You make it so damn impossible.But what about me, Zach?Do you feel a piece of me inside you when we’re apart?”
“Always.I can’t breathe when you’re not with me.I can’t think straight.”He removed his hands and slid his cock slowly inside her.He groaned deep and long.“God, I’ve missed you so much, baby.You fucking missed me too, didn’t you?”The sheer assuredness behind his words sparked a futile rebellion inside her.
“No, I didn’t.”
His eyes narrowed as he surged deep and left her gasping.“Give it up, Peaches.Your cunt says different.”
Her eyes rolled with her escalating ecstasy.“Shut up and fuck me, Zach.”
He caught her mouth in a wild, merciless kiss.“Talk like that will only get you into trouble.Remember, you still owe me for the last ten days.Now, I prefer your ass peachy and pretty, but don’t think I’ll hesitate to make it cherry red if you keep holding yourself back from me like that.Or maybe you like the idea of being spanked, naughty girl?Does the idea of going over my knee make you hot?”He fucked himself deeper and held himself still.
“Yes,” she blurted before she could stop herself.
His brow slowly rose.“Good, now we’re getting somewhere.”He just stared down at her and didn’t move.
Desperately, she wriggled, eager to feel the delicious friction.
“Do you want me to move, Peaches?”he rasped.
“Yes.God, yes, please.”
“Then look at me.”
“Zach—”
“Look at me or you won’t get fucked.”
Sucking in a deep breath, she schooled her features and forced her gaze upward.His face was taut with the strain of holding himself steady above her.Another layer of sweat sheened his skin, and his eyes were dark and turbulent.“You reminded me how flexible you are when you went to town on me just now.So, raise your legs high for me.”
She complied immediately, nearly insane with desperation.But he shook his head.
“Higher.”
She raised her legs until her feet touched the headboard.
“Good girl.Now, tell me you missed me.”
15
Zach woke with a start and glared at the empty space beside him.Bethany was sliding out of bed, her back to him.That distance he’d sensed was still there.Hell, if anything, it was increasing by the second.More than anything, he wanted to grab her, keep her pinned until she acknowledged him and accepted that they were meant to be together.
He struggled to stay put.He’d done enough imposing last night.He may have ceded power to her in the beginning, but by the time they’d fallen asleep in the early hours, exhausted in each other’s arms, she’d known who was in control.She’d eagerly participated and granted his every demand.
And yet, through it all, he’d sensed her reticence.And more than that, he’d seen her determination as she’d given herself wholeheartedly and demanded more in return.
It wasn’t until the last mind-bending fucking that he’d guessed her intention.Panic had resurged a hundred-fold, but he’d stemmed it.
Now, as she raised her hand to shrug into the dressing gown he’d provided for her, he watched the curve of her waist, her sleek torso, and hid a determined smile.She thought they were done.Last night, she’d fucked him with a purpose he’d been thrilled to receive.Now, he knew it for what it was.
“Good morning, Peaches.”
She tensed but didn’t turn around.His pulse shot up as the urge smashed through him to get off the bed and make her face him.“How do you feel?”He struggled to keep his voice even.A part of him wondered why he was so stunned that she turned him inside out without even lifting a finger.It was the same realization that had staggered him in Marrakech.That feeling that she meant more to him than anyone or anything in his life.
It was what terrified him that any further revelations about his past would drive her away for good.
“Great.I feel great.”She fiddled with her belt for a few minutes.Then caught a strand of hair between her fingers.Zach was content to let the thick silence continue.He was perfectly comfortable where he was, watching her fidget.This woman confused the hell out of him enough for him not to feel lenient toward her this morning.
After another minute, she looked up.“Zach, I need to go to work.”