Page 22 of Liam (R.I.S.C. Delta Team #5)

Unlike the ones before it, he took his time and went slow. As they lay beneath the moonlight, tasting and exploring, he began tracing the tip of a finger down the length of her arm.

His touch was soft and sweet. Tantalizing and invigorating. And more loving than any of the time she’d been like this with Tommy.

But of course, this was different. Liam was different. In every wonderful way that mattered.

He stopped momentarily and pulled away, looking down at her with the deepest of stares. Old insecurities threatened to invade, and she feared he’d changed his mind and wanted to stop.

“What’s wrong?” Allison asked, her chest tight with all the usual self-doubt.

Liam immediately put her worry to rest when brushed some hair from her forehead and smiled. “Nothing’s wrong, sweetheart. Just want to remember this moment for the rest of my life.”

Emotions hit on a level she never even know existed within her. She lifted up and gently took his mouth with hers.

“Me, neither” she whispered against his lips. Feeling brazen, she threw caution to the wind by adding an unabashed, unashamed request. “Make love to me, Liam.” Allison nibbled his bottom lip. “Show me how it’s supposed to be.”

Something she’d said must have struck a chord within the caring protector, because the next thing she knew, he was on top of her once again. Liam didn’t stay there long, however, and it only took a few beats of her racing heart to figure out why.

Reality ceased to exist as Liam selflessly fulfilled her request. He used his mouth and hands to pay homage to her breast. First one and then the other.

When he was finished there, he began to move lower. His mouth following an invisible line down the center of her abs.

Allison’s breath stuttered inside her chest when he moved his body lower, still. And when his mouth found her greedy core, she nearly came undone.

“Ah!” she cried out, then blindly grabbed a nearby pillow and put it up to her mouth.

The last thing she wanted was for Maddie to hear her scream and come pounding on the door thinking something was wrong.

Liam’s smile spread against her flesh as his tongue traced the length of her slit. He lapped and laved to his heart’s content, devouring her body in ways she’d never felt before. When the tip of his tongue brushed against her swollen clit, the pillow swallowed Allison’s moans.

Her hips rose off the mattress of their own volition, as if to tell him she needed more. Seemingly happy to oblige, Liam added a hand to his perfectly composed symphony of pleasure. And when he thrust a finger into her seeping core, she lost the final remnants of her control.

“Oh yeah.” Allison kept her legs spread wide as he added a second digit. Each thrust brought her closer and closer to the edge.

A rush of heat flooded her core as he used his hand and mouth to play her body with perfection. His growls of satisfaction adding an electrifying vibration that nearly sent her flying into the air.

Warm, wet heat engulfed her as he continued making love to her with his luscious mouth. The hair from his well-trimmed beard only served as a wonderful addition to the sensual friction his body gave.

Before long, Liam found a rhythm that matched perfectly with the racing beat of her heart. Allison bit down on the pillow’s corner as her lower body began to shake.

Her legs trembled and her lower belly tightened as her impending explosion drew near. And when Liam gently sucked her clit between his lips, she became lost in a sea of ecstasy.

“Liam!” His name was muffled behind the pillow she clutched between her tight fists.

The incredible climax sent Allison’s entire lower half shooting up from the mattress below. Liam held on for the ride. His fingers were still pistons drawing out every last ounce of pleasure, but even then…Allison wanted more.

Lucky for her, so did Liam. A fact that was proven moments later when he got up in search of a condom. Allison admittedly felt relieved when he returned with a brand-new box that had never been opened.

She watched unabashedly as he rolled the protection over his swollen shaft. Liam wasted no time in rejoining her on the bed. And when he settled himself between her thighs, there was no turning back.

“You sure?”

That was all he said. Two words serving as a reminder that the choice to continue was hers.

Allison remained quiet, going for action instead of words. Reaching between their bodies, she wrapped her fingers around his swollen cock and positioned the tip against her welcoming core.

“Fair enough.” Liam smirked before bringing his mouth to hers.

He kissed her slowly while easing his hips forward. He was big, and it had been a hot minute for her. And even then?—

It was never like this.

Several gentle thrusts later, she and Liam became one. Tears sprang to Allison’s eyes. Not because he’d hurt her, or because she was having second thoughts. But because being with this man felt so utterly right.

I’m home.

The thought took her by such surprise, she gasped when it entered her mind. At the same time, Liam had thrust his body forward, concealing the actual cause.

Was it possible to truly feel this way about a man she barely knew? The answer came the second she looked back up into his eyes and found nothing but real, raw emotion staring back at her.

He feels it, too.

She wasn’t sure where they’d go from here, and for the first time in years, Allison refused to let herself worry. If she and Liam were meant to end up together, then that’s what would happen. If not, she and Maddie would still be okay.

Liam began moving faster. His breathing became labored. Her nails dug into the skin at his back.

Her inner muscles quivered around him as the pressure in her body once again began to build. A deep, masculine moan echoed off the spare room’s walls. He thrusted himself deeper and harder as his movements began to change.

The way he moved within her was incredible, and when he shifted his body slightly to the side, Allison nearly forgot to grab the pillow to hide the sounds of her second orgasm of the night.

At the same time, she felt Liam pick up the pace as he searched for his own release. The closer he became, the more uneven his thrusts became.

Seconds later, Liam’s primal growl of pleasure escaped. Locking her ankles behind his lower back, she held on tight. Doing all she could to give him the same mind-blowing pleasure he’d just selflessly brought to her.

Twice.

Eventually, Liam carefully slid his body from hers. He excused himself to presumably take care of the condom, but Allison didn’t move.

She couldn’t. Not yet. She was too wonderfully depleted to barely breathe.

When Liam returned, he went to his phone and reset his alarm. Putting it down onto the nightstand, he sent her a cocky smile.

“I set it for five.” He kept his voice quiet, repositioning the comforter and sheet before laying back down next to her. “Is that early enough, or will Maddie wake up before then?”

“Five is fine, but why are you?—”

“Because I want you to sleep in here.” He covered them both with the navy-blue bedding. “Unless you don’t want to.” Liam searched her gaze. “It’s totally up to you.”

Did she want to spend the rest of the night cuddled safely in this man’s arms?

Allison slid her body closer to his before lifting her head up and going in for another delectable kiss.

“I take it that’s a yes?” He grinned when the kiss came to a natural conclusion.

“Yes, that’s a yes.” She snuggled into his muscular form. And for the rest of the night, there were no terrifying nightmares.

Only wonderful, fabulous dreams.