Page 36 of Neptune

What was once survival 101 would soon turn into torture for me. I swallowed, reluctantly detaching myself from her. I sat on the edge of the bed, turning away from her.

I felt Cassie moving behind me, sitting up too.

"I guess you're alright now." I stared at the floor. Stared at anything else but her while trying to distract my mind from thinking about something stupid. Shit .

I decided to go to the closet to lend her some clothes—a t-shirt, perhaps—because she definitely couldn't wear her damp clothes yet.

While I was browsing through the t-shirts inside the closet, I couldn't help but scold her again. "Don't you ever do that again. You didn't have to return the coat if you couldn't. You made me fucking worried."

I didn't hear anything in response, and when I turned around, a smile tugged at Cassie's lips. Her eyes softened.

"Come on," she said. "In the end, I did return the coat safely. Don't you think that I deserve a reward and not a scolding?" Her eyebrow rose.

She stood up from the bed, and that movement gave me a goddamn view of her perfect body, head to toe. My breath caught in my throat. The t-shirt I was holding fell from my hand.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuckity fuck.

Did she not realize what she was doing to me now?

To my surprise, she approached me, still smiling.

"Reward?" I asked.

She nodded innocently, her hands clasped at her back. "Yup."

"What kind of reward?"

She shrugged. "I don't know." When I looked at her with wonder, she added, "Perhaps, a kiss?"

My mind went blank. Was this the shy girl who had blushed when I'd flicked her forehead or ruffled her hair? Why did she suddenly become such a tease?

But then, who was I to say? It was me who had hugged her in my arms after stripping both of us naked.

I scoffed. "A kiss? "

She nodded.

"Where?" I teased her back, my voice low, and I felt her stiffen as I leaned closer to her. "On your forehead? Cheek? Or lips?"

My eyes darted to her lips, and she gulped as I towered her.

Don't play with fire, Cassie.

Noticing her nervous expression, I chuckled. I placed a quick kiss on her cheek, startling her. "There you go," I said.

She stared at me with a blank expression, while I pulled away, amused.

"That..." she faltered. "That was not a kiss."

I locked my eyes with hers, gazing at her with so much intensity. "Because if I kiss your lips, Cassie, I will do more than that. I don't think that I'll be able to hold myself back."

She looked lost, and I chuckled again, ignoring her before turning my back on her to search for other clothes inside the closet.

"Luke," she called.

I turned around to face her, and that was when she stood on her tiptoes, giving me a peck on the lips, surprising me. I was stunned, while she stepped back after that kiss looking like she was trying to gauge my reaction.

But then her eyes widened as if she’d just realized what she'd done. My heart rate kicked up a notch, my body on fire. She better be aware of what she'd done because she just awakened a part of me that I'd been trying hard to control.

I stepped forward to her, and she took a step back. "I did warn you, Cassie," I said. "Is this your way of telling me to let go?"

She still stared at me, looking speechless. Her face flushed, and it fueled the desire burning within me. The blush appearing on her cheeks made me more turned on every time I looked at it.

Cassie was struggling to form a response, but there was nothing she could do when I suddenly pulled her to me and captured her lips in a kiss.

Her lips tasted divine, so soft, and felt like home. I pulled her closer to me as we stood, my arm around her waist while my other hand caressed her cheek.

When Cassie kissed me back, I felt like I was about to burst due to my desire for her—she welcomed my tongue as I shoved it into her mouth, exploring her sweetness.

It was very hard to control myself—I felt like I could kiss her forever. Our kiss was bold and passionate before it slowed down, making me groan into her mouth.

I pulled away from the kiss, and she stared at me with a questioning look, her lips swollen.

"I told you that I wouldn't be able to hold myself." My jaw tightened. "Are you sure that you want to do this?"

The expression on Cassie's face told me just how much it tortured her too. She was silent before whispering, "I want it."

I swallowed. I could feel her heartbeat against my chest, thumping hard like my heart did inside my ribs.

I gave her a peck on the lips before placing butterfly kisses on her neck, shoulder and upper chest. When I reached her breasts, I captured her nipple inside my mouth, French-kissing it.

Cassie moaned, shaking as I kept holding her close to me. I sucked it, and she whimpered in my hold.

My attention shifted to the other breast, and I gave it the same pleasure. A final lick on her hardened nipple made a whisper of my name come out of her mouth.

Fuck . Her moan only heightened my desire for her—she didn't know what she'd gotten herself into. I'd never wanted to devour a woman so badly like this.

The feeling of her skin against my touch and her vulnerability as I pleasured her were enough to make me feel like I was conquering the world.

My lips trailed her skin down, lower to her abdomen. I bent down on my knees and slowly slid down her panties.

Without warning, I cupped her ass and attacked her pussy with my mouth. I captured her clit, flicking it with my tongue.

Cassie let out a small scream, and her hands shot to my head as she grabbed my hair while I ate her down here.

I alternated between sucking and flicking her clit with my tongue, her legs shaking as I gripped her ass. I looked up at her fiercely while her eyes squeezed shut, gasps escaping from her lips.

"Luke! I can't—" she begged, but I didn't stop, my eyes still locked on her face as I gave her the ecstasy she'd been craving for. Cassie twisted above me, trying to push my head. "I—I can't hold it—"

Not listening to her, I flicked my tongue against her clit even faster and sucked it harder. There was no way that I would let her go.

You are going to cum in my mouth, Cassie.

And she did. She exploded in my hold, her scream echoing in my ears as I drank all her juices. I'd never tasted something so good in my life.

I tasted Cassie, her desire for me. Only after I sucked the last drop of her honey did I finally let go of my grip on her ass. Cassie panted, still shaking, her chest heaving up and down.

I stood up, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand, my eyes piercing hers. She was stunned—she probably didn't expect that I was going to eat her like that.

Now, she must have been wondering about what was to come. My eyes softened as I looked at her innocent gaze, and a small chuckle left my mouth. I pecked her lips.

She watched as I took off my boxers and walked toward Victor's nightstand. I opened the drawer and took out a condom packet.

I'd seen the packets before, knowing that Victor must have stored them here for protection every time he brought Emily here.

I sheathed myself with the condom and strode toward her, cornering her against the wall. Her beautiful chocolate eyes stared back at me—they held passion but also doubt, and slight fear.

"Are you a virgin?" I whispered.

Her cheeks turned crimson as she bit her lower lip. She shook her head. "No."

Why was she getting so embarrassed about that?

Fuck that lucky bastard . I was going to fuck him out of her completely.

I leaned closer and ran my tongue in her ear.

"Don't worry. I'll make you feel so good you won't even remember any guy before me," I hissed. "To the point where the only thing you can remember is my name."

We stared at each other intensely before I cupped her chin and lifted one of her legs at the same time, making her yelp as our bodies pressed tighter against the wall.

"Now, it's time for the kiss that you asked for." I pushed into her at the same time I captured her lips in a sudden kiss, muffling her scream.

I didn't stop kissing her, while my cock slowly pushed further into her. When I fully filled her, her walls clenched tightly around me.

Fuck . She was so tight and amazing. She was perfect.

I pushed out and thrust back into her in a steady rhythm. Cassie wrapped her arms around my neck, shaking. I kissed her every time I pushed back into her.

Soon, we got lost in each other's warmth as I poured my desire into her.

Tonight, we were one.

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The sound of the wind against the window told me that the snowstorm was still happening outside. But at this moment, inside this bedroom, there was nothing but a burning passion.

I felt Cassie's walls tightening again as I fucked her on the bed, her legs lifted as I thrust into her, towering over her. My hands were cupping her face, our kiss endless.

I'd made her come many times, and now she was on a climax again.

Our tongues danced with each other. "Dammit, Cassie," I rasped. "I can't stop kissing you."

I really couldn't. It was as if the air in my lungs left me if I stopped kissing her, like she was the air I needed to breathe. Cassie was shaking under me as her orgasm took over her, and I kept pounding into her through it.

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I held her wrists as I fucked her from behind, both of us standing on the floor, her gasps and moans echoing in the room.

I pulled my dick out of her before thrusting all the way in, over and over again, eliciting small screams from her.

Our reflection in the mirror in front of us aroused me even more. She looked so beautiful, covered in sweat as I pleasured her.

She moaned while I fucked her senseless, and I felt like her voice was the best thing I'd ever heard. I cupped her breasts and pulled her body closer to mine, her back pressed against my chest as I kept up my pace, ramming into her senselessly.

I couldn't get enough of her. I would never get enough of her.

Her whimper filled my ears, mixed with the sound of our skin slapping each other. "Luke," she cried.

And she came again.

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By the time Cassie and I were cuddling on the couch in the living room, in front of the fireplace, it was almost dawn. I kissed her forehead as she sighed against my neck, my arms around her, our bodies covered by a blanket.

"I don't want you to go," she whispered. "I don't want us to part."

I went silent as the truth hit me too. "Neither do I."

Neither of us uttered another word, and silence crept in. Little did she know that my mind was trying to find a way for us to make it work.

"This feels like a dream," Cassie said while both of us stared at the fireplace. "It makes me not want to go back."

Her statement piqued my interest. I went silent before finally asking, "When you told me that your stepmother wanted you to make a big decision, was it about your musical career?"

A soft smile formed on Cassie's lips.

"That's correct," she said. "But...I don't know. I'm still in a dilemma. She seems so happy about me becoming a singer, and I just don't want to disappoint her."

I frowned. "Why did you put it that way? What about you? Do you love to sing? Do you want to be a singer?" I said the same question that I'd asked her the day before in front of the band, even though I'd already known the answer.

She sighed. "I do. I love it. I'm excited to share my songs with the world, too."

I stared at her intently. "Is that why you're confused? You're afraid that you're doing it for her ambition and not for yourself, aren't you?"

She went silent, and I noticed that my words sank deep into her heart.

I pulled her closer to me and pecked her nose. "You should do it for yourself and not for others. Don't let her take away your dreams like that."

A smile curved on her lips. She stared at me with loving eyes. "Does that mean that you support me in becoming a singer?"

"I support anything that makes you happy," I said.

Her smile grew bigger before she cupped my cheeks and gave me a kiss. I kissed her back, and she straddled me, sitting on my lap. My hands roamed her back.

Shit . She'd made me as hard as a rock again.

While we kissed, I grabbed her ass cheeks, slightly lifting her before I could thrust into her again in this position .

But then, I stopped short. "Fuck," I cursed.

Cassie pulled away from our kiss, disappointment crossing her expression. "What? Why did you stop?"

I stared at her with a serious expression.

"I'm not wearing a condom," I said, and she stared at me blankly. "And I can't wear it now. I ran out of them."

It was true. There were no more left inside the drawer of Victor's nightstand.

Cassie stared at me with the same serious expression on her face. Surprisingly, it was because she didn't want me to stop. "Please pull out."

Damn it.

Nothing could stop us. I didn't think that I could hold myself back either, especially when she looked at me with those begging eyes.

I should. But I can't. Fuck.

" Don't stop the kiss," I said, reminding her of the last thing she was doing before she pulled away.

Cassie cupped my cheeks again and started kissing me slowly. I lifted her ass and thrust into her all at once, making her gasp, and that was when I shoved my tongue into her.

I fucked her slowly, passionately, and she kissed me every time I filled her again.