TWENTY-SIX

Hadley stared at me, her pouty lips forming an almost perfect circle.

Just as I was about to change my tone, she reached down to the button of her jeans and flicked it open.

My eyes traced every single inch of skin she bared, wanting to follow the same path with my tongue.

I’d buried my fingers in her pussy only an hour ago, but I’d yet to see her naked, and I couldn’t wait another fucking second.

I stepped forward, ready to tear the rest of her clothing to shreds, when she held up her hand. “You want me bare, right, sarge?” she asked, the same teasing flicker in her eyes. “Then you need to let me take my time. I want to savor the way you’re watching me.”

“I’m always watching you, Hadley.” My hands clenched at my side. “Always wanting you. You’re a fucking goddess, baby. All I want to do is worship at your feet.”

“Oh, there will be plenty of time for that later.” She kicked over her jeans.

“But for right now, with the way you’re staring at me?

I’ve never felt sexier in my life.” She pointed to the armchair in the corner.

“Sit, Cam. I spent hours watching you today, wanting you. You can wait a couple more minutes.”

“Doubt that,” I grumbled under my breath, but I complied with her request. My need to touch her—taste her, fuck her—was strong, but I couldn’t help but smile at the dare in her eyes.

She was baiting me, wanting me to fight her.

This push and pull between us had taken a dark, lust-soaked turn, and I had to admit—it was working for me.

I’d never been with a woman who pushed me like Hadley, and I was craving her brand of torture.

She turned around, and my jersey hung from her shoulders, slowly slipping down to reveal her bare skin underneath.

Fuck. My name on her back was hot, but seeing my jersey laying at her feet was even better.

When Hadley shifted back toward me, I sucked in a sharp breath, and my eyes took in every inch of her thin white tank top and lace panties.

She wasn’t wearing a bra, and her nipples peaked through the fabric, desperate for my tongue to mark them as mine.

And she was mine.

Even if Hadley didn’t know it yet. Even if she would fight me every step of the way. From the moment she walked into this room, she was only ever going to be mine. Fuck her one time rule.

She stepped closer, letting her hips swing as she came into my space. Her eyes met mine, and for a moment, a rare flash of vulnerability crossed her expression. That wouldn’t do. I lifted my hand and crooked a finger toward her. “Come here.”

Hadley crawled into my lap, her legs spreading on both sides of mine. I reached up, tracing her ribs until I met the curve of her breasts. My eyes leaped to hers. “Is it okay if I touch you?” She nodded, so I pulled my hands away. “Words, Hadley. I need you to tell me what you want.”

She rolled her eyes, so I grabbed her chin, forcing her to meet my gaze.

“You want to act like a brat, Hadley? I have ways to tame that side of you. But nothing else is going to happen tonight if you don’t tell me what you want.

” I softened my grip, brushing the hair away from her eyes.

“You have all the control here, baby. Now use your words and tell me exactly where you want me to touch you.”

“Everywhere. My breasts, my ass. My pussy’s so empty without your fingers inside it,” she breathed, her eyes wide, lost to her desire. “God, I want you so badly, Cam. Touch me and show me what I’ve been missing.”

My hands moved to her ass, kneading the soft skin like I’d dreamed of doing a million times.

All the fights, all the barbs—they’d all been leading to this moment when I got to hold Hadley close.

As her head fell back, I freed one hand, pulling down her tank top to expose her breasts.

Her petal pink nipples tightened with the rush of cool air, and I traced them with my tongue.

She was so soft, and all I wanted was to memorize every inch of her.

When she let out a soft moan, I couldn’t hold back another second.

I stood with her in my arms, dropping her in the middle of the bed.

“Wait,” Hadley called out, lifting her sapphire eyes to mine. “I said I wanted to taste you too.”

“Too fucking bad, menace.“ I grabbed her ankles and pulled her closer to me. When her clothed center hit my straining cock, she let out a soft gasp, like a single touch was going to shatter her. “Right now, I need to bury myself in your cunt, need you squeezing my cock like you’d die without it.” I reached up, brushing her plush lower lip. “And then, after I’ve painted you with my cum, you’re going to use that poison tongue of yours to clean me up. Do you understand?”

Hadley’s whole body blushed crimson, like she didn’t believe what was spilling out of my mouth—and neither did I.

Perhaps it was because Hadley’s anger was a familiar foe, and knowing what it was like to be on the other end of her vitriol unleashed this side of me.

I’d felt the weight of her glare, knew how her hands tensed when she was on the edge of exploding.

None of those happened now. Instead, her sapphire eyes stared directly into my soul, like she craved this just as much as I did.

She looked up at me like I was her undoing.

Right back at you, baby.

I wrenched her panties down her legs, tossing them to the other side of the room. Those were mine now as well, a reminder of the first time I got to have her. Hadley shivered as I unbuckled my jeans and pulled my shirt off, leaving me almost as bare as her.

I leaned down above her, kissing and licking my way from her navel to her neck. She squirmed underneath me, so I reached around to her ass, kneading hard enough that there would be marks tomorrow. Good , a primal part of my brain called out. I wanted her to wear my marks on her skin.

My fingers trailed down to her center, testing and teasing her.

Holy hell, she was soaked, ready and waiting impatiently for me to fuck her.

I lined my cock up with her entrance, searching her expression as I pushed inside her.

Her mouth flew open as I pressed in, already meeting resistance, although I’d barely started.

“Relax for me, baby,” I cooed as I pressed kisses to her collarbone. “Need you to relax so I can get all the way inside you.”

“I’m trying,” she sighed, her hands tightening against my skin. “You’re so big, Cam.”

“Oh yeah?” I shifted to get another inch closer. “You like my big cock inside you, menace?”

“God, you’re going to be even more insufferable now, aren’t you?” She chuckled, and her body relaxed, letting me slide further into her.

I pulled out, and my whole body clenched. Holding back was fucking killing me, but I refused to hurt her. Not like this. With each thrust, she opened a little more, until finally, I bottomed out. Once we connected, I leaned down and brushed the hair away from her eyes. “Hadley, are you…”

“Full,” she said. “So full. Please move, Cam. I need you to move.”

“Good girl.” I brushed my lips along her collarbone. “I love when you tell me what you need.”

After giving Hadley a moment to get used to the intrusion, I started shifting, watching for any signs of discomfort.

But her expression was pure bliss, relishing everything I gave her.

“Yeah, baby,” I groaned as I raised onto my haunches, pulling her closer by her hips.

“I’m going to be so damn smug when you shatter on my cock.

But it’s what you get for denying me this perfect little pussy for so long. ”

“Cam…” she gasped as she tried to grab me, but instead, I took her wrists in one hand and lifted them above her head.

“I was going to take it easy on you, but then you had to run that sexy little mouth,” I said as my thrusts quickened. “Told me I could only fuck you once. Now, I’m going to give you everything, Hadley. Every single inch. If that’s not what you want, tell me now, baby.”

“Yes,” she cried as I slammed into her, the rhythmic movements making her walls tighten. “Give me all of it, Cam. Don’t hold back. I don’t want you to hold back.”

I reached down and lifted her, depositing her into my lap.

Hadley’s eyes widened as she sunk down onto my cock, relishing every single inch.

God, this was everything. Every move, every moan, every flush of her cheeks branded itself on my psyche.

I’d had good sex before—amazing, even. Nothing like this, though.

Nothing compared to being inside Hadley.

Our bodies instinctively knew each other.

This woman was made for me, designed to tempt and enthrall me until all I saw was her.

When her walls strangled my cock and she screamed my name, I couldn’t help but follow over the edge, helpless to stop my cum from coating her. When she breathed a little easier, Hadley pulled back, searching my expression as if to ask, what the hell was that ?

I had no idea, no answers to give her.

But one thing was for sure—we were going to do that again.