Page 20 of The Handyman

“Yes…” I gasped out.

Reece tightened his arm around my waist, his mouth capturing mine in a firm, deep kiss that made my brain spin behind my eyes. My heart thundered furiously as my knees tightened against his hips, and his powerful body rippled under my roaming palms.Why do I feel like I just sold my soul to the devil?

But I just didn’tcare. I didn’t care that Reece effortlessly pulled a gun on someone as easily as if he’d done it many, many times before. I didn’t care that he seemed to get real sketchy about his job whenever I asked. I didn’t care that he would disappear for a day or two, turn his phone off, and then come up with a half-lie that felt awkward coming from him.

Reecewasa devil, and even if I didn’t know specifics, but I had no doubt they’d eventually come to light.

Caressing his lean muscles as I unbuttoned his shirt, I moaned eagerly when Reece held the back of my head. His tongue snuck between my teeth, the taste of him coating my tongue and the roof of my mouth. Heat coiled in my abdomen as I reached the fastening of his jeans, and I fumbled a little in my haste. My thighs quivered when he hoisted them around his waist to lift me off the edge of the sofa, and his tongue danced sensually with mine as I flung my arms over her shoulders.

“Riley—” Grunting, Reece pulled back to duck into my neck.

Irelishedhis lips and tongue along my skin. Rolling my hips against his, the hot friction of his gait seeped through my jeans before he pushed open a door. A shiver jerked my shoulders when he pinned me to a wall, grabbing my wrists to hold them on either side of my head. “Oh,God…”

Tugging my shirt up, Reece groaned gutturally before shoving his face between my breasts, and I arched into his greedy mouth. He released my other hand to work the front clasp of my bra, but as soon as it and my shirt were gone, he grabbed my hands again. Sucking my nipple into his mouth, a shiver raced down my sternum, and I gasped when soft leather wrapped around my wrists.

Kissing a hot, thick trail of saliva to my other breast, Reece glanced up to catch my eye as he tugged the buckle tight. With an ease of practice, he bound my right arm by my head, and I groaned in protest when he pulled back. Flames licked up my abdomen and down my thighs, my goosebumps intensifying when he worked my jeans. I kicked off my shoes, excitement boiling my blood, and I moaned when he captured my lips yet again.

Yanking down my pants and underwear, his reverent gasp rang in my ears, and Reece briefly left my lips to pull my clothes all the way off. Searing palms dragged down my sides, one gripping my leg as the other slipped between us. Moaning into his mouth when he touched me, I clenched my hands into loose fists as he spread my folds to circle my clit.

“Did you know. . .” Panting furiously, Reece yanked his head back to stare heatedly at me from under hooded lids. His fingers slipped along my pussy to send shocks down my legs, and I sputtered a gasp before he grumbled hoarsely. “How I tie you up dictates what you feel. Did you know that, baby?”

“No, but—” Clenching as Reece teased my entrance and thumbed my clit, I whimpered pathetically. “Please. . .”

“Did I say you could beg me?”

My pupils blew when his hand left me, and I trembled.

He brought his fingers to his lips to suck my juices off animatedly. “Surely, you’re notthatdesperate, Riley?”

“I am— I am.”I’m done caring. This is what I want. This is what makes me feel good. No one else or their shitty opinions matter.

Genuine surprise rose Reece’s brows, his shadowed jaw rippling as he clenched his teeth.

Expectation made me dizzy, and I nodded encouragingly.

He lowered my leg to step back. “Well…I suppose you deserve some points for being truthful.” Something dark flashed in his eyes.

My blood pounded furiously in my ears, drowning out every other noise.

Even Reece’s gravelly tone was slightly muffled as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “You wouldn’t mind if I videoed this, then, right?”

My eyes widened as a bolt of surprise of my own speared my chest, and I sucked in a sharp breath while he watched me through narrowed, hard eyes. Videoing this— as in, making a porno? And if we watched it, remembering this moment and how carefree I felt right in this second, I could relive this feeling whenever I wanted. This pivotal decisiondeservedto be captured forever. Even if Reece and I found out we hated each other and went our separate ways, I couldn’t just ignore the stride’s he’d helped me make as a person.

“I want you to,” I breathed my response.

Reece’s cheeks lifted in a slow, sultry smirk as he scanned me from bottom to top.

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Riley

“Are you excited, Riley?”

I shivered as Reece’s deep baritone wrapped around me.

He smiled even as he adjusted the camera on its tripod. “You have to speak up, baby.”

“Yes. I’m excited!” Rasping hoarsely, I flexed my toes against the hardwood as he left the camera. My nipples throbbed with need, and Reece braced both his arms on either side of my head. He wassoclose that his heat scorched me through his open shirt, and his eyes flared with desire when I craned my neck. “Please, Reece. . .”