Page 28 of The Valiant Knight (The Ravensmire Chronicles #2)

The Field

The Waterfall

Their Moment

It Was About Time

T aking control, he was going to make sure that Gabby understood what he needed and wanted. It was to make this woman his, and nothing less. There was no way he could be broken again, so this time, lesson learned.

He was going to do the work.

It wasn’t like he hadn’t with Rosie, but he saw the difference now. He’d held on to his ex because he was afraid to be alone.

Now, he wanted to hold onto Gabby because he was afraid to let her walk away. She was intrinsic to his happiness. She was his other half.

Breaking the kiss, he stared into her eyes.

“I want to make love to you. Tell me that you want that too. Here. Now. In this field by the waterfall. Tell me you feel the same thing for me, Gabriella.”

At his words, she touched his face, and he turned his head to leave a kiss across her fingertips. It was the most gentle, romantic thing ever.

And she was here for it.

As he waited for her answer, Gabby weighed her options.

Could she stay here?

Yes.

Would she walk away from her career?

For the right man, yes.

She was going to have to make that decision at some point, but until she did, there was something she wanted.

HIM.

“Yes, Finn,” she said.

That was all he had to hear. He had his answer. Without hesitation, Finn caught her mouth with his, and took it with passion.

He plundered.

Truth be told, he’d never been this hungry for a woman in his whole life, and that was why he’d told her the truth.

She was the one.

Lowering her down to the blanket, they rolled around in that field of newly bloomed spring flowers. The scent was incredible, but it wasn’t as incredible as her.

There would never be a day that he didn’t remember this, and be happy.

While a normal romance took time, he knew he needed to fill as much of their time together with as much love as he could.

To make her stay.

When he asked his ex to stay, he didn’t show her a reason to stay.

With Gabby, he would.

As she was beneath him, his hands wandered, and she felt her clothing being opened.

And she didn’t stop him.

Why?

She was doing the same thing, trying to get to his skin. There was that fervent desire overtaking both of them, and what she craved was to feel him naked against her.

She was so wet, wanting this man.

In all of her life, she never wanted anything more.

Not her ex.

Not her career.

Not to breathe.

She wanted to see what they could make, and that began now. If it was half as spectacular as this felt, she’d stay in a heartbeat.

As he moved, sitting up, he pulled his shirt off, and then helped her get hers off too.

When they were both topless, he licked his lips, dying to touch her body. She looked silky smooth, and delectable.

Finn had never wanted anything more than her.

When he left a trail of kisses down her skin, past the black of her bra, and to her belly button, his erection throbbed.

He craved her.

Pushing off of her, she watched him, and noticed he was nursing his shoulder.

It was where the bookshelf hit him, as he’d been protecting her.

Getting up, she moved around him, and found the bright red mark that was surely going to bruise.

With tenderness, she left kisses across it, making sure he knew how much she appreciated him saving her.

He moaned, as her fingers slid around his waist, running across his abs as she rubbed against him.

He felt bra and skin.

And it was a lot to process.

His body was overloaded with so many delicious sensations that he couldn’t get enough of her.

When she moved around to the front of him, he was painfully erect, and he needed her.

When she dropped his fly, and shoved his pants down, he watched her, his blue eyes never leaving her face.

As Gabby went to her knees, he had to remind himself to breathe.

He was pretty sure this would be the death of him.

A hot woman on her knees?

Come on.

This was monumental.

When she wrapped her fingers around his erection, his body nearly overheated at that pleasure that filled him.

And when she slipped him between her lips, the visual alone was more than he could handle.

How did he only know her for a single day when it felt like a lifetime?

No.

It felt like he’d known her forever.

As she blew him, Finn fought to stay in control. His whole world was spinning, and at the center was the most beautiful woman.

She’d bewitched him.

This smart, funny Fed had stolen his heart, and he never wanted it back.

Not.

Ever.

It was hers for the keeping.

“Oh, Gabs,” he muttered, his balls tucking up into his body as she slid him in and out of her mouth, a little deeper with each pass.

Nothing felt this good.

Nothing.

From where she was kneeling, Gabby loved the way he felt, and tasted.

The man made her giddy with the prospect of what they could have.

They could have love.

She could have protection.

This made her feel whole again, after feeling shattered and broken.

She was terrified to trust another man, but this one made her feel safe.

When she took him deep, and then slid her teeth up the long length of him, it took all he had to not cum.

Oh, he wanted to, but he wanted to show her first.

He needed her to know the truth.

That he already loved her.

Moving away from her wet, warm mouth, she looked surprised.

“In my world, Gabby, the woman gets off first. Any man who doesn’t live by that rule isn’t a man at all,” he said, his accent thick.

Oh, hell, yeah!

She found herself a sexy gentleman who had been raised right.

She grinned.

“I like your world,” she said, knowing that would be a first for her. With her ex, it was his pleasure over hers, and she had to satisfy her own needs.

He’d been selfish.

Abusive.

A cheater.

And now, she found someone who wouldn’t hurt her. For that, she’d take a risk.

Pulling off her boots, pants, and socks, he admired her on that blanket with wildflowers blooming around her.

She was lovely.

“I will never forget this moment for as long as I live. It’s the first time I made love to the woman who will be my wife.”

At his words, her heart skipped in her chest.

She wanted that.

It was crystal clear he wasn’t playing around, but instead, he was being genuine.

She liked that.

A.

Lot.

Because he wanted to take his time, Finn slowly slid her panties down her legs, revealing his prize.

Once they were off, he was above her, and began leaving warm, openmouthed kisses down her body.

Teasing.

Tantalizing.

Sharing what he felt.

As she moaned in pleasure, he reached around and undid her bra. When he pulled it from her body, his heart raced.

She had piercings.

“Jaysus,” he whispered, caught completely off guard by seeing those sexy little hoops through her nipples. They were small enough that he’d missed them when he was peeping at her in the bathroom.

If he’d been ready to cum before, now, he was struggling with it.

He’d never seen anything so erotic and wicked in his life, and he wanted more.

She giggled.

“A girl likes to have fun.”

Clearly.

Instead of saying anything else, he began flicking his tongue over her one nipple ring, and getting even harder.

“This was a pleasant surprise,” he admitted, finally breaking his silence.

She laughed.

“I mean, that’s the point of them. I love the look on your face, and how much fun you’ll have with them.”

Oh, he planned on it.

Grinning, Finn flicked his tongue over the pebbled prizes, and the whole time, she writhed beneath him.

He was stirring her up, and she never wanted him to stop.

Not.

At.

All.

“More,” she begged, as he went lower, running his mouth over her flat belly button.

While there, he knew what he craved.

Finn needed to taste her in the most intimate of kisses. That was the only thing he wanted now.

Moving her legs apart, he got between her thighs, and found her clit.

Immediately, he feasted.

The whole time, she bowed, as she was driven up that climb to the precipice.

He wanted her to cum.

He needed her to.

All Finn wanted was to hear his sweet Gabby shout his name in pleasure.

So he drove her wild with tongue and fingers, proving that if she stayed with him, there would be so much pleasure between them.

When she couldn’t hold on any longer, she broke apart, shattering and letting go of all of the pain in her past.

There was no one else, but only him.

Finn watched her succumb, and there was nothing better to see in his whole life. Watching a beautiful woman come apart was a pleasure.

An honor.

She was lovely.

With the wind blowing, and the sun setting, she was lying in a field for him, naked and his.

This was true freedom and love.

As she opened her eyes, he didn’t waste a single second. Immediately, he went right back to feasting on her.

There was no way he would ever be able to get enough.

There, he took her right back up the climb, and when she was on the edge, he nipped her clit, sending her tumbling.

“Finn!” she shouted, as she exploded apart.

Once more, he waited for her to open her eyes, and when she did, he was smiling.

“Mmmmm.”

It made him laugh.

“I agree. Watching you cum, Gabby, is a gift,” he said. “Only, now, I have a problem.”

She waited.

“What?”

“I don’t have any condoms on me, and I want to protect you,” he admitted.

Oh, no.

That was a problem.

“Are you on birth control?”

She shook her head no.

In that moment, he wanted nothing more than to slide into her and cum like he’d never cum before. Only, Finn had to make a choice.

“Then, we’ll stop here. The last thing I want to do is take away your choice, or get you pregnant.”

She stared up at him, and she hurt a little from his words.

He saw the pain.

“What, Gabriella?”

She was honest.

“So you didn’t mean what you said about me staying?” she asked.

It caught him off guard.

“I meant every word. I want you to stay, and I’m in love with you. I’m just trying to keep my word and protect you like you need.”

She didn’t want that protection now. What she wanted was him to create something amazing with her.

A life.

She stared into his eyes.

“Ask me.”