When we arrived on the other side, I realized we were near where we’d been when the curse happened. Shadows enshrouded most of the trees, but I knew these wouldn’t attack us.
Creatures sang their chirpy songs as they called to each other. Nothing perilous was nearby; if there was, silence would reign in the woods.
When Ryker turned to me, I looked up into a face shadowed with stubble along his strong jaw and eyes as black as night while lightning bolts arced through them. While I could still feel the power swelling between us, he remained more out of control than I did.
Seeing him like this caused my mouth to go dry as desire rushed through me. He was out of control and near savage with it, and I was eager to experience that with him.
The power swelled between our joined hands as sparks fired to life again. The white-blue light we created danced in his black eyes and across his face.
He was magnificent, and at one time, he was mine. Tall and broad, he was one of the biggest men I’d ever met, and I thrilled at his strength as my heart raced in rhythm with his and my belly clenched.
Everything in me screamed for him, the power he emanated and the ecstasy he could bring. I craved him more than the air I breathed and knew he could satisfy me so much more.
I’d torn us apart, but he was a part of me, and I believed I was a part of him. When he stepped closer, the light swelled around us.
Unable to resist his pull, I swayed toward him as his free hand settled on my waist. My breath hitched at the sensation of being further connected to him.
When he drew me toward him, I could no more resist him than the sun could resist rising every morning and setting every night. Lightning danced across my fingertips as I settled my hands on his chest and slid them higher.
My head tried to tell me something, but I didn’t care what it had to say. All I cared about wasfinallybeing in his arms again.
When he kissed me, I knew I was doomed, and I was more than happy to race toward my demise.
CHAPTERFIFTY
Ryker
Lightning continuedto crackle across my fingertips as I slid my hand up Ellery’s back. Releasing her hand, I broke the kiss to remove her bow and quiver from her.
Before I could think about what I was doing and everything she’d done, I reclaimed her mouth and dropped her weapons on the ground. Our history didn’t matter, not now when my cock ached, and she’d brought me to life again where so many others had failed since her.
Resting my palms against her back, I savored the rightness of her body as it melded against mine. I should let her go and walk away, but the second the idea entered my mind, my arms pulled her closer.
I’d starved my body of the one thing it required and refused to let it have what it sought. I’d denied myself the release she could give me, but more than that, I’d deprived myself of the woman who made me feel more alive than I’d ever known possible.
Ellery rose to her toes, and her fingers threaded through my hair. She tugged me closer, and our tongues entwined. Despite the fire and smoke scent clinging to her, her inherent apple scent remained the most intense, and I relished it.
I wanted her scent all over me as I claimed her and took what wasmine.A strange savagery built inside me as I gripped the front of her shirt.
In my haste to touch her, I tore at the buttons, pulling them free as I ripped away the material keeping me from what I sought. I barely felt the buttons bouncing off my chest before disappearing into the woods. I tore open her bra before my hands finally settled on the bare skin I’d craved.
I ran my palms over the silken skin of her belly and toward the curve of her breasts. For too many nights, all I could do was dream of experiencing the wonder of her, but those dreams were nothing compared to the reality.
She was so amazing, and while there was a reason I shouldn’t have her, I didn’t care what it was anymore. All I cared about was possessing her.
I ruined the button on her pants too as I yanked impatiently at them and tore the zipper down. The sweet scent of her arousal permeated the air as I shoved her pants to her thighs.
Her fingers released my hair, but she didn’t break the kiss as she kicked off her boots and wriggled her pants low enough to use her feet to remove them. My hands settled on her firm ass.
I pulled her flush against me and groaned as she fit perfectly. I was so hard it hurt; it had been too long since I’d found any release that didn’t involve my hand and memories of her.
There would be no memories here. I’d finally get to feel her tight, wet sheath around me again, drawing me deeper and giving me what I needed.
A savagery I’d never experienced with a woman before drove me as I tore at my pants, ripped them open, and freed my cock. Her scent increased as she moved against me, and the crackle of lightning intensified.
If anything was nearby, we’d draw its attention, but I didn’t care. The only thing that would stop me now was coming.
I couldn’t ignore the pull of her power. Its rhythm entwined into the fabric of my being as my ability mingled with hers.
