When he bent, his lips brushed mine while he spoke. “When it comes to you, everything should be perfect.”
My heart melted. “It can’t be.”
“It should be.”
Every time I thought I couldn’t love him more, he proved me wrong. I didn’t doubt that if Ryker had his way, he’d fill every second of my days with joy, but it wasn’t possible.
However, these moments with him, when it was only us, were the ones when I felt safest. They were the happiest times of my life.
His hand cupped my nape, and he deepened the kiss while pulling me closer. Gripping his forearms, my body melded against his as blossoming desire swept me away.
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Ellery
Electricity crackled beneath my palms,but I wasn’t drawing the power from the earth beneath my feet. This lightning didn’t come from our lightning-bearer abilities; it was because he made me feel… alive, powerful, and cherished.
We were the only ones who existed in this storm of our own making as he pressed my back into the barn wall. My fingers tangled in his thick hair when his fingers skimmed my waistband and stomach.
His tongue entwined with mine as his lightning danced across my skin. Instead of being unpleasant, the sensation made my skin come alive, and my nipples hardened in anticipation of his touch.
After he undid the button on my pants, Ryker pushed them lower. We had much to discuss, but this felt more right than breathing.
We both needed this distraction from the harsh reality of our lives. We neededeachother.
The rigid length of his shaft against my belly, and the knowledge of what was to come, caused the power inside me to surge as wetness spread between my thighs. I was the one who made him like this, andonlyme.
Lowering my hand, I gripped his cock through his pants and stroked it. He arched into my touch, his body moving as if I controlled it. When his arms constricted around me, I felt the corded strength in his muscles as he enveloped me in a cocoon of security.
With deft movements, he pushed my pants and underwear lower before going to his knees. His hands gripped my thighs as he looked up at me, his silver eyes darker with passion and his face stormy with desire.
Power thrummed through the air between us. It shimmered as it bound us together.
My pants were around my ankles, and I was exposed to this man in ways I’d never been to another. I should feel vulnerable; instead, I felt like we could conquer the world.
In his eyes, I saw that he felt it too. There was something between us, something just beyond our grasp but almost tangible, as our lightning intensified.
“Ryker.”
“Yes?”
“I want you to fuck me.”
He smiled as he pulled my thighs further apart. “Your wish is my command, love.”
When his tongue found my core, my eyes closed, and my head fell back as the power swelled around us and grew within me. I couldn’t unleash my lightning here, nor could he, but it was in the air, waiting for us to pull it free.
Instead, Ryker unleashed something else in me as he tongued my clit, and pleasure spiraled out from my core and into my limbs. My fingers bit into his shoulders as my breath came faster, and I teetered on the verge of ecstasy before he pushed me over with a cry.
When my knees trembled and I almost collapsed, he rose, swept me into his arms, and carried me through the barn. I was still coming down from the high he’d created when he entered the tack room.
Shifting his grip, he held me with one arm while he pulled some of the winter blankets from a shelf. He tossed them on the floor and laid me down on them.
I smiled as I settled into the warm blankets. Compared to the ground in the Revenant Woods, this was a little bit of heaven, and I welcomed the smell of horse, leather, and feed enveloping me as I nestled into the cozy bed.
Ryker kicked off his boots and pulled off his clothes before kneeling before me. He undid my shoes and tossed them aside before removing my pants.
I removed my shirt and bra as he rested his hands on my knees and pushed my legs further apart. His eyes turned black as his gaze raked me, and two lightning bolts fired through them.
