We find a rhythm, and before long, little bursts of light dance along the edges of my vision.
“Fuck, baby. I can feel you tensing around my fingers,” he grits out.
I grind forward, rubbing him against my bundle of nerves, then do it again and again until I’mright. Fucking. There.
“Alaric,” I cry out as pleasure explodes inside me, surges through my limbs, and reaches the tips of my fingers and toes.
I press my body to his, my orgasm taking over. I’m coming hard, my release layered and deep. Pleasure builds higher, even as I unravel. My body hums with energy, the blended orgasm hitting a second peak when he presses his fingers into my G-spot and holds.
I cry again out, slumping against him, lost to a level of euphoria I’ve never experienced.
“Fuck.” He removes his hand and pulls me closer as the warmth of his release mixes with the water between us.
I haven’t even caught my breath before the first giggle escapes.
Brow furrowed, he searches my face. “What?”
I bury my head in his neck, laughing harder.
“Angel,” he scolds, craning back. “Are you okay?”
Okay? I’m beyond okay.
I’m fan-fucking-tastic.
“I just used you like a dildo,” I manage to say before a snort works its way out of me.
He scowls, but the expression quickly morphs into a smile.
“I told you I wanted to be whatever you needed.” He pulls me closer and wraps both arms around my low back.
He did. And he was.
“Did you like that?” There’s a timidness to the question, one that does require I get it together and give him a sincere answer.
Leaning back enough to lock eyes, I whisper, “I loved it. I?—”
Sighing, I force myself to hold back.
“Thank you,” I murmur.
I settle in his arms once again, grounded and settled and feeling deeply loved.
Because that’s what this is, the connection swelling between us. With each passing day, and through each trial we face together, I’m falling more in love with this man.
It’s on the tip of my tongue to tell him. To put the idea out there, knowing that it won’t spook him or make him think I’m coming on too strong.
But I hold back.
It’s been a hell of a day. We’re both still recovering from our release. My words will keep, because how I feel right now is unlike anything I’ve ever felt before.
I’m in love.
And despite all the challenges that come with this relationship and the hardships we’ll have to face, I trust in what we’re building. I trust in us and everything we’ll be. There’s no rush to say the words just yet, because deep down, I’m certain that Alaric loves me, too.
CHAPTER 51
ALARIC
