Page 36 of Burn Me Down

“You are the furthest thing from weak. I meant it when I said I’d need to be restrained from killing your father myself. I have no idea why he did this to you, and there is nothing he could say to make any of it okay, but I will not have you stand in front of me and say you are weak. Showing me how much pain you’re in is not weak. It may be the strongest thing you’ve ever done.”

I kept my hands on his face and wouldn’t let him look away even though he tried. “Kiss me.”

Derek licked his lips. “I’m afraid if I start again, I’ll never stop.”

Stepping back, I unzipped my hoodie and tossed it aside, then peeled off the tank top and loved that his eyes filled with lust.

“Then don’t.”

I slowly backed away and undid my jeans. Wiggling them down over my hips until I could step out of them and sat down on the bed. Leaning back on my arms, I smiled at him.

“Are you coming to join me or not?”

“Oh fuck,” Derek said.

He marched across the room, and the thumping of my pulse skyrocketed as he growled like an animal at me. The muscles in his shoulders flexed as he rolled them out. God help me. My body felt like it would combust, and he hadn’t even touched me yet. I shivered as goosebumps rose along my skin. There was a dark, carnal look in his eyes as he kissed the inside of my thigh, and my stomach clenched tight.

“I’ve dreamed of you just like this,” he said. “I sat and watched you sleep at night, wishing I could touch you.”

“You watched me sleep?”

He nodded. “Every night. I needed to know you were safe, and it was the only time I could be near you.” I knew he’d been in my room, but watching me sleep every night was news to me.

“Are you scared of me now?”

“No, if you wanted to hurt me, you could’ve easily done it anytime you were in my apartment. I’m more concerned that I don’t know how you got in.” Like all the other craziness I felt for this man, I loved that he’d gone to so much trouble to be near me. I wasn’t sure it was Derek that needed help at this point.

He smirked as he crawled onto the bed, and I didn’t know how anyone in this world could think he was anything but sexy as hell. His aura oozed danger, but under the gruff scowl, dark tattoos, and pain, he was the sweetest person I’d ever met.

“I’ll keep that as my little secret for now,” he teased, smiling a genuine smile that made my heart melt.

His hand lit a fire inside of me as it slid up my stomach and caressed one breast and then the other. I gasped as his thumb rubbed over the hardened peaks.

“You’re so beautiful. I could stare at you for the rest of my life.” Everywhere he looked felt like another touch, and the desire building spread fast.

His lips were soft as he placed kisses up my thighs, making me squirm as he got closer to where I really wanted him. His teeth nipped at my panties, and I moaned as the aching in my body ratcheted higher. I was panting hard, my heart racing as he continued to torture me, not leaving a single piece of skin untouched with either his hands or mouth. By the time his tongue swirled around my nipple, I was ready to scream. I arched into his mouth and gripped his hair, feeling frantic to have him closer.

“Oh God, Derek, please….” I wiggled, pressing my pussy into him.

“You’re delicious,” he said and captured my lips. We kissed like we were fighting for dominance, desperation taking over. I needed him to take me. Derek growled as he broke the kiss and nipped at my swollen lips. “I want to taste every inch of your body, Cookie.” I smiled at the adorable nickname.

I pressed myself into him harder. “Every inch?”

“Every. Last. Inch,” he said, and I shuddered.

He pushed himself up, and I couldn’t stop staring. I’d never seen anyone like him before. From the corded muscles in his arms and shoulders that traveled down to his hard chest and ripped abs, he looked carved from stone. It was impossible to tear my eyes away from the thick cock pressing against the inside of his jeans. I reached for the button, but he stepped back.

“I’m going to make you scream my name first,” he said, and I squealed as he picked me up and pulled my panties off in one swift move.

“Oh my,” was all I could say as he grabbed my ankles and pushed my legs open wide before forcing my ass up off the bed so I was fully exposed. His hands were so large and strong it felt like I was wearing restraints around my ankles. My poor heart, which was already galloping, thumped harder.

He lowered himself between my legs, and I grabbed the blankets in my fists, crying out with the first flick of his tongue. I’d never been wound so tight. Every part of me ached for release, a steady throb that had me swearing like a sailor as his tongue swirled around my clit.

“Oh God,” I whimpered.

“Fuck, I just found my favorite dessert,” Derek said, his mouth latching onto my pussy as he licked and sucked, making me scream. He pressed me harder into the bed as he devoured my pussy like I really was his meal. The orgasm that had been threatening to explode before he even started raced to the surface, and I came, screaming his name.

I couldn’t think straight as he groaned and licked faster. His tongue swirled erotically, forcing the climax out in long, drawn-out waves of pleasure.