Page 149 of The Code of You

"You’re about to come,” he said. "I can feel it.”

He was right. I was so close. My muscles were already fluttering—the first warnings.

"But not without me,” he warned. "Wait.”

"I can’t . . .”

"You can.” His eyes burned. "You wait for me.” He drove into me relentlessly, every thrust deeper than the last. "Now,” he ordered.

"Neo . . .” His name tore out of my throat.

"Yes.” One final thrust, deep. "Pandora . . . Fuck . . .Take every drop of my cum. I want you dripping with me.”

I came so hard I stopped breathing for a moment. My pussy clenched again and again. Neo followed. His cock pulsing inside me amplified everything. I shook uncontrollably on top of him while he spilled into me. I screamed his name . . . or tried to. What came out was raw sound.

Gasping, I collapsed against him. My arms gave out. I was finished. A thin line of blood traced down my thigh. He caught me, pulling me close.

"My God . . .” No words after that. My legs were still shaking.

"I know,” he murmured. His voice was wrecked. His arms closed around me and held on.

"I love you,” I whispered against his chest.

"I love you too. So much it’s killing me.”

His chest rose and fell steadily beneath my cheek. I breathed against his skin, my muscles heavy as lead. I could barely keep my eyes open.

"Are you finally tired?” I murmured.

He laughed softly. "For now.”

"Just for now?”

"I’m still me,” he said. "But yes. For now it’s enough.”

I drifted toward sleep, but his arm was tight around me. Too tight.

"Neo?”

"Sleep,” he murmured. His eyes were alert, scanning the room as if waiting for something.

"What’s wrong?”

"Nothing. I just . . .” He paused. "I need to know you’re still here.”

The way he said it sent a chill through me, but I was too exhausted to ask. Slowly, I fell asleep, images drifting past—an island, the sound of the sea, dunes, reeds swaying in the wind. The two of us. Forever.

A deafening crash jolted me upright. Something fell behind us.

Neo was on his feet instantly. "Stay here,” he called.

I didn’t obey. I was already up when the next impact shook the building. Neo ran for the door. I followed to the wall. Something crashed there too. A sound like shattering glass. Neo spun around. I saw a shadow, then two, then a blinding flash.

I screamed. Something hit me. A sharp pain drove the air from my lungs. Everything tilted. I fell.

"Pandora!” Neo’s voice tore through the air.

Everything went black.