Page 98 of The Quiet After The Fall

“Nobody’s out here.” I get her shorts open, and shove them down just enough for me to slip my hand between her thighs. She’s already soaked and ready. “Fuck, Sawyer. You love this.”

I push two fingers inside her, swallowing her whimpers. I’m painfully hard already, her needy little moans going straight to my cock.

“Turn around. Hands on the tree, let me look at you.”

She doesn’t hesitate, just pulls off her shirt and turns, doing exactly what I ask for probably the first time in our lives. Fuck, she looks good like this, spine arched, thick ass on display, waiting for me where anyone could come stumbling by. I fumble to get my belt open with shaky hands.

“Knox, come on,” she says over her shoulder, voice breathless.

“So eager, Thorne.” I free myself, kick her legs open with my knee, and drag my tip through her slick heat watching her shudder. “Tell me who you belong to before I fuck you senseless against this tree.”

“I’m yours.” There’s no hesitation this time. No teasing. Nothing but raw honesty. “Only yours…please⁠—”

“That’s right.”

I stuff her full of my cock in one long, brutal thrust, both of us groaning. She pushes her ass back into me, and any restraint I had left falls apart. I fuck her hard and fast, one hand fisted in her hair, the other gripping her hip hard enough to bruise, chasing away every ounce of fear from the last hour with every snap of my hips.

“Fuck, Knox.” Her voice is muffled against her arm, trying to keep quiet.

“That’s it.” My grip tightens on her hip and I drag her back into every thrust. “Say my name like that again. Louder.”

“Knox—”

I’m feral, this possessive hunger clawing its way out of my chest. “You feel how deep I am? This cunt is mine. You’re mine. Every part of you.” I drive in harder, thrusting with every word. “Nobody else.”

“Yours.” She’s barely coherent now, hips pushing back to meet every thrust. “Only yours⁠—”

“Damn right.” I tug her hair, tilting her head back just enough to press my mouth to her ear. “I almost lost my mind today, thinking something happened to you. You don’t get to disappear on me like that again. You’re mine to worry about. Mine to protect. Mine to fuck exactly like this whenever I want.”

“Oh, God, I’m close.”

“Rub your clit. Come for me.” I push her back down, gripping her ass with both hands. “Let the whole goddamn forest hear who owns you.”

She comes apart, a scream leaving her lips as I pound into her, fucking her through every last shudder, her cunt clenching so hard around me I’m barely holding on.

“Jesus, fuck.” My grip tightens as I chase my own release, every ounce of restraint gone completely. “Milk my cock, baby. Take every drop.”

A few more brutal thrusts and I come harder than ever before. My cock’s buried deep, emptying everything I have left into her with a groan that tears out of my chest like it’s been building for years, not hours. My forehead drops between her shoulder blades as both of us tremble.

“Incredible,” I murmur against her spine. “Fucking perfect.”

We stay like that for a while, her palms braced against the tree, my chest pressed flush to her back, like we have all the time in the world. She finally laughs, sounding exhausted and elated at the same time.

I twist her around and kiss her, gentler now that I’ve gotten out some of my frantic energy. “Come on, let’s get you back inside so we can do that again.”

“What? Again?”

I brush a strand of hair off her flushed cheek, pressing one more kiss to her forehead. “You think I’m anywhere close to being done with you tonight?”

“Knox, I can barely feel my legs.”

“Guess I’ll just have to carry you, then.” I scoop her up before she can protest, ignoring the ache still radiating through my ribs. She laughs, looping her arms around my neck.

“You’re ridiculous.”

“You love it.” I press a kiss to her temple, starting the walk through the last stretch of trees toward the guesthouse. “Now hold on. I’ve got plans for the rest of the day and none of them involve you getting concussed by a tree branch.”

“A romantic stalker. I’m one lucky girl.”