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“Hey,” I murmured, pushing against his arms so he’d let me go. Cupping his face with my hands, I could see the anguish in his eyes, but there was something else, something I couldn’t decipher. “Nothing will ever make me see you differently. How many times do I have to tell you that?”
Carter’s expression darkened. “As many as it takes. I have a fight tomorrow, Emma. Only one of us will walk away.” He slid his face out of my grasp and moved over to the window overlooking downtown L.A. “I don’t recognize myself in the mirror anymore.”
Coming up behind him, I snaked my arms around his waist. “You’re Carter Reynolds, the man I love more than anything.” His body relaxed but only slightly. If he couldn’t recognize himself anymore, I had to help him. “Your favorite color is red, and you love listening to Jack Johnson. Every time we eat dinner, and you have something different, you always leave a bite for me.” When we were younger, I’d steal food off his plate. At first, I didn’t think he noticed, but as we got older, he’d intentionally leave some of his food for me.
Through the reflection in the window, I could see him smile. “You weren’t as sneaky as you thought, Emma. I knew you were stealing my food.”
Trailing my fingers down his arms, I kissed his bare shoulder. “You were generous, even as a kid. You devoted your time to my brother and our friends, helping them become better fighters.” I moved around to stand in front of him, but he wouldn’t look at me. “You’re a good man, Carter.”
Muscles tensing in his jaw, he shook his head. “Not anymore.” He marched over to the bed and sat down, keeping his gaze from me. “This is changing me, Emma. I feel it. I don’t want to become like them.”
I knelt between his legs, and rested my hands on his thighs. “You never will.”
Carter reluctantly looked in my eyes. “You’re wrong. I lost myself tonight. I wanted the fight. I wanted to show everyone how powerful I was.” He turned away. “And it felt good. I liked seeing the fear and knowing people were afraid of me. I want them to know they’ll never beat me.” Lowering his head, he ran his hands through his hair, blocking me from seeing his face. “I love you so fucking much. I’m so afraid something will happen, and you’ll leave.
Slowly, I climbed onto his lap and forced his hands away from his face. I kissed him softly, tenderly. “I’m going to be right here, showing you how much I love you every chance I get. I won’t let the darkness take you.” I pressed my lips to him again, and he opened up to me, his body relaxing under my touch. “Make love to me, Carter. I want you to forget about tonight and focus on me. It’s just us.”
Growling low, he lifted me in his arms, never taking his lips from mine. He tossed me onto the bed and covered me with his body. I loved the feel of his weight pressing me into the bed. All I could smell was him all around me. I didn’t want the night to end. Because once tomorrow came, all bets were off.
Carter sucked my bottom lip between his teeth and tugged on my shirt. “Let’s get this off of you.” He lifted my shirt and bra over my head, and I unbuttoned my shorts so he could slide them down my legs. My entire body ached for him. I watched him as he took off his jeans, and everything inside me tightened.
He crawled up my body, and I nipped his neck, rolling my hips beneath him, earning another deep growl to escape his lips. His fingers traced over my nipples, and my whole body throbbed in anticipation.
All I could hear was my erratic breathing and the sound of his breaths as he touched me. It felt like his hands were all over my body, exploring me. It felt so good, I wanted to scream.
Bending down, he flicked a nipple with his tongue before closing his lips around it, sucking it greedily. Desire shot through my veins, its heat coursing through my body. Carter rubbed the tip of his cock between my legs, smiling when he felt how wet I was.
“How bad do you want me inside you?” he asked, still licking my taut nipples.
“Probably just as bad as you want to be inside me,” I countered teasingly.
His lips pulled back in a smile. “You have no fucking idea.” He pushed the tip in just a bit, but it was enough to drive me wild.
Moaning, I lifted my head and arched my back. “Just make love to me.”
Carter’s deep-throated chuckle echoed throughout the room when he pinned me to the bed with his weight. Then, grasping my face in his hands, he leaned down and bit my bottom lip. “Happy to.”
Plunging deep and hard, Carter moved his hips against mine, grunting with the sheer force of his thrusts. I countered his movements, rocking my hips just as hard. His arms caged me against his body, and he towered over me like I was nothing but a small animal. I wanted more; I had to have more.
Wrapping my legs around his waist, I tilted my hips higher to get more of him in me. “I need to feel all of you.” He lifted knees, and angled my hips up even more as he pushed himself inside me until we were fully connected. I could feel him stretching me, his movements raw and untamed.
“Is this what you wanted?” he growled low.
“Yes,” I moaned.
Faster and faster, he pounded into me, the orgasm building in between my legs. I raked my nails down his back, and held back my scream as the final burst of pleasure spread throughout my body. Carter pumped a couple more times, and I could feel him shudder and release his warmth deep inside, filling me up.
Breathing hard, he collapsed on top of me and kissed me tenderly on the lips. I smiled up at him, loving that he was still hard between my legs. I wished it could always be like this.
