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“Enough,Poppy,” he hissed. “Thisis happening.”
Hislips sought mine, butIheadbutted him, moving my mouth out of reach.Agrowl of frustration escaped him.
“Stopfighting me.”Hegrabbed my arm, shaking me roughly. “Whenwill you understand thatI’mthe only one for you?Everyoneelse has turned their backs on you except for me.Webelong together.Thefrustrating part is you know it, too.Nameanother person you share this connection with.”
Mymind went blank for a moment too long.Damondidn't give me any more time to think and lunged at me.
Thistime, he kissed me forcefully.Ididn’t part my mouth, not caring whenDamonbit my bottom lip and blood trickled out.Thetaste of copper singed our bitter, bloody kiss together.
Itwisted and struggled to break free from his hold.Turningaway from him,Iended up on my hands and knees.Pushingmy palms against the ground,Itried to rise.Damonpushed me forward, following me to the floor.Hisweight covered my back, his front pressed against me.Mycheek grazed the rug when he held me down to the floor.
Damongrabbed the back of my knee and forcefully spread my legs.Hishand cupped between my legs, pushing two fingers inside.Histhumb rubbed against my clit until my back arched.Liquidtrickled out of me, creating a mess between us, even asItried to close my legs to stop his relentless fingers.Hismouth alternated between biting my neck and kissing it, distracting me with varying sensations.Unbeknownstto me, he withdrew his fingers, his cock slamming inside me instead.
“Fuck, yes,” he panted against the back of my neck, his lips hovering over my tattoos.
Mymouth hung open thoughIought to fight.Itried to crawl forward on my knees, but he gripped my hips, holding me firmly as he fucked me from behind.
“Don’tfight me, baby,” he spoke soothingly while fucking me rough, resembling an unhinged obsession.
Igrasped at anything to make him see reason. “Stop,Damon.Thisis insane.”
“Ipromise you; we’ll be happy together.I’llfix everything else in your life, too.”
BeforeIknew it,Idid something that was a first for me.Ipleaded. “Please,Damon.Don’tdo this.”
Damonshowered my back with kisses, his only response being, "Ilove you so damn much."
Histhumb continued to circle my clit, coaxing me into an unexpected orgasm.Mybody pushed forward from his steady thrusts, my knees, and cheeks rubbing against the rug, leaving burns.Iclimaxed against my will, my thighs trembling and my body shaking as it always did for him.
Damonfollowed suit, emptying himself inside me.Heslumped over me, his face buried in my hair, whileIclosed my eyes, feeling a mix of mortification and the realization that he might have sealed our fates.
Therewas no after-sex glow for once.Onlyhollow nothingness.
ChapterThirty-Three
POPPY
“Getoff me.”Ichewed out, my eyes fixed on the intricately patterned rug while trapped underneathDamon.Angersurged within me, andIfought the urge to claw at his eyes.
Damoncomplied wordlessly, peeling me off the floor and dragging us back to bed.Hiswarm body enveloped mine from the side, his free hand sliding under the pillow and our adjoined hands resting on my torso.
Itwas suffocating.
Iclosed my eyes in surrender.WhenIopened them,Iwas met with his calculating gaze, a flicker of regret shining through.
“Ishouldn’t have lost my cool with you.”Resignationtinted his tone. “Butthings can’t go on like this,Poppy.”
Whatdid he expect after what just transpired between us? “Don’ttouch me.”Islapped the hand resting on my stomach.
Damonwatched me for a long moment before speaking. “I’vewaited years for you.Idon’t want to lose you after you’re finally here with me.”
“Youshould’ve thought about that before drugging me to marry you,”Iretorted.
“Nomatter how it happened, we are married.That’sour truth.Idon’t want our marriage to be a colossal trainwreck without giving it a fair chance.”
“Thisisn’t a real marriage.”
Damonflinched. “Thentell me what it’ll take to make it real for you.”
