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I didn’t answer.
“Who do you think you are that you can just erase lives?”
“I’m someone who might just save your life.”
The words rang in the air, but she wasn’t taken aback. In fact, she inched even closer, lifting her chin in defiance. She pursed her lips before shaking her head. “I don’t need to be saved. I’ll just leave town.”
“Your home. You’ll just leave your home. Then they win.”
“You left everything and everyone you know. Right?” When I didn’t answer, she rolled her eyes. “This isn’t my home, Blade, or whatever your name really is. If you really want to know, I ran here thinking this city might be a safe haven. Yep. Me. I left everything and everybody I knew to start a new life. That’s how I know what you’re doing. I picked a place I thought would be warm, far enough away where no one would find me. I have no reason to stay here. None. I care about the bar, but not that much. So, why don’t you just let me go in the morning? You’re disappearing from town anyway. Aren’t you?”
Disappearing. The single word had connotations. The limited information she’d told me had been only issued in anger, but I could see past the bravado into the scared little girl inside, longing to find her place. “I’m not going anywhere.” The decision had been made the moment I’d stepped into the bar a couple of hours before. I couldn’t leave her. I had no right to be in her life, but there was no way I could stay away.
Especially now.
She waited, as if expecting more and turned away sharply, walking toward the bed. “You know what’s funny? I get more comfort and truth out of Zorro. Somehow, he actually cares about me more than anyone ever has, including you. Thank you for saving my life. I’ll relieve your duties in the morning. Period.”
I closed my eyes only briefly as the anger and desire mixed together, a cataclysm of pain and sorrow, longing and even love. “Do you really want to know who I am, Crystal? Do you?”
“Yes, I do. If you’re man enough to tell me.”
God, the woman knew how to push every button, to drive me to the point of absolute insanity. Risking everything, I took giant steps in her direction. “I’m a monster, the same as the predatory beast that’s trying to kill you. That’s all I’ve known for over eight years. Death. Destruction. That’s what I am. Do you really want to learn more?”
With every word, her resolve seemed to increase, until to me she was larger than life. “I don’t believe you. You’re not that man.”
Huffing, I walked further away from the window and away from her, trying to hold back every burning emotion.
“You’re amazing, at least to me,” she whispered as she took decided steps in front of me, a look of rebelliousness on her face.
With my free hand, I gripped her face, pulling her closer as I lowered my head. “What I said is true, every word. I am the nightmare you never want to meet in the daylight. I’m a cold-blooded killer, capable of destroying lives.”
While her lower lip quivered, she rose onto her tiptoes, pressing her lips against mine. And at that moment, at that second in time, I lost my resolve. Somehow, I managed to shove the gun on the dresser before I picked her up into my arms, forcing every inch of her against my body. Our lips crushed together, our mouths moving in perfect unison as she darted her tongue inside, taking everything she wanted.
I was thrown, still on edge but my desire had a mind of its own. Through all the darkness, all the danger that we were both facing, we’d found each other, two beacons in the night. My hunger knew no bounds as I sucked on her tongue, drinking in her sweet essence. There was no time or space around us, only the heated moment, a roaring passion.
She clung to me as I turned off the light, carrying her toward the bed, the dog moving without being told. The kiss continuing, she whimpered in my arms. Joy replaced all the sadness I’d felt for so many years, the blinding pain of living alone and never sharing was swept away. I eased her down, hovering over her as I licked around her mouth, dragging my tongue to her chin. My fingers snagged her shirt, yanking until I freed her from the confines. I wanted every inch of her naked, exposed before me.
There was no hesitation as we undressed, fighting the material, struggling to claw our way back to each other. I wasn’t a patient man, nearly ripping away her shorts and panties, exposing what belonged to me. We fell across the bed, her fingers intertwining with my hair, my hands cupping her face. And in seconds, I was deep inside, my cock shoved into the tip of her womb. We both shivered for a few seconds, electricity skyrocketing to the point I felt like I was floating. I drank in her sweet essence, our tongues entwining.
“Oh, God, yes,” she whispered as the kiss was broken.
She wrapped her legs around me, holding me close as I nipped her lip then kissed the side of her face. With every ounce of my soul, I promised to protect this woman with my life, no matter the recourse.
Crystal intertwined her fingers in my hair, tugging as she arched her back, trying to remain close, as if longing for me to remain buried inside. My past didn’t matter. My damning world didn’t matter. To her, I was just a man destined to become her dom.
With every hard stroke, every time her pussy clenched around my cock, I slipped further into the entangled box surrounding us. She was so wet, her beautiful porcelain skin hot to the touch. Grunting, I buried my head in her neck as she continued to whimper, her fingers floating up and down my back. For a few seconds, I closed my eyes, envisioning everything that could be, a fantasy that should never happen.
Pushing up, I lowered my head until my hair dangled across her face, peppering kisses on her cheek and chin. She held a mischievous glint in her eyes, as if she had the world as well as the man crushing down on her in the palm of her hand. With little effort, I rolled Crystal over, forcing her to straddle my hips.
“So bad,” she purred, palming and kneading my chest.
“Ride me.”
Obeying without question, she tossed her head back as she shifted forward and backward, her knees digging into my sides. Her expression was sublime, her skin glistening in the warm glow. This wasn’t the place she deserved, a shithole of a motel room located in a rundown section of town. She would have more, everything her heart desired, no matter the price.
I gripped her hip with one hand, smacking her on the ass with the other. The sensations increased, our bodies on fire and losing all control. Her rocking motions increased, moving in an almost frantic fashion as her breathing came in ragged pants. She seemed lost in her own pleasure even as her fingers dug into my skin. When her mouth pursed, I knew she was close to coming. Only then did I strengthen my hold, lifting her until my cock was barely inside before yanking down, the slapping noises only fueling our crazed actions.
“Yes. Yes!” Her head drifted to the side, lolling as if she had no control.
