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Still hard as a rock, I slowed my thrusts but didn’t stop. I’d waited too long for this moment to be satisfied so easily. I fisted my hands in her auburn hair and brought my mouth down to hers, pouring everything I had into the kiss. For the first time in my life, I made love to a woman, and as though our minds had melded into one, we climaxed together.
I should have known that my whole world would tilt upside down the first time I claimed Peyton, but I was not at all prepared for the emotions that crashed through me. I had no idea how long I stayed there inside her, planting lingering kisses all over her face, but I finally forced myself to pull back. “Gonna get you cleaned up. Don’t move.” I winked at her and walked into the bathroom on unsteady legs.
I was running the washcloth under warm water when I heard the front door slam shut, and panic hit me square in the chest. The thought of someone finding Peyton naked and vulnerable on my couch had me rushing out, ready to murder whoever had dared enter my house without knocking.
But when I reach the living room, fists up and ready to fly, nobody was there.
She fucking left. She ran out the door while my dick was still wet with the evidence of her pleasure.
Leaning against the wall, I laughed. Game on. She could run, but I would follow. I was chasing redemption, and when I caught it, Peyton Linwood would be my prize.
ChapterSeventeen
PEYTON
Stupid.Stupid. Stupid.
Why am I such an idiot?I’d let Reaper fuck me silly on his ridiculous bachelor couch. The best sex of my life was with the one man I’d built a barrier around and marked off-limits. Three orgasms in the span of an hour had wiped out all memory of every man who came before.
This had to be some kind of sick joke. I could practically hear the universe laughing at me. Adrenaline from the mission that had gone horribly awry must have driven away all my common sense. My judgment was clouded. That was the only explanation for what had happened.
I stood on Chris’s porch and willed my breaths to slow. I had my training to thank for my ability to get dressed and out of the house before he could stop me. Unable to stop myself, I shot a quick glance at the house across the street and a few houses down. A sharp jolt of unidentifiable emotion kicked me in the ribs. Shoving that feeling all the way down, I forced myself to turn back around and enter the code that would let me inside.
I opened the door, and just as I went to close it, I caught sight of his silhouette standing in the open doorway across the street. Slamming the door shut, I ignored the rational voice buzzing in my mind.Pretending it didn’t happen won’t do you any good, Peyton. You should deal with this head-on.
Yeah, well, you should shut the fuck up, Rational Peyton. I let out a frustrated scream, then damn near pissed my pants when the light turned on behind me.
“Look what the cat dragged in.”
I spun around and gaped at Chris, Jessen, and Adrienne on the couch. I must have been completely lost in my thoughts to have missed the sound of the movie playing. Adrienne stared back at me, a spoonful of ice cream suspended in the air halfway to her mouth.
No one would have guessed they’d just fought a battle against a motorcycle club.
When I didn’t answer, Chris wiggled her eyebrows. “Cat got your tongue?” She clearly had a thing for cat clichés tonight.
“More like Reaper fucked her until her brain short-circuited.” Jessen tossed a handful of popcorn into her mouth.
I rolled my eyes. “Knock it off.” After kicking off my shoes, I sat down in front of the couch and laid my head back on Adrienne’s knee. “When did you guys get back?”
“We left about two minutes after you and Reaper took off,” Jessen said. “We have some stuff we need to address, but we’ll regroup in the morning.”
I turned around so I was facing all three of them. “Yeah, sorry about that.” I knew she was referring to the dead MC president without her saying it.
“You wouldn’t have done it if it wasn’t life or death. I saw the bodies. Pretty easy to guess what went down.” Chris shrugged and crossed her legs. “Two to one, guns out?” I nodded. “Reaper didn’t stand a chance. I’d rather have losses on their side than ours.”
Her validation melted the tiny sliver of guilt I felt for breaking the plan. It was us or them, and I picked us.
“We’ll assess, do what we need to and move on. You cut the head off the snake. We just need to chop the body up into parts.” Jessen shrugged.
“That analogy is gross.” Adrienne ate another spoonful of ice cream and narrowed her eyes at me. “Are you like… okay?” she asked, cocking her head to the side.
“I’m fine,” I lied. I wasn’t fine, but not because of what had gone down at that farmhouse.
“And how’s Reaper?” Adrienne asked, not giving up.
“Fine. I guess. I don’t know.” Probably pissed that I’d hit it and quit it like a horny frat boy.
Pursing her lips, she dug a chunk of brownie out of the carton and put it in her mouth. “Your shirt’s inside out.”
