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The water had cooled, but it only fueled me more. I could have sworn steam rose off the both of us as the cold water hit our lust-fevered bodies.
Leaning over, I crashed my mouth against hers, our eyes still locked and the rest of my body owning her. The contrast had us both reaching for the epic orgasm I’d only ever experienced with her and would only ever share with her.
“Oh, Ridge, I’m close.” Her pussy clenched my cock.
With the tingle in my balls and how they lifted closer to my body, I was ready to go over, but not without my mate.
Lowering my head, I took a nipple into my starving mouth. I bit down hard, sucked, and licked furiously as Tori splintered and screamed the roof down as her tight channel clamped down on my raging cock, demanding my release. I roared along with her as she expertly milked me for everything I had.
I jerked inside her, pushing my cum as deep into her as I could. Marking her was a demand that I couldn’t ignore. My scent needed to permeate her every pore.
Tori went pliant in my arms. Kissing her, I brought us both down. I poured all my gratitude for her being alive and well and in my arms into the kiss, and she returned it.
Heaven. It was all heaven, and my wolf was fully sated now that we’d dominated her and had our essence leaking out of her. Once again, she smelled like me, and I was in bliss.
Chapter37
Tori
I woke with a start, my heart pounding in my ears. Relief washed over me as I looked over and saw Ridge sleeping peacefully beside me. It hadn’t been a dream. He was here with me. He was safe. Everything was right in the world.
After giving myself over to him in the shower last night, I’d slept deeply for the first time in what felt like forever. Ridge seemed to be the only person who could help me let my guard down and relax for a little while, to stop looking over my shoulder every damn second. We weren’t out of the woods yet, probably never would be, but when I was with him, I could enjoy the moments of peace.
I felt a bit like a creepy stalker as I watched him sleep, but I couldn’t get over how gorgeous he was. I was a lucky girl to have such an appealing fiancé, fake or not. In retrospect, I could’ve had a doozy of a guy wanting to be my alibi, and they’d have blackmailed me or constantly reminded me that I was indebted to them, forcing me to pay a price I didn’t want to settle. But Ridge wasn’t like that. Not only was he handsome, but his heart was in the right place. I’d struck gold by falling into his path.
I was glad his cuts and bruises had healed. The witch pill had repaired most of his wounds right away, but the remainder of the little blemishes had disappeared overnight. It had hurt to see him so injured. Something inside me had snapped and seen nothing but red. I wanted to go back to the compound and go after those who’d mistreated him…and I wouldn’t be leaving them alive in their cells. My wolf wanted to maim and kill them for even looking at Ridge.
I’d always been protective of the people I cared about, but I’d never had such an extreme reaction before. It was a strange feeling.
The wounds and the ordeal he’d been put through hadn’t stopped him from taking me to heaven last night. I blushed and pressed my thighs together to ease the intimate ache that arose at the memories. It had been well beyond typical sex, but it had always been that way with Ridge. It was like the moment we touched, we were on course to ignite a bomb of longing, passion, and desire that had to be quenched.
The way he’d stared into my eyes as he’d thrust into me made me think we had a cord between us that tightened, making us reach for the highest peaks of release until we snapped into bliss. It made all these desires, wants, and wishes pour out of me. It made me want to believe in fairytales and happily-ever-afters like I had as a little girl.
I’d love to wake up beside this man every morning because with him, I was safe, sheltered, and wanted without a shadow of a doubt. This manwantedme. There was no way to deny that. It wasn’t an act or a ploy, and I sensed it to my very core. I couldn’t explain why, but I believed and trusted it.
Snapping myself out of the fairytale I’d briefly allowed myself to indulge in, I scolded my brain and my wolf for tempting me. We were all in a life-or-death situation, what with the deputy’s murder, the hunters pursuing us, and the need to fortify Blackwood Creek. Now was not the time to analyze my growing feelings for the mayor.
Ultimately, he’d only offered the fake fiancé ruse to give me an alibi. We were simply having fun while we were at it. I needed to remind myself that I couldn’t blur the lines. Our closeness helped sell our fake relationship since we weren’t uncomfortable kissing or touching each other. It probably didn’t hurt that we’d been caught a few times, though I could do without the memory of Margo catching us just about to go at it in the dirt at the back of the diner. We didn’t need to be quite that authentic.
It was fun to live in the brief fantasy upon waking, after I’d inhabited the cozy in-between state of sleep and wakefulness. But now that I was fully awake, everything was unclear again. The desperation in Ridge’s voice when I was stabbed had been genuine, as was the relief I’d felt when his voice had penetrated through the pain. Despite being shot by the double-crossing librarian, he’d been scared for my life, not his own. He’d begged me not to leave him over and over.
It hadn’t felt like a fake relationship then, and it felt so real to imagine a future by Ridge’s side. I was so confused. The fake engagement had been a means to an end, but I now wasn’t so sure I wanted it to end.
Now, with hindsight providing me with 20/20 vision, I understood it for the reaction it was: shock. Shock at seeing me bleed out, and concern for how the town would react to another violent attack so soon after Deputy Hill’s murder. I’d be naïve to believe in a future with Ridge, especially given my history. As soon as he discovered my presence in Blackwood Creek had led the hunters into town, he’d want me gone, wouldn’t want anything more to do with me—and rightfully so. I was clearly a danger to everything he was trying to build.
Softly rolling out of bed so I didn’t disturb Ridge, I dressed quickly and went to check on the others. My first stop was Diana. I needed to be sure she woke up and didn’t need to see a doctor or anything. What if something had happened to her brain after she’d been unconscious for long? Could the pills fix that, or were they only for more surface-level ailments? I didn’t know enough about them to be certain.
I knocked on the door, praying she was awake and not suffering from any severe side effects.
It excited and pained me to know I was beginning to have strong connections with people from Blackwood Creek. How could I keep them safe? I’d already failed them. People I cared about had been kidnapped and hurt, but I was damn sure taking them home. Thank heavens I’d found them.
The door opened, and emotion clogged my throat when I saw it was Diana. Not wasting a second to get my arms around her, I hugged her close, my muscles easing as she gripped me tight. Seeing her moving around had my heart beating overtime in joy.
“I’m okay, Tori. I’m okay.” Diana soothed, running her hand up and down my back.
My eyes misted over, and nothing more was said between us as we clung to each other. Ridge may have been the driving force for me to run to the rescue, but I’d have gone after this woman, too. She was too kind, innocent, and pure to be left in the hands of those monsters.
It should have surprised me how quickly and easily my perspective had changed. I’d been so hell-bent on believing I was a monster because of the wolf inside, but I’d been proven wrong many times over. This woman had been crucial in altering that thought process.
