Tall, Dark & Lonely (Pyte/Sentinel #1)(67)

She cupped his cheek. “Baby, what’s wrong?”

He shook his head. “I can’t….I can’t…..f*ck I’m so close!”

“You can’t come?”

“No. I don’t know what’s wrong. It’s been so long.” He moved harder inside of her, bringing her closer to another orgasm. She needed to help him or she was going to die of pleasure.

She pulled him down, tilting his head to the side. “Let’s see if this helps.” She pressed wet kisses to his neck. Her tongue traced his Adam’s apple and up to his chin. His thrusts slowed down into a uniformed cadence. He moaned deeply as her teeth scraped his skin.

“That feels so good,” he groaned.

Her hand slid between them. The next time he pulled out she snaked her hand between them and gripped him tightly while her arm circled around his neck and held him down.

She was gripping him so hard. The sensation of sliding through her hand into her wet tight pu**y was too much. The triple combination was too much too soon. He wanted to pull away from her and take control again, but she held him tightly against her. The sensation was pushing him past the edge. The build up to the cl**ax he knew was coming was too strong.

His body began thrusting wildly into her. She never wavered in her grip. She licked his neck and moaned along with him. “Stop! Madison, stop it’s too much!” She only tightened her grip and swirled her h*ps beneath him. He broke.

He threw his head back and roared. His h*ps slammed into her, making her remove her hand or have it broken. She held onto him as he carried her into another cl**ax.

She gasped as he bared his fangs and struck.

Chapter 17

Ephraim was gasping in the crook of her neck. “I’m so sorry.”

“Shhh, it’s okay.” She gently rubbed his damp back. “It’s okay.”

“I’ll replace it. I promise.”

She watched as a feather slowly drifted down towards her face. She blew out a stream of air, sending it back up. “It’s just a pillow.”

“Thank god.” He kissed her neck.

“Is it always like that?”

He shook his head. “Never like that.”

“Do you always bite in the end?”

He shrugged. “I’ve never had to bite before. I’ve never come inside a woman before you. It’s never been that powerful before either. You, oh baby, you don’t know what you do to me.”

“So, do you always have a problem coming?” she asked shyly.

“No, I didn’t, but then again I think the last time I had an orgasm was back in the nineties.”

“Oh, so like ten to twenties years ago? That’s not bad I guess.”

“Wrong century. Try more like a hundred or so years.”

“That’s a long time.” She couldn’t hide her smirk.

“Yeah, I guess I had a clog.” He laughed and pulled out of her. He looked down at her body as he climbed out of bed. She was covered in feathers. “Let me just go end the charade next door and then I’ll help you wash those feathers off.”

Ephraim pulled on a pair of dark khaki pants that looked recently pressed and a white tee shirt. “I’ll just be a few minutes, baby.” He pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead. “I love you, baby.”

He felt the change in her. She stiffened under his touch. Her breathing ceased. He swore inwardly. She wasn’t in love with him. “Madison-“

She climbed off the bed. “Let me get dressed,” she said nervously. Her hands shook as she searched through her drawers and pulled on a tank top and flannel pajama pants.

Warm firm hands gently cupped her shoulders. She began rambling nervously. “You know I really should go in there with you. It’s my fault this whole thing happened in the first place, well not really. Candy did all of this, but I don’t think she would come in here and help. I mean, we could ask but she’ll most likely throw something at our heads. She hates to be woken up. Do you think we should wake her? Because I can go get her if you think we should. I think she’ll just get in the way and-“

His hand covered her mouth gently. “Shh, baby, I didn’t tell you to send you into hysterics. I’m going to take my hand away now so just let me speak, please.”

She nodded against his hand. “Okay.” He lowered his hand and wrapped his arms around her waist. His lips pressed softly to her neck.

“Now, I’m going to tell you that I love you.” She stiffened. “Shh, Madison, let me continue. I didn’t say it because I expect you to say it. I knew you wouldn’t. You can’t, sweetheart. I’m not going to assume you love me and I didn’t say it because I wanted to hear you say it. That would make me a bit of a cad.”

“I know how freely your mother said that to men. Hell, I’ve heard her say it about a hundred times to seven different guys since you’ve moved here. I know she thinks she loves them and throws the word around too easily. I also know she never once said those words to you or your siblings. So, I know how foreign those words are to you. I know you don’t want to do anything like your mother would, you’re afraid of turning into her.”

She nodded slowly. “But, Madison, you are not your mother. You’re a strong, independent woman. You’re headstrong, stubborn, smart, kind, and yes loving. I know how hard it was for you to allow yourself to give yourself to a man. I’m honored beyond words that I was your first.” And last, but she didn’t know that yet. “I won’t push you or get upset if you don’t you love me. All I want is to be allowed to show you how I feel about you and to tell you.”