“Yes,” she cries out, wriggling her little ass for me, trying to find my cock. However, before I do that, I lean over, running my tongue from her ass to her clit, drinking in her taste.

“You’re so sweet,” I murmur, burying my face in her pussy. I spread her cheeks with my hands as I kneel to suck her clit. I still don’t know what it is about Ember that makes me want to go down on one knee, but I know she craves the darkness I can give her. It’ll just take time for her to fully accept that.

“Oh God, Xander. Oh God.”She writhes against my face, bucking her hips wildly as she covers me in her arousal. I drinkher up, taking her all the way to the edge. As I work my jaw methodically, she orgasms, her legs trembling around me.

“Good girl,” I groan into her center. I give her pussy one last kiss before getting to my feet. She goes to straighten clumsily, but I don’t let her. I plunge inside her, knowing this is the position where I can get the deepest.

Shescreamsas I fill her, my guttural growl nearly drowning hers out. I don’t know if she recognizes my cock, but part of me hopes she fucking does as I pound into the back of her. However, in typical Ember fashion, she shocks me with her cries that send goosebumps over my skin.

"Harder, Xander.Please, I want you to fuck me as hard as you can."

Chapter Twenty-Two

EMBER

My head spins a hundred miles an hour as Xander fists my hair, and as if I have no control at all, I give in to his grip. He’s so big, it fuckinghurts,but the way he fucks reminds me of Skull-face, and for some reason, it feels so right for Xander to be the one to wash him from my veins.

“You like that, don’t you?” Xander rasps from behind me.

“Yes,” I whimper, his cock moving in and out of me is theonlything I can feel at the moment. I let myself getwaytoo drunk. I probably won’t remember this in the morning, and for that I’m sad.

“My little flame,” I hear from behind me. Or maybe I don’t hear it. Maybe it’s in my head. My pussy clenches with a second orgasm because of it, though. I’m so fucked up.

“Harder,” I demand.

His palm connects with my ass cheek, and the sting is revitalizing. It’s everything I fucking need as he thrusts into me over and over. I scream his name as he finally comes full force, his groan rattling my entire body. At the feeling of him pulsing inside of me, I collapse forward.

Then everything goes black.

***

My eyes flutter open. My head is pounding. I let out a sharp sigh as I rub my face and then turn my head. I instantly grow still as I see Xander sleeping peacefully beside me in the bed. I take in his razor-sharp jaw and the way his arm is resting over his head.

What the fuck did I do last night?

Blips of last night follow, most of it consisting of me being full of Xander’s dick. I let out a light groan as I shift my legs, feeling soreness between them. My alarm goes off again, and I realize I have a shift at the bookstore this morning.

Shit.

I flip back the covers, embarrassment rolling through me at my stark-naked body. I stumble across the room to the dresser, and pull out fresh clothes before heading for the shower.

“Where are you going?” Xander’s voice stops me as I reach the bathroom door. “Don’t fucking run off.”

A smile tugs at my lips as I turn to meet his hazy gaze. “I’m notrunning off. I just have to go to work. I’ll be back, I promise.”

He nods, his eyes raking over my body. “Maybe you should call in again.”

“No, I can’t keep doing that,” I say quickly, my pussy so sore, I can barely fathom the idea of taking him again. I can’t remember the details, but I’m certain he fucked me harder than I’ve ever been before. In fact, he put Skull-face to shame.

“Suit yourself,” Xander chuckles, as I slip off into the bathroom and start the shower. I try to replay as much as I can from last night, but I allowed myself to getwaytoo drunk, and that’s disappointing.

I finish getting ready for work, while Xander watches my every move, an endearing expression on his face. Something about him leaves me feeling giddy, and before I dart off to work, I return to the bedside.

“I was wondering if you were going to take off without saying goodbye,” he groans as he tugs me onto him, leaving me to straddle him. I feel his length through my jeans and underwear, reminding me of how sore I am. I lean over and kiss his lips lightly.

He deepens it immediately, hunger washing over me. “You’re so fucking sweet, Ember,” he murmurs as I finally break apart from him.

“You can show me again when I get back tonight,” I kiss him once more, and then push off of him, one hand on either side of his abdomen. He groans, his face contorting as I press my weight into him, and I still.