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Liquid heat fills me as he lets out a loud groan, and my inner muscles clamp down on him. He pumps into me, emptying himself as one swell after another bursts over me. I can tell it’s the same for him by the contented sounds he’s making as we pant hard, trying to catch our breaths.

Pulling me against his chest, he places a tender kiss on my forehead as he holds me in his arms. I smile as I lay draped over his rock-hard chest, moving with the rise and fall of his breathing. “You good?” His gaze, hazy with passion, takes me in.

“Mmm. So good.”

Chapter Five

Draven

Ilookdownatthe woman in my arms and know in my heart that she’s mine. I don’t want her to think of this as a one-time hookup. I can’t let her believe that. “Cass, are you busy this weekend?”

“Not really, I just have to do a few errands tomorrow, but that’s it. Why?” she asks, looking up at me through long lashes.

“Well, I want to spend it with you. I want to get to know you.”

“How far is your cabin from town?” she asks, the wheels in her head turning.

“Without delays, 30 to 45 minutes. What are you thinking in that beautiful head of yours?” I ask as I move her soft hair from her face.

“I was just wondering how this would work,” her eyes looking at me nervously. She thinks I’m going to reject her now. How could I ever do that? My heart is already hers. I want to spend every free moment I have with this beautiful woman.

“We’ll make it work. This may seem fast, Cassidy, but I’ve been falling in love with you with every letter you’ve sent. My heart is yours, and I want to be your partner in all things.”

“How about staying with me this weekend and the rest we’ll figure out as we move forward? How does that sound?” She caresses my face as she looks into my eyes. The happiness and love I see there fill me so completely.

“That I like a lot. So, Cassidy Danning, tell me more about the goddess I have in my arms,” I smirk as my hands caress her body.

“Hmmm. I’m an only child, and both my parents are deceased. My mother died in a car accident when I was a small child and my father not too long ago. I love being a teacher, it fills my heart with joy, but one day I hope not to have to work so that I can be a mother full time. This may seem crazy…” she begins but pauses, shyness filling her eyes.

“What, beautiful?” I smile before leaning over to kiss her on the nose. I hold her close as I nuzzle her cheek tenderly.

“Well, I’ve always had this dream. I want to live in the mountains with my husband and children and live off the land. I want to raise my children to love the blessings the earth gives us and to take care of it.”

I look at Cassidy in surprise. That’s my heart’s desire. My cabin is in the mountains, and I’ve such dreams for it. It’s where I want to live with my wife and children. Close enough to town but far enough away at the same time. “That is my dream, as well. It goes hand in hand with why I became a Forest Ranger.” I lean down and capture her lips, unable to contain myself.

Breaking the kiss, she reaches up and caresses my lips with a finger before she looks into my eyes. “We just met, Draven. Do you think we can make this work?”

“I do. It doesn’t feel like we just met. It feels like we’ve been getting to know each other in our letters. What I do know is that you’re smart, kind, and have a heart so beautiful it makes you glow with an inner radiance that I want to bask in. I want you in my life.”

“Exclusively?” she asks with a hopeful smile.

I hear myself growl, like an actual growl, before I answer, “You’re mine, beautiful. I don’t share.”

She smiles with a shiver before whispering, “Now that was hot, Ranger Michaels.”

“Oh yeah?”

“Definitely.”

“Good thing because I’m not nearly done with you yet,” I growl out as I kiss and roll her over so that she is underneath me. Her body is so responsive, and I know that no matter how often I have her, it will never be enough.

Cassidy

Draven kisses me slowly, savoring it. His lips are incredibly soft as they gently suck at mine. The tip of his tongue runs over my bottom lip, and I open my mouth in invitation. He takes it as I hope he would and sweeps inside. My wet core clenches in response to his passionate kiss. My breasts swell, and my nipples harden and pulse. My body wants everything this man is offering.

He nips at my lips, pulling the lower one between his teeth to suck at it and stroke it softly with his tongue. He repeats it with my upper lip and then delves in again, tasting me deeply. I play with him, touching his tongue with mine, stroking boldly.

He moves his hands over my body, his fingers leaving a trail of heat along my skin. I feel out of control. I’m one big ball of need. I’ve never been this way before, and it excites me. I moan deeply as Draven draws back, ending the devastating kiss, hovering over my mouth, so we share breaths for a moment or two. I’m shaking with need and hold onto him tightly as I look into his eyes and see the same need and love that reflect back at him.

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