Page 44 of Djinn in Love

“Come for me, baby,” he murmured, lowering his head and sucking her nipple hard.

Her fingers moved faster, but Jasper had to slow his thrusts. He paused, his dick buried deep inside her and groaned as he felt her muscles twitching around him.

“You’re so close, aren’t you?”

Veronica made a sound low in her throat, a cross between a whimper and a moan, and her pussy grew tighter and wetter. Jasper withdrew until he was barely inside her before he slid home again, going as deep as he could.

He kept his thrusts measured and used his mouth to tease her nipples, licking and sucking as she writhed beneath him.

Suddenly, her body went rigid, and she yelped. Her pussy clenched him so tightly that he had to fight the urge to move inside of her, the rippling of her muscles pushing him over the edge.

With a deep groan, Jasper kissed her, thrusting his cock into her faster and harder, riding her through her orgasm even as he came so hard that it nearly hurt. Their tongues tangled as the pleasure crested and began to recede.

Finally, Veronica’s body relaxed beneath his, trembling every few moments from the aftershocks of her climax. The kiss grew gentler, softer, as Jasper stilled, letting his weight pin her to the mattress. She didn’t complain. Her muscles seemed to melt into the bed beneath them.

He drew back, brushing her hair away from her face as he looked down at her. For the first time, Veronica’s expression was completely unguarded as she met his gaze. She looked relaxed and languid.

“You’re beautiful,” he murmured, pressing kisses to her jaw and her eyelids when they fluttered shut.

“I was thinking the same thing about you,” she whispered.

He grunted, which made her smile.

“I’ll get up in a second,” he said. “I’m not sure my legs will work yet.”

A soft laugh escaped her. “Don’t rush on my account. I like where I am.”

“So do I,” he agreed. “I always do when I’m with you.”

Her eyes opened to study his face.

“What?” he asked.

“It always surprises me when you say things like that. Especially since you really mean them.”

“I wouldn’t say it if I didn’t mean it,” he countered.

Her hands smoothed down his back, as though she sensed that her words upset him, and she wanted to soothe him. “I’m beginning to understand that about you. I like that you say exactly what’s on your mind. There’s no conflict between the things you say to me and the emotions you feel. That’s part of the reason I feel so peaceful around you.”

The tension in his body faded at her words. “I like that I bring you peace. I want you to be happy.”

Her dark eyes peered up at him, something vulnerable in her gaze. “I’m happy here with you.”

As he dropped his mouth to hers, Jasper vowed to himself that he would do everything in his power to always make her feel that way.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Veronica lay beneath Jasper,relishing the weight of his body on hers. The heat of his skin against hers. She soaked up the contact like a dying plant soaked up water and sunlight. It had been so long since she’d been touched like this.

Jasper eventually withdrew from her and disappeared into the bathroom. He came back with a washcloth and gently pressed it between her legs. Heat flooded her face as he cleaned her up. When she tried to do it herself, he just stared at her until she lowered her hand back down to the mattress.

When he returned to the bed, Jasper gathered her close, slipping an arm beneath her head and bringing her right leg over his hips. She was practically draped over his side like a blanket. She relaxed into him as his fingers drew a line up and down her spine.

Veronica felt safer than she ever had before. Even with her parents, she’d always been on edge, always worried about upsetting them. It was so difficult for her trust others, yet Jasper was rapidly convincing her to trust him.

That was why his words took her off guard when he said, “I’m cancelling my membership to Mystical Matchmakers on Monday. I’m no longer in need of your services.”

Veronica stiffened, suddenly wary.

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