Page 52 of Relentless Knight

“Lance!” she moans, her fingers pressing into skin, urging me onward.

Her pussy clamps down around my hard length. And I snarl as my release hits me like a freight train.

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QUINN

Euphoria blasts through my body like a tidal wave, sending tingles out to my fingers and toes. And as I shudder beneath Lance, I feel him pulsing inside my depths, finding his release at exactly the same time.

Something about the sex tonight was different. It was hot, steamy, and sinfully pleasurable. But it also feels incredibly more intimate. I know I’m in love with Lance. I have been for a long time. But this newfound connection with him makes it overwhelmingly apparent that he’s the only man I’lleverlove. And that terrifies me. Because I don’t know that he feels the same about me.

Still, despite the hint of fear that trickles into my veins, nothing is going to dampen the bliss of this moment. The utter feeling of contentment that seeps deep into my bones. Lance stills on top of me, buried deep between my thighs. And we breathe together, our panting gasps as synchronized as our pleasure tonight.

Slowly, Lance lifts his head, his Mediterranean-blue eyes finding mine, and in their depths, I find a sincerity that meltsmy heart. He brings one hand up to cup my cheek, his thumb brushing across my skin with a tenderness that makes me ache.

And suddenly, I feel like all the oxygen has been sucked out of the room.

How can one man affect me so completely?

I swear, he could move the sun and the stars in the sky with the power he holds over me. And tingling waves of anticipation wash through my core as I wait for him to say something. Because I can see it in his eyes.

“I love you, Quinn,” he murmurs. “I’m in love with you. Madly. Desperately.”

My heart comes to a dead stop in my chest, and my lips part in shock. Whatever I expected Lance to say, that was not it. But the flood of emotion that wells up inside me is so overpowering, I can barely swallow past it.

“I love you too,” I whisper.

And it feels like I must be in some kind of dream because the man I’ve had a crush on my whole life just told me he’s in love with me. Not just that, he said it first—the man who hardly ever says anything. I feel like my brain might explode with that fact. Honestly, it means more to me than I ever knew it could.

How is Lance so incredibly perfect?

How does he know just how to make the world right?

I don’t know. But I do know I’m the luckiest woman in the world. Because I’m his, and he’s mine.

“We need to tell Killian. It’s time.”

A fist of anxiety tightens around my throat, but he’s right. I know he is. And I swallow hard as I nod. “First thing in the morning?” I offer.

The tension in Lance’s brow softens, his shoulders relaxing when I didn’t even realize they were tight. And I realize this has been weighing on him a lot. Constantly maybe. And still, he let me make the call.

“Thank you.” Lance brushes a kiss across the tip of my nose. Then he rolls gently off of me and sits up.

“You have to go?” I ask, my heart sinking as he shows signs of getting dressed.

Lance pauses, his expression softening as he meets my gaze. And I know he must see the disappointment in my face.

“Sun’s almost up.” He tips his chin toward the window.

I glance behind me, surprised that it could already be sunrise. But he’s right. The first golden rays are starting to creep across the sky. Killian could be here anytime. Pulling his pants up around his hips, Lance closes them. Then he returns to my bedside and leans in to kiss my lips once more.

“Try to get a bit of sleep. I’ll see you soon,” he promises.

Then, gathering the rest of his clothes, he slips silently out the door.

I sigh, falling back against my headboard as I take a moment to wrap my head around everything that’s happened in one night. We were attacked. Lance was hurt. I stitched him up—which led to some steamy and impromptu sex. Killian almost walked in on us. Then Lance went back out to spy on the man who probably wants us all dead. And to cap it all off, I had the best sex of my life that culminated in Lance telling me he loves me for the first time. I honestly can’t believe that all happened in one night.

My head’s spinning just thinking about it.

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