Page 21 of The Phoenix Inheritance

“Relax,” Dane whispers again, his breath brushing my temple. He peppers me with pecks until he reaches my lips, which he proceeds to kiss as if he has all the time in the world.

Soon I lose myself in his heavenly lips, and just when the last shred of apprehension disappears, he pushes through. There’s a sharp twinge like a curtain ripping apart, only to die away within a heartbeat.

I stop myself short of laughing. So that’s what I was preparing myself for like a fortress against attack?

“It’s over now,” Dane mumbles against the crook of my neck. “I won’t hurt you anymore.” His Adam’s apple bobs. “You feel so beautiful… So, so beautiful…”

I shut my eyes, acclimating myself to this strange sensation. The pain is gone, only to be replaced with Dane’s presence. I’m not quite sure what to think aside from the novelty of it.

But as he glides up and down within me, the heat starts to build. Little by little I become aware of how perfectly he fills me, how with each thrust he rips me away from my everyday life and closer to him.

And that’s when I start begging, just like he predicted. I never would’ve believed myself capable of imploring a man so wantonly to take me, but the words escape my lips before I can stop them.

“Dane,” I urge in a whisper. “Please… more…”

I’m not exactly sure what I’m asking for, but Dane indulges me all the same. He delves even deeper, driving me to the edge of insanity. There comes a point when my entire existence shrinks to the two of us – our mingled heartbeats each more erratic than the other’s, him inside me, my whole being attuned to his slightest move.

As his ragged pants feather over my hypersensitive skin, a part of me realizes tonight is worth every bit of yearning in the years to come. I’ll never regret this – only wish it could’ve never ended.

But that’s the last of my reason as a veritable earthquake hits me, sweeter and more thrilling than anything I’ve ever known. I hear Dane whispering my name in a fervent litany. I can’t answer. I’m drowning in these sensations he’s gifted me. The stars are swirling wildly above, Dane is nothing but a blur of shimmering copper, I can’t remember where I am but in his arms yet all is right in the world.

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