Page 35 of Silent Heart

That earned me a growl of appreciation from the beast above me. Kole pinched, then rolled my clit between his fingers.

The rough touch sent an explosion through my insides. The orgasm ripped through me. A storm surge, it smothered everything else. Somewhere in the distance was a ragged scream. I think it came from me, but I couldn’t say.

“Fuck, that’s the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen,” Kole murmured from somewhere beyond the cloud of bliss.

Vaguely, I was aware of him quickening his pace for a few heartbeats before his cock jerked inside me.

“Take it, take it all,” he groaned.

The guttural tone sent hot, electric sparks shooting between my thighs.

Each breath worked my lungs like a bellow. My brain swam through a lazy haze while Kole gently released me, untangling my legs and pulling his still pulsing cock from my channel.

He moved to the roll of paper towels mounted under the cabinets, tore a cloth, and handed it to me. As I dabbed between my legs, I realized he’d used a condom after all. Confusionflickered through me. He just happened to have one on hand? I didn’t remember him grabbing one upstairs.

And I sure as hell wasn’t paying enough attention to realize he’d put one on and undressed. I looked at my own clothing, which was in more pieces than when they were on my body.

He shredded them. Just like an animal.

I turned to glare at him but ended up taking a full mental snapshot of his still thick cock, bobbing straight out as if eager for more.

Kole caught me looking. The corner of his lip quirked up. “Like what you see?”

“Just wondering where you got the rubber on such short notice,” I croaked.

He chuckled. “My cousin left a box of these in the drawer.”

Aah, gross.Kash and Elle did it in here too. This kitchen must have seen a lot of non-cooking action.

Realizing that it was only my tee that was torn, I pulled my shorts over my hips. They were coarse against my skin compared to his touch. My cheeks warmed at the fresh memory of the way we had sex, like a couple of beasts who couldn’t keep their hands off one another. I lifted my eyes in supplication, seeking the strength to act normal andcoolafter that collision.

“Oh shoot!” The clock above the wall flashed the hour. “I have to go, I’m going to be late.”

Kole’s arm shot out, blocking my escape. I sucked in a short breath and met his gaze. “Give me two minutes.”

I nodded, more curious than anything. “You owe me a shirt.”

Kole pointed to the one I’d worn while sleeping. “Keep it.”

Butterflies erupted in my stomach. I hid my smile and went to scoop the shirt from the back counter where it’d been tossed at some point. By the time I pulled it over my torso, Kole had a piece of toast on the counter with cream cheese and jam. It tookseconds for him to make the food, wrap it in a paper towel, and hand it to me.

“For the road,” he offered with a small shrug.

The small gesture made my heart do a somersault. We didn’t say another word as he walked me to my car. There wasn’t any need to fill the silence with rambling. Some kind of energy pulsed between us, and it was enough to feel the connection. Our goodbye was a simple wave. But there was so much packed in the moment, so much so that I had to tear my eyes away from the scene.

Chapter 15 – Harley

The sun played peek-a-boo behind the clouds the whole drive back to the farm. I licked the jam off my fingers, doing a happy little dance at the possibility of…whatever this was. The worst-case scenario, we didn’t talk again. Given the way Kole watched me drive away, that wasn’t likely. Best case? I would have another collision with him.

At least one more before his summer trip ends.

“If not more,” I mouthed to the trees at the last bend in the long driveway.

They fluttered in agreement.

The Lexus parked in front of the house snapped my attention right back into the present. Frowning at the strange vehicle, I cut the engine and hurried inside.

Oh, the accountant.He’d said something about stopping by this morning to go over papers with grandpa, when I waited on him last night, but we’d been so busy and then my grandparents confronted me after coming home, so it escaped my mind.

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