Page 134 of Bonded Chaos

“You drive me mad, woman,” he snarled before he thrust his tongue inside me, setting an unrelenting rhythm.

“Gods, Ryker,” I cried as he brought me to oblivion.

My thighs trembled under the intensity of my orgasm, and I didn’t have time to catch my breath before Ryker crashed his lips against mine, forcing me to taste myself.

When he broke the kiss, he was panting heavily, his chest heaving with emotion as he stared down at me.

“I can’t live without your fire, your defiance, your voice,” he murmured. “I can’t live without you.”

His words struck me like a boulder to the chest, and I felt my armor crack under the weight of his declaration.

“If I have to drag you to the edge of reason to get you to speak to me, then so be it.”

“You’re infuriating,” I whispered, my voice trembling.

“And you’re intoxicating.”

“I still can’t forgive you, Ryker.”

“I can wait.”

The outline of Ryker’s erect cock pressed against my entrance, and I rubbed myself against him, inviting him closer.

“Cadence,” he groaned. “Stop trying to distract me.”

“Is it working?”

“You know it is.”

The air grew heavy around us, and I didn’t dare breathe in case it shattered the fragile peace we’d achieved as we teetered on the edge of something I couldn’t quite name.

Ryker pulled back, his eyes searching mine.

“I am going to fix what I broke between us, Cadence,” he promised.

“How can you fix it when I don’t trust you, Ryker?”

“Do you trust me enough to let me try?”

I hesitated, feeling the weight of my answer bearing down on me.

“Maybe,” I whispered, unsure if that was the truth.

A wide grin split Ryker’s handsome face as he said, “That’s good enough for now.”

Reaching into his trousers, Ryker freed his thick cock as he groaned, “I need to be inside you.”

I spread my legs wider and purred, “Then what are you waiting for?”

“There will be no more secrets, Cadence,” he rumbled as he lined himself up with my center. “From here on out, I’ll tell you everything.”

Ryker thrust his hips forward, and the sensation of him filling me felt like coming home.

As much as I wished it were different, Ryker’s vow changed nothing. Because his vow was built upon deception. There were things he didn’t know about me, and I had no intention of changing that.

Chapter Fifty-Four

Cadence

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