Page 57 of Vengeful Lies

She shattered into a thousand pieces as her orgasm rushed through her. White light flashed behind her closed lids, and her body thrashed as intense pleasure claimed her.

By the time she felt him moving back up her body she was panting, her cheeks were wet, and she was trembling from the intensity of the orgasm.

That was nothing like she had ever experienced before. She’d known orgasms could be powerful, but she’d never known they could be like that. So all-consuming that she hardly maintained the ability to think, move, or do anything but feel.

“I can't carry a pregnancy to term,” she admitted when he went to rip open a condom, averting her gaze so she didn't see the pity in his eyes.

Taking her chin between his forefinger and thumb he nudged and waited patiently until she met his gaze again. “I'm sorry.” He touched a tender kiss to her forehead and her heart swelled until it felt far too big for her chest.

“I haven’t been with anyone since my husband,” she told him.

“I haven’t been with anyone since my wife. At first, I was too busy grieving, too busy wondering how I was going to handle being a single parent, and then …”

“Then what?”

“Then a fiery redhead exploded into my life, and I couldn’t think about touching another woman.” As he said the words, he lined up and buried himself inside her in one smooth thrust of his hips.

There was a moment of pain as her body stretched and adjusted to his size, but it quickly morphed into pleasure as he began to move.

Lifting her legs she hooked them around his hips, drawing him deeper. Her hands landed on his shoulders, again bringing him closer, and her lips sought his. For so long she’d dreamed ofthis, been convinced it was never going to happen, that he would never see her as anything other than Essie’s nanny.

But now …

Now she had hope.

It wasn’t like she was expecting a ring and a proposal any time soon, but she wanted a chance to see if she and Cade could work as partners, if they could truly fall in love and build a life together.

His mouth devoured hers in a hungry kiss as he picked up the pace, thrusting into her with an urgency that echoed inside her.

Faint flutters built low in her belly, they quickly grew until she felt them shimmering throughout her body. When Cade reached between them and tweaked her bundle of nerves once again, she combusted in an orgasm that ripped through her body, tearing its way into her soul and lodging there.

This man owned her.

He had from the first time she’d seen him interact with his daughter. He was everything a father should be, and she knew he would be everything a husband should be as well.

Tugging on him, she urged him to allow some of his body weight to rest against her, needing to feel cocooned in his embrace, surrounded by not just his body but his feelings for her as well.

For the first time in her life, Gabriella felt a sense of belonging.

This was where she was supposed to be.

Chapter

Fifteen

September 8th

8:29 P.M.

He didn't want to move.

Didn't want this moment to end.

Because when it did, he would have to break the heart of the beautiful woman holding him close.

A woman who looked at him like he hung the moon, who cared for his daughter as though she were her own, who fit into his family like she was made to, and who had brought his dead heart back to life.

“Mmm,” she moaned happily, pressing her face to his neck and nuzzling it. “You're so warm and snuggly, who knew you could be such a great cuddler,” she teased.

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