Page 91 of Breathtaking

I stood awed in the center of what I think was King Tut’s tomb on a family vacation when I was little. Don’t quote me on that, it might have been a different ancient ruler. I wasn’t really paying attention.

But none of those views could hold a candle to this one.

Because this breathtaking view is mine.

Mine to cherish.

To protect with my life.

This viewismy entire life.

Maddox’s crooked smile tugs up higher on one side than the other, and a little piece of me melts. God, I love this man. “I like the sound of that,principessa. You think we should give slow and steady a try tonight?”

I pad into the room and carefully lift Brennan from his chest and nuzzle my nose against my baby’s neck, inhaling his beautiful, sweet smell. “Let’s see if he goes down without fussing.”

It sounds like my husband holds his breath as I lie Brennan down and rest my hand on his back, scared to remove it. Scared the second he loses that connection, he’ll cry.

Slowly and carefully, I gently pull it away and stand frozen in place when Brennan wiggles, but he doesn’t cry. Doesn’t open his eyes. Just finds the spot he was looking for and gets comfy.

And when I turn around, the look in Maddox’s eyes iseverything.

I walk as softly as I can and tug his hand as I pass, pulling him to follow me into our bedroom.

We walk into our bedroom, and Maddox’s eyes are absolutely feral as he locks the door behind us. “You sure about this?”

I lift my shoulder and lick my lips. “I mean, I’m not sure I’m capable of doing anything too... exciting at this point, but I’m willing to try.”

“You don’t have to do anything but lie there,tesoro.” My sexy husband lifts me from my feet and covers my mouth with his as he walks through our room. “I’ll do the rest. Just not sure how slow I can be. I’ve needed to fuck you for weeks.”

“Such a sweet talker,” I tease as he lies me down, and I grab his face. “Who says romance is dead?”

“I’ve got much better uses for my mouth tonight.” His hot breath skims my skin and sets my soul on fire as he leans down and kisses me so intensely, I forget where I end and he begins.

“Promise?” I whimper as he pulls away and nips at my lips before fingering the straps of my nightgown.

“I fucking love this thing on you, but it’s got to go.” He drags the straps down my arms, and for the first time in my life, I’m self-conscious of my body. “Why’d you just freeze up, Lennon? Did I hurt you?”

“No... I just...” I lean up and brush my lips over his. “I’m not back to my pre-baby body yet.”

His deep blue eyes darken, and his hand cups my face. “Do you think I care? Your body gave us our son. Your body is a goddamned miracle. And it’s fucking perfect because it’s yours. It’s you. You’re all I need.”

My heart melts, and my body relaxes. “Now those were beautiful words, husband.”

“Yeah well, I still have other plans for my mouth, wife.” He drags his tongue down my neck as his hands tug my nightgown off, and every single nerve in my body teeters on the edge of that familiar blade, begging to be thrown off-balance.

One spectacularly rough finger runs along the tip of my sensitive nipple before his mouth is on me. Sucking and licking and biting my breasts, and I see stars.

“Maddox...” I whimper and grab at his skin, desperate to get him closer. “I need you.”

“You’ve got me, wife.”

That single word has a life of its own.

Hearing those four letters falling from his lips will never get old.

I drag his mouth up to mine and lick into his mouth, pouring everything from the past few weeks into this kiss. Our tongues tangle in a way so easy and natural and so exquisitely us, I think I could come just from this kiss alone. “Mine,” I whisper against his lips, knowing what he wants to hear and smile. “Now fuck me. Let’s try soft and slow before we’re interrupted and have to give in to hard and fast.”

Maddox licks down my body, tracing every new dip and flare and curve. Worshipping me. Dragging out each sensation before he drops to his knees and pulls my ass to the edge of the bed with a wicked grin that does even more wicked things to my body. He throws both my legs over his shoulders, and my breath catches as he presses a warm, wet, soft, open-mouthed kiss against my pussy, and any doubt I had about my new body and how it would react fly out the window.

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