Page 35 of Breaking the Alpha
Her arms wrapped around him from behind and she rose onto her toes, pressing her lips against his ear.“I think now might be the time to say I’d like you to fuck me hard and fuck me now, River.Happy birthday.”
The drive home was silent.Almost tense.They were walking a thin line into relationship territory and the knowledge hung over both of them like a dark cloud.If he had his way, Angelina would be on his arm and in his bed every day and night.But he still felt that push from her, that invisible hand ensuring they didn’t fall over the edge.
The reminder of how fleeting these Saturday nights were with her had him reaching for her hand and he held it until they reached her home.She led him up the stairs without a word then turned and pressed him against the wall.
She trailed her lips along his jaw until they met his and he groaned, all thoughts of her distance forgotten.One hand slid up her back and tangled in her hair.What began as gentle turned hungry in a heartbeat, his tongue moving with hers until she broke the kiss, breathless as he pushed her shirt up and over her head.
Then his lips were on hers again while his hand cupped her breast, his thumb grazing her nipple as she rocked her hips against his hardened length.He loved how in tune she was with her own desires, how she didn’t wait for him to take the lead every time.She hooked her fingers in his collar and tugged gently.Releasing her, he grabbed the back of his shirt, pulled it off without hesitation, and dragged her onto the bed.
She straddled his hips and skimmed her fingers along the banner tattooed from shoulder to shoulder, wrapping around a stylized, four-looped Bowen knot in the center of his chest.The words Swan Song were written in an intentionally broken script along the ribbon.“Did your brother do this?”
He grasped her hips to steady her as he sat up to capture her lips again.“Yeah.Birch is insanely talented, and I don’t want to think about him when I’ve got a beautiful woman grinding against me.”
“Noted.”Her breath hitched as he ducked his head and swirled his tongue around her nipple.When he grazed her with his teeth, she whimpered and arched into him, clutching his shoulders as his hips found their rhythm under her.
He made no move to undress her further as his hands and his tongue sought out the spots that drove her wild without hesitation.His fingers skimmed the sensitive inside of her arms while his tongue flicked against her earlobe.His breathing was hot and heavy as he palmed her breast, his hands rough and demanding when he began whispering in her ear.
“Holy fuck, Angel,” he hissed as she moved her hips in sync with his.“You turn me on so fucking much.Watching you walk around in that dress all night and not being able to touch you was fucking excruciating.”His tongue lapped at her throat and he cupped her breast, running his thumb over the peak.“I’ve been rock-fucking-hard for hours.”
She opened her mouth to respond, but he gripped her hair and tilted her head back, dragging his teeth against her skin and pulling nothing more coherent than a moan from her.
“No talking,” he snarled, grabbing her hips and thrusting inside her.“If you talk, I’m gonna come just hearing that voice of yours.And there’s no way in hell that’s happening before you do.”
She dug her nails into his shoulder, her body tensing as he fucked her fast and rough and continued to growl in her ear.
“One of these nights, I’m going to pay you back for what you did to me that night in the hotel.I’m going to bring you to the edge over and over until you’re begging me for release.”His teeth were back on her skin, the nipping and scratching alternating with swipes of his hot tongue.“But tonight, I want it hard.”He grasped the back of her head to bring her in for a toe-curling kiss.“I want it loud.”He increased his speed as he felt the first flutters of her orgasm.“And I want it now.”
His words pushed her over and she buried her head in his neck with a moan as she came.He wrapped his arms around her, cocooning her while her body trembled and shook until she came down from the high and snuggled in tight to him while his hips continued to move against her.
“You’re so fucking gorgeous,” he groaned, his hold on her tightening moments before his own release hit him.
Every muscle in his body tensed as he rode it out, his gasped breathing slowly leveling out to match hers.
He lay back, bringing her with him and skimming his hand through her hair.
“River?”
“Yeah?”
“You’re staying here tonight, right?”
Tightening his hold on her, he kissed the top of her head.“If I had my way, I’d be staying here every night, Angel.Now go to sleep.”
Chapter Fourteen
Angelina looked overRiver’s shoulder at the line forming for the airport security check.“Text me when you land, okay?”She straightened his bloodstone necklace.“Eat something before you board because you didn’t have much for breakfast.And make sure to drink lots of water on the flight so you don’t dehydrate.”
“I will.”Smiling down at her, he tucked a stray stand of hair behind her ear.“I think I like this whole getting-driven-to-the-airport thing.It makes you all cute and bossy.”
Yesterday afternoon’s discussion over her driving him to the Omaha airport two hours from Epson was a long one bordering on a full-fledged fight, and damn near culminated in him attending his birthday party alone.While River insisted that she didn’t have to ‘risk an accident on those damn roads’ taking him, she’d dug her heels in, reassuring him that she’d be fine driving home alone and refusing to entertain his position that she’d be wasting her day off.Crossing his arms and telling her that he’d flown hundreds of times without anyone seeing him off only solidified her position, and she mimicked his pose in silence until he finally relented with a resigned sigh.
“I’m not being bossy,” she corrected as she glanced at the stern faces of the security, putting her on edge.“I’m upholding a commanding presence.”
“And it’s cute,” he said, hiking his backpack higher onto his shoulder.“Maybe next time you’ll come with me?”
“Flying makes me nervous,” she admitted, hugging him tight.
She thought she felt his lips on the top of her head before he released her.“I couldn’t tell,” he said with a smirk.“I better get in line.”
