Authors: Katie Reus

His Secret Past (26 page)

His throat tightened as he watched her move. He could lie there all day, mesmerized by the sight in front of him. With the muted candlelight of the room, everything about the moment was so intimate. So perfect.

She was all of his fantasies rolled into one hot package. And she was all his. He knew if he tried to count how many times he’d had that thought alone in the past twelve hours he wouldn’t be able to.

Keeping her gaze on him, her lips curved up seductively as she cupped her breasts. When she started gently rubbing her already hard nipples he nearly lost it. Once he was healed in a few weeks he planned to take her hard and fast, then soft and slow. This inability to move too much right now was a special kind of torture.

There was a slight discomfort in his ribs but he barely noticed it. All he could focus on was Alexis.

One of his hands tightened on the curve of her hips and with his other he reached between them and started teasing her clit. Slowly at first, but when her breathing grew more shallow and her eyes became heavy lidded, he increased his pace and his pressure.

Simultaneously he began thrusting his hips upward, meeting her stroke for stroke until their bodies hit that perfect rhythm. He was so close and the only thing making him hold back was the fact that she hadn’t come yet.

The second he had that thought, though, she dropped her hands from her body and he felt her release. Her inner walls clasped around him and she not-so-quietly moaned his name. Just hearing his name on her lips always did something to him. It brought the most primal part of his being to the surface. As she clamped tighter and tighter around his cock, he grabbed both her hips and let himself release into her. In long, hot streams he came inside her and didn’t bother holding back his cry of ecstasy.

As they both came down from their high, she smiled and fell down on top of him, only stopping herself with her hands on either side. “I can’t wait till your ribs are fully healed,” she murmured.

“Plan on giving me a good workout?” God, he hoped so.

“You better believe it.” Her eyes glinted mischievously and his cock jumped inside her at the sight. Slowly she eased off of him and immediately curled up next to him on the bed.

She placed her hand on his chest and lightly stroked him. “Do you ever feel like all of this is a dream?” she whispered, taking him by surprise.

“Yeah,” he answered honestly.

“Me too. I dreamed about you for so long and some days…it’s hard to believe we got a second chance. I’m so thankful sometimes I’m scared I’ll wake up and realize this is just a figment of my imagination.”

Ignoring the discomfort in his side, he tightened his hold on her and pulled her closer against him. “This is no dream and I’m not going anywhere.”

“I know. I’m not worried about that. Sometimes it’s just hard to believe we’re together again.”

The knowledge that she dealt with the same insecurities he did went a long way in soothing him. “I love you, Alexis.”

“I love you too.” She lightly nipped his chest then lifted her head to look up at him. “I’ll love you more once you’re healed.”

A grin broke out over his face. “You just want me for my body, huh?”

She shrugged. “Can you blame me?”

Threading his fingers through her hair, he leaned forward until their lips clashed once again. This kiss was slower, sweeter and everything he’d been dreaming about for the last six years. After everything that had happened between them and in spite of his occasional insecurities, he knew this was the real deal and nothing could ever come between them again. They’d both been through their own version of hell and had come out stronger for it. Now that they had each other, nothing would ever come between them again.

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About the Author

Katie fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she’d pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it. However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors too many times to count she finally graduated with a degree in psychology. She now spends her days writing fast-paced romantic suspense and dark paranormal romance.

Though born and raised in Florida she’s lived all over the East Coast and now lives in the South. When she’s not creating stories she can usually be found spending time with her husband or one of the many eclectic animals they’ve adopted over the years.

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