Authors: Marteeka Karland
open. Before they were even inside, Damien captured
her lips with his in a hard, possessive kiss. As he
pulled her inside, she noticed him looking over her
head to give Tom one hard, feral look before closing
the door and locking the other man out.
Damien pinned her between his body and the
door, kissing her roughly. Ariel gripped his shoulders.
She clung to him for dear life as her head spun and her
body went up in flames. Her stomach fluttered with
the sheer hunger he seemed to have for her. It was like
nothing she was prepared for or had ever encountered.
Electricity seemed to whip across her skin where he
touched her, where she touched him. Her whole body
tingled with a need she had no hope of containing or
understanding. All she knew was she had to have him.
Now. Right this instant.
Gradually, she became aware of his gentling
touch. Instead of the fierce handling of her, he
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softened his kisses and eased his grip on her body. He
was no less intense; he just seemed to be acutely aware
of his strength. As if he realized he might be hurting
her and was trying to get himself back under control.
Indeed, a fine tremor shook his big body, a light film
of sweat slickened his skin.
Never in her life had Ariel needed sex with a
man more. It wasn’t just the sex—she needed
him
.
Damien. It was enough to give her another pause. She
had the feeling it didn’t really matter, that there was
definitely no turning back. She wasn’t entirely sure she
wanted to turn back. This was so not like her.
“Oh, God,” she gasped. Her stomach was tied in
knots, though not all of them bad. She was confused
and needed him so much it terrified her. “What are
you doing to me?”
“Kissing you. Touching you. Do you want me to
stop?”
God, how could she want him to stop? He was
more than she could’ve ever hoped he would be. He
was so strong and devilishly handsome she couldn’t
think around him. It had been hell seeing him around
the clinic and avoiding him. All she had ever wanted
was to have him hold her just like this. Kiss her. Just
like this.
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“It feels too good to stop. I want more,” was her
needy reply. She couldn’t find it in her to care, her
desire was so clear for him. She knew he wanted her
just as much as she wanted him.
Damien carried her to his bed, following her
down to rest his body between her slim thighs. Ariel
loved the feel of his masculine heat against her. His
whole body bathed her in warmth. His hands explored
her body as he lifted his lips to hers once more and
kissed her. God! She could kiss him all day! Ariel loved
the softness of his moist lips as they played across
hers. He was gentle, but all male. Ariel reveled in it.
She wanted this desperately, wanted Damien.
Ariel couldn’t get enough of him. He kissed like
every woman’s dream; his tongue plunged in and
dueled with hers, only to retreat leaving his lips and
teeth to fulfill her aching need. His kiss left her
wanting more, made her long for pleasures that had
been denied her for months. When his thick erection
made contact with the juncture of her thighs, she
almost screamed. Her hips rose to meet his. Their kiss
broke as she arched her back and cried out in shear
ecstasy. Damien’s kisses didn’t stop, however. They
simply shifted focus as he took her offering and slid
his lips and tongue down the slim column of her neck
while his hands roamed the ripeness of her breast.
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“You are so beautiful, Ariel. All of you. I’ve
wanted to make you mine from the first moment I saw
you.”
“Oh, God. Yes. Yes!”
He stopped his exploration of her jaw and neck
just long enough to remove her scrub top and bra.
When he resumed, his mouth slid lower. He lifted one
plump breast to his lips and kissed the ripe peak. Her
nipple responded by pebbling and she moaned softly.
“Do you like that, my beauty?”
“Mmmm,” she purred.
Damien chuckled just before he took her breast
in his mouth and sucked gently at first, then with a bit
more passion as she responded to his touch. He
alternated to the other breast, lavishing it with the
same attention as he ground his pelvis against hers.
Her fingers found his hair again, and she cradled him
to her chest, wrapping her legs around his waist. She
pulled him close, loving the way his hair-roughened
body felt against hers.
Ariel needed all of this extraordinary man.
Consequences be damned. She tugged at his shirt,
trying to pull it off. At her soft cry of frustration,
Damien broke contact with her chest and, grinning,
yanked his shirt over his head and tossed it aside.
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“I want you, Ariel. Take off the rest of your
clothes.”
She sat up with his assistance and cast off the
rest of her clothing. Damien did the same with swift,
sure movements. Towering over her, he ran his hands
up and down her sides. When they stopped at her
expanding waistline, she turned her head trying to
escape his grasp.
“No, Ariel. Look at me.”
“Please don’t. Maybe this isn’t such a good idea.
I wasn’t thinking.”
“About what—that I’d see you naked? The
evidence of your child growing inside you? Ariel,
you’re beautiful. You’re body is perfect for growing a
new life, a little part of you. Don’t try to hide it. Be
proud of what’s happening to you.”
He knelt before her, and looking up, he kissed
her belly just below her navel and Ariel shivered. How
could this man disarm her with so little effort? With
one look, one touch, he sent her up in flames. God
help her, she loved it.
“I love how you look. Let me show you.” With
that, his head dropped lower, never breaking eye
contact. His tongue snaked out to lick her moist folds.
Ariel’s breath caught and she closed her eyes, relaxing
a bit as she lay back on the bed.
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“That’s it. Let me love you.” His whisper sent
shivers down her body, her nipples hardening into
almost painful peaks. Vaguely, Ariel was aware of her
little moan but couldn't find it in her to care. If he
thought her desperate, maybe she was. It wasn't a
crime. All she knew was this felt right. Everything
about this—about what he was doing to her—felt right.
Good.
Damien licked at her until her body responded
with a gush of moisture, then he looped his arms
around her legs and prompted her to slide further
back on the bed. With her legs over his shoulders, he
sucked her clit and licked her inviting channel with
ever increasing hunger. He buried his tongue inside
her and wrung gasps of pleasure out of her. She
tangled her fingers in his long, silky hair, urging him
harder against her. Had anything ever felt so good?
Lifting her bottom slightly, he dragged his
tongue from her slick opening back to her clit, pausing
to suck and nibble each crevice. Ariel gasped out her
surprise and tightened her hold on him.
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pushed her hips at him.
Damien had had just about all he could stand.
He needed inside her. Badly. Pulling himself up along
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her upper body, he kissed her belly once again, her
breast, and finally her lips, where he lingered.
Covering her with his much bigger body, careful to
keep his weight off her, he rubbed his pulsing cock
against her wet entrance, silently asking permission to
proceed.
Ariel put her hand between their sweating
bodies and guided him inside her. As the swollen head
of him entered her, she screamed, a look of utter bliss
on her face. Wrapping her legs around him, she
impaled herself on his thick length and arched her
back.
Damien groaned and moved slowly at first, then
plunged into her with more force. He gave her what
she needed, took what he needed. He whispered soft
words as he rode her body in sweet abandon. Nothing
in his life could have prepared him for this moment.
Ariel was his world. He'd known from the moment he
first saw her she was meant for him. The pleasure he
took in her body was only the tip of the iceberg. He
wanted all of her. Heart and soul.
Ariel dug her fingers into his shoulders. Damien
knew she hadn’t given herself to anyone since the
awful betrayal and he wanted to be her hero, to help
her heart heal. This wasn’t about a sexual encounter—
he wanted to give her all he was, to pledge his entire
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being to her. Even if this was all they ever had, if she
left him after this one afternoon of sweet bliss, he
hoped he had given her confidence in herself and the
courage to go on. God help him if she decided to leave
him. He would do everything in his power to make her
happy, to fulfill every need.
Tossing her head back and throwing her hips at
him, she came with a soft whimper, her strong inner
muscles grasping him, threatening the tenuous control
he had on his wayward body. She just felt so damned
good! No other woman had wrapped herself around
his heart so completely.
She clutched his shoulders as her body
contracted around his. When her spasms lessened,
Damien gave in and let her bring him with her into
bliss. He wanted this, wanted to be a part of her
permanently. Allowing his mind, body and soul to
merge with her completely, he prayed there would
many, many more nights like this one.
Pleasure surrounded him, pulsing through his
aching shaft to the base of his spine. He stifled his
groan against her neck as he thrust once more and
emptied himself into her. He kissed her neck and
breasts. Her mouth. Wanting to worship her with his
mouth he tasted with reverence everywhere, offering
unspoken praise.
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When he finally pulled himself away from the
temptation that was Ariel, he said, “You have to know
that I have no intention of letting you out of my life. I
want you with me.”
“B-but, what about the baby? She’s not yours,”
Ariel stuttered.
“I want you both, Ariel. I’ll play whatever role
you want me to in her life as long as you let me stay in
yours. I’ll treat her as if she were my own if you’ll let
me. Please, sweet. Don’t make me beg.” He smiled at
her. “At least give me a chance to prove how much I
care about you. Given time, I’m sure we’ll grow to love
each other very much. I think I’m already at least half
in love with you. What do you say?”
Her smile grew slowly, but eventually lit up her
face. “I think I’d like that very much.”
Damien gave her a quick, hard kiss before
moving off her. Making a quick pass through the
bathroom, he cleaned himself before joining her again
and cleansing her with a damp cloth. Then, he climbed
into bed beside her, pulling firmly against him, his
arms wrapped around her.
This
was how it was
supposed to be.
This
was what he wanted every night
for the rest of their lives. Not long after that, he felt her
breathing level out and she relaxed against him
completely, asleep. He smiled and kissed her neck
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before nuzzling his face against her hair. Dragging her
scent into his lungs, he closed his eyes and slept.
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Chapter Four
Damien woke to a horrible racket outside his
house. That goddamned GTO had to go. Glancing at
Ariel made him hate the bastard all the more. She
looked vulnerable, unsure of herself. With a growl,
Damien pulled her to him, kissing her hard. When he
backed away to look into her eyes, they had a haunted
look, but her gaze never wavered from his.
“He’s jealous,” Damien stated. “Ultimately, it’s
up to you. I won’t tell you I’ll step aside if you want to