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Olivia's warm, tentative hand slid up Nate's arm and he pinched his eyes tighter, gripped the edge of the sink in her suite's kitchen harder. He tensed at the pleasure/pain combo her touch forever instilled and hunched to defend himself. Or her.For going on three days, he'd watched her lying in bed, pale as a corpse, and sick to his gut with abject fear she wouldn't wake up. Every concussion check by Mae or Amy or Nakos that first night had been goddamn torture until she'd briefly opened her eyes, muttered a few syllables, and drifted off again. And mercy. That fever? The need for an IV? Her drenched in sweat and hotter than the damn desert he'd escaped? He'd thought he'd die. Shit, death would've been preferable. He'd almost redecorated her bedroom by punching holes through the drywall upwards of a thousand times. None of his experiences had prepared him for that. Nearly starved as a child in foster care...subordinate to countless violent acts in that gang as a teen...holding Ju
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Christ, her voice was almost as coaxing as her touch. Sultry and unhurried. The tone made his dick twitch. And she was injured, damn it.With a hand over hers, he ceased her torture before she could hit the waistband of his sweats. He forced a swallow. "How are you feeling?""Great until you stopped me. Or, I should say, you were feeling great.""Not exactly what I meant." He sucked a harsh inhale when her tongue darted across the tendon in his neck and lit a path of fire straight to his balls. "Olivia," he warned."Nate," she mimicked. She eased him onto his back and sprawled over him, resting her chin on his breastbone. "You have a tattoo on your chest. It's not like the patterns on your arms."He grunted, trying to follow her change of topic when his very erect, very throbbing dick was pressed against her belly and she was positioned between his legs.While he was still processing, she inched the shirt up to his chin and glanced at the ink in question. She couldn't possibly se
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While Nate cleaned up in her bathroom, Olivia slowly made her way to her kitchenette to forage for something to eat. After sleeping solid for so long and the extremely pleasant way she'd awoken, she was ready to devour her own hand. Or her own cooking.She found a small platter of fresh fruit in the fridge Aunt Mae had probably put there and a plate of brownies on the counter. Perfect. Chocolate was the most important food group. She took both to the couch as Nate emerged from her room.Lord, he was gorgeous. Sweats low on his hips and nothing else. Bare feet, bare chest. She even loved his bald head without his usual black cap. Before him, she'd not had an opinion one way or the other on tats, but he'd turned her on to them. Big time. Especially with his naturally dark skin and muscles.He took a seat across from her with his version of an amused smile. "Brownies and pineapple?""And strawberries." She popped one in her mouth, chewing as she studied him. "Hungry?" She waved the pl
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He looked down his nose at her, seemingly hesitant but curious."Nope." She ran her fingers over the white silk mask, giving him a minute. "It's the middle of the night, everyone's asleep, we're alone, and nothing bad is going to happen."Up went his brows. "Who are you trying to convince?" He took the mask from her and put the band around his head, then slipped the material over his eyes. "Do your worst, baby."No, she'd do her best, but she grabbed her plate and set it next to them on the cushion in silence. Then, she leaned forward, crushing her chest to his, and kissed him. She ran her fingers across his wide shoulders, down to his biceps, loving the soft skin over hard muscle.He tensed, but eventually participated and set his hands on top of her thighs, thumbs stroking the deeper he sank. His touch was as tender as the kiss, surprising her. They'd had brief moments where passion hadn't kicked in the door, but not like now where he seemed more interested in showing her a part
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Beside Nakos, Nate hoofed it from the barn up to the house and rolled his head to stretch his neck. After the stressful search and rescue for Olivia, followed by a week of reroofing and learning the ropes from the foreman, Nate was ready to dive into a bottle of tequila. Or Pepto. Either would suffice.Their boots crunched on gravel as a stiff wind pushed from the north. Pine tinged the air and he wouldn't be shocked if it snowed tonight, considering the drop in temp since this morning. Dusk was playing cat and mouse in the cloudless sky, though.Nakos halted near the mudroom and faced him. "Can I give you a piece of advice?"Studying the man's cowboy hat and flannel under his wool coat, Nate shrugged. "Sure." Didn't mean he'd take it."Olivia has never desired or asked for much in all the time I've known her. Yet fate has kicked her repeatedly on the few occasions she has wanted something." Nakos shifted to his other foot and set his hands on his hips. Near-black eyes leveled on N
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Bruisingly, he kissed her with violent tongue strokes and enough pressure to cause suction. She hummed and matched his every lash with one of her own. She tried to roll her hips as if seeking relief, but he trapped her to the wall with his, aligning every delectable inch of her with him and crushing his raging erection into her belly.She'd wanted him to come undone? He was there. Tearing his mouth away, he glared at her. Vibrating, he struggled with the last tether containing his willpower. "This wasn't the smartest move you ever made, baby.""Promise?" Her lids lifted slowly, nailing him with cornflower eyes drenched in lust with a defiance chaser. His pulse tripped out of control. He stared at her, giving her a last silent warning.She merely looked back in challenge.Gaze on hers, he let go of one of her wrists to dip his fingers into the waistband of her panties. And ripped them clean off with one swift jerk.Her breath hitched and she arched against him.Discarding the
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Checking for bruises? And he was...sorry?Olivia leaned on her elbows and took in Nate's distraught expression. It was apparent he thought he'd been too rough. Though she appreciated the sentiment, disappointment churned in her belly. She'd figured once she got him to finally let go, he'd push past this mindset of not being good enough and the constant need to hold back.Guess she was wrong.She tried to school her voice calm when tears threatened. "Twice you asked if you hurt me and twice I said no." Yes, his first initial thrust had caused a minor ache due to his size, plus she hadn't had a lover in awhile. But it had also been amazingly intense. Within seconds, the slight twinge had dissolved and she'd never been more desperate, more turned-on in her life.His throat worked a swallow. "You deserve better than that, than to be taken like an animal.""Did you hear me complaining?" She sat up, wanting to cover herself, but refrained. He didn't respond, keeping his gaze trained on
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His breath caressed her cheek. "Tell me you want me." The grated, whispered demand made her heart pound harder."I want you."He pulled out and thrust inside, his palm adding pressure to her clit. She cried out at the violent pleasure.His nose brushed her ear as he tilted his head. "Tell me you need me." "I need you." So, so, so much.Again, he repeated his motion, and she pinched her eyes shut at the jarring satisfaction. "Then, I'm yours, baby. For as long as you'll have me." Another thrust. "You're mine."Oh God. "Nate..."He groaned. "I know, baby."This time, he didn't thrust, he drove home. Swift. Brutal. With short, firm plunges, he pounded into her. Repeatedly. With each filling, his fingers slid along her folds and his palm added more and more pressure where she needed it most. She could do little more than lie there, taking him, completely submissive under his weight. And she loved it. He enclosed her body with his, stretched her to the point there was no room f
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