I felt my back being laid down on the bed as a calming presence washed over me. Evan’s lips were so enticing and his strength was oddly reassuring. His eyes had settled my raging mind, but it was his touch that calmed my body. Where I thought I’d be shaking, I was completely still. Where I thought my mind would be racing, it was totally hushed. For the first time in four years, I felt comforted by the presence of a man instead of threatened, and I wasn’t ready to let go of it.

Not just yet.

His hands were gentle in undressing me, smoothing over my pale skin while his lips carved a trail along my stomach. My skin prickled at the sensation of his beard on the outside of my thigh. It seemed like he wanted to leave no part of me untouched.

I was loving every second of it.

My body was bared to him as my eyes rose to meet his gaze. It was heated and dark like he was studying me to make sure I was okay. His hands quickly pulled the flannel from his back, exposing his strong, rippling arms. Veins pulsed in his forearms as he peeled his white undershirt off, and soon I was gazing on the most beautiful body I’d ever seen. His abdomen rippled and the “v” of his muscles pointed the way to what I wanted to see most.

He descended back on my body and I pressed my body into his. I felt my nipples rising toward him, raking against the swell of the hair on his chest as his lips trailed downward. He covered my neck with kisses and sucked patches of skin between his teeth. I was moaning and arching into him. Begging him for more instead of begging him to stop.

I was finally, gratefully, able to let myself go and enjoy the touch a man could offer.

His tongue lapped at my nipples, pulling groans from my throat as my hands wrapped up in his black tresses. His hair was thick and his breath was hot, and I could feel him grinding into me as he traveled down. His hands parted my legs at the knees and the rush of cool air shivered my skin.

But then, I felt his lips descend on my pussy.

I rose my hips to meet his lips, offering myself to him on a silver platter. I felt him grin against my skin, his tongue prodding my folds while his fingers massaged my thighs. He licked a thick stripe up my slit, gathering my arousal upon his tongue. I looked down at him and saw him staring back at me as the glittering gold of his eyes turned devious.

His gaze only heated me with a white-hot pleasure that I wanted to explore.

I pressed him back into my body and his tongue found my clit. He sucked and flicked as my hips rolled into his face. I could feel my body coating his cheeks with my fluids as they poured out of me and onto the bed. The electricity surging through my veins as his fingertips embedded their prints into my skin was nothing short of fantastical. My eyes rolled into the back of my head and my hair was a tangled mess of knots. I writhed underneath him as his tongue explored my depths, then I lifted my eyes to look down once more.

His face was buried between my legs just as his arms wrapped around my thighs, pulling me closer to him as he drank me down.

My heels dug into the sinewy muscles of his back. My toes began to curl and my back began to arch. I bowed like a tightened violin as my fingernails scraped across his scalp, and soon my legs were quaking with delight as I spilled my pleasure onto the tip of his tongue.

“Evan. Yes. Please don’t stop. This feels—so good—yes.”

His name rolled effortlessly off my tongue as he rode my climax out with me. His tongue pressed deep, massaging the whole of my pussy while his beard tickled my thighs. I dropped to the bed and heaved for air as tears of joy prickled the backs of my eyes.

I felt like I was floating on clouds as Evan crawled back up my body.

His lips connected with mine and I could taste myself on his skin. His beard was shining with my fluids and I smiled. My toes ran up the naked backs of his legs as my eyes widened, and a growl escaped from Evan’s lips.

The look of raw lust in his eyes almost had me pushing him away. Instead, I tried to quiet my mind. I placed my hands on his chest and motioned for him to roll onto his back. If I was going to get through this, I needed to be in control.

Evan held me to him as he effortlessly rolled us both over. I straddled his hips and hovered over his massive cock as his eyes darkened further. Letting out a breath, I lowered myself down, taking him deep inside my body.

“Shit, Melanie,” he said.

His cock filled every part of my pussy, pressing against my walls and stretching them to their limits. My hands came down on his chest, my nails curling into his skin as I adjusted to his length.

This time, it was wanted.

His hands steadied my hips as my entire body shook above him. I could see him biting down on his lip, trying to keep his carnal urges at bay. I smiled down at him before I leaned in and gave him another kiss, planting a small one on the tip of his nose before I rolled my hips.

It didn’t take long for us to pick up the pace.

We rolled and we bucked. I was grinding down into his lap as he met me, thrust for thrust. His hands gripped my waist as my hands came up to my tits, massaging their throbbing ache as his cock filled me to the brim. I could feel sweat dripping down my forehead as a sheen covered Evan’s body, and soon I lost myself in the feel of him as I slammed my hands back down onto his chest.

“That’s it. Ride my cock. Take what you want from me.”

His words swirled around in my head as whimpers began to pour from my throat.

“You feel—so good—” I said breathlessly.

I slammed down onto his lap while Evan pounded into my hips. My tits bounced with every movement he made and I could see the smile gracing his cheeks at the view. His legs were strong and his muscles were throbbing—contracting underneath his taut skin.

“Shit. Oh. Evan. Just—so close.”

“I’ve got you. I’ve got it. Just sit there,” he said.

My body went limp against his chest as he pounded up into my body. My clit was rubbing against his prickly skin as his beard tickled my neck. His hands grabbed onto my ass and pulled me closer to him, giving him leverage to sink even deeper into me just before my body burst.

I dug my teeth into the meat of his broad chest just as my pussy flooded his skin with its juices.

“Fuck, Melanie, you feel so good. That’s it, just like that, baby.”

I loved his sounds. I loved the way my name fell from his lips. I loved the dirty talk he used, encouraging me while still making me feel as if I was in control. His hands dug into my ass until I could feel my skin throbbing, then he thrust into me one last time as I finally collapsed from the force of my orgasm. His dick was buried within me as his body pumped me full of his arousal. Throb after throb pulsed against my walls, sending shivers down my spine as my toes unfurled from my orgasm. My legs were shaking and my skin was drenched with sweat. I could feel our intermingled juices running from between my legs and trickling down Evan’s thighs.

But I didn’t care, and I got the distinct feeling he didn’t either.

We lay there for a long time. His broad arms were wrapped around me, holding me close to his chest as I pressed kisses into his skin. His warmth was comforting and his strength seemed to blanket me with a weight that was safe. His fingers traveled softly up and down my spine as my body draped on top of his.

I could’ve fallen asleep just like this, but I knew we had to move.

He pulled his cock from between my legs and let the rest of the evidence of our lust spill out onto the bed. He slowly rolled me off to the side and cupped my cheek, then tucked a strand of hair behind my ear. I looked into the eyes of a man that had become a comfort to me. A small grin played on his cheeks as I pressed my body back into his, my face dipping into the crook of his neck as he wrapped his arms back around me.

And without another word, the two of us fell asleep.