^“Find anything good?” Aidan leaned casually against the doorway. My heart leapt into my throat when I saw him. His long, lean muscles flexed slightly underneath his soft, faded blue T-shirt. His dark hair fell lazily over his right eye, and he shot me a devious smile. As he entered, he locked the door and settled down next to me on the thick shag carpet. I pretended not to notice the hungry look he threw my way as he scooted closer to me.

“It’s nothing new, really,” I said. “Just normal documents so far. Chase was really into writing. Did you know that? He penned some science fiction and even some poetry.”

“Is that so?” Aidan laughed. His arm slid around my waist and immediately the sensation from his touch invigorated my body.

“Mmmm. It is,” I giggled. Aidan made me feel like everything I said was a little dirty. Maybe it was because of how sexy he was, and how damn irresistible he made me feel.

Aidan knelt on the floor in front of me and placed his two hands delicately on my knees. He gently parted my legs open further, as my body yearned for him to come closer.

“Think you can take a break from working for a little bit?”

“I think I can manage,” I whimpered. Electricity pulsed through my skin as I gazed into his eyes. The natural heat from his body turned me on, and I trembled at his slightest touch. He had me ensnared, and I hung on breathlessly as I waited to see what he’d do next.

“Good.”  

He slid his hand up my thigh and massaged the part of me that’d already grown slick with anticipation. He cupped my ass and scooted me closer, taunting me with a controlled move of his hips.

“Mmmm.”

I pulled nearer to him, my breath heavy. His smoldering eyes intoxicated me with their intense focus. I held his gaze even when it felt so good it was almost painful. He growled a low, deep tone that, mixed with the heat of his body and the delicious scent of his skin, sent waves of pleasure through me. He kissed me, our mouths melting together, as his fingers explored me softly. I raked my hands through his tousled hair and licked the soft underside of his ear.

“You taste so good,” I murmured under my breath.

“I could say the same about you.”  

He laced his fingers in mine and we tumbled into the soft shag carpet. Our bodies intertwined for a moment before he kissed me again, and pushed a stray tendril of hair from my eyes.

“How did I ever live without you?”  His arms wrapped around me and held me tightly.

“Likewise,” I giggled.

We undressed slowly, our fingers dancing seductively as buttons popped and zippers slid down. When we were both naked, we laid next to each other, bare and vulnerable. A moment of heated tension pulsed between us. He gazed at me, inhaling me as if I were the most precious woman he’d ever seen. I blushed, my insecurities mounting, as I thought of all the parts of myself I wanted to hide from him. But he could see every piece of me, nude and exposed.

“Olivia, you’re perfect in every way.”

He tightened his arm around my back, and drew me nearer to him. His cock, as hard as steel, pushed into my thigh as I fell further into his embrace. We rolled over together, our bodies in sync as he guided my hips under his. His lips traveled to my aroused nipple; his cheeks slowly sucked as my body tensed. It felt incredible, so primal and sensual. I drew short breaths as I arched my body into his open hand, willing him to finger my wet cleft with his skilled fingers.

He caressed me, his hands dancing along my torso and back up to the hardened point of my nipple. I dug my heels into the carpet, already driven to the brink, as he teased my breast in his mouth seductively. I shivered, and stretched my body to his as he caressed every inch of my bare midriff.

“You feel so good.” He growled. His cock, heavy and erect, pulsed as the heat between us intensified.

We both sprang towards each other, our bodies crashing against each other with feral attraction. He slid his mouth over mine as I tugged at his lip, my teeth perched near the slippery entrance of his mouth. He grabbed my thigh and lifted me until I’d wrapped my leg completely around his hips. We rolled, the weight of him falling on top of me, until he raised himself up with his shaking biceps.

“Mmmm…” He growled breathlessly.

I stretched beneath him, my toes pushing against the soft fibers of the rug. He slid onto his knees and gently spread my thighs with his hands. His tongue licked me, my slit already wet and ready for him.

“More,” I panted. I set my fingernails into his shoulders and raked them down the length of his arms.

“Olivia.” He wiped his chin on my thigh as he bit it gently. His teeth faintly marked my skin while he nibbled his way up to my breast.

“Gentle,” I gasped. He let go; his tongue ran up the soft skin of my neck until it landed in my mouth. He kissed me deeply, the scent of his mixing with mine, as he lapped his tongue along the seam of my lips. He drew himself up and rotated my hips until I was up on all fours in front of him. I pushed my ass into his manly hips; I was already primed and ready for his throbbing cock to enter.

He shoved himself inside me so deeply, I winced. It burned as he stretched me, his thrusts pounding hard and fast against my buttocks. I threw my head back. My hair cascaded down my spine as he groaned against me. I reared up, and his hands cupped my breasts as we rocked, my hips churning against his.

I tugged gently on his balls, and heard him gasp. His body tensed as his muscles flexed around me. I pushed into him; my ass melded to his hips as he exploded out of me, my legs slippery from his juice. I heard a throaty gasp, almost as if he said, “Stop.”

I couldn’t tell exactly what he’d said, so I froze, my ass suspended in mid-air as he collapsed on top of my back. He rested there for a few seconds as his breathing slowed. Then, he slipped from me, his seed spilling out onto my exposed thighs.

I fell back onto the soft fibers of the carpet and pulled my knees up to my chest. He brushed the hair from my damp forehead as he kissed me softly. I reached for the soft jersey of his T-shirt to clean him up, but he stopped me with his hand.

“I’m sorry,” he said softly.

“Sorry for what?”

“For rushing things. I get so turned on when I’m with you.” His eyes scanned the floor. A look of shame blazed across his glorious face. “It’s so hard to control my attraction to you.”

I pulled his hands into mine and placed them loosely around my waist. His fingers felt so hot against my bare skin. I scooted towards him, my legs straddling him as I laid my head on his muscular shoulder.

“It’s okay,” I whispered. I rocked my hips gently towards him; his cock thickened each time my hips brushed him. His fingers tugged my nipples tenderly, sending intense pleasure through my core. He scooted me close to his chest and dipped his head low, taking the whole of my breast into his mouth.

“Mmmm,” I whispered.

I lifted over him; my thighs parted as he slid inside me. He firmed quickly, his rod now as hard as steel. I didn’t know how he recovered so quickly, but I loved his endurance. I bit my lip as he stretched me around him, my body encasing his stone column.

“Right there,” he sighed, licking the hollow space between my breasts. I rode him as he cupped my ass in his bare hands. He controlled his thrusts with a steady, measured precision that drove me insane.

“Aidan. Yes, I need it…”

I gasped as the thick crown of him massaged my sensitive spot. He angled for my pleasure, my frenzy growing with each drive he took.

“Let it out. I want to hear you,” he growled.

I unleashed the sounds I’d been holding back for so long. All of the emotion buried inside me released, my inhibitions falling to the wayside as I uncaged the wild animal within. My voice, strong and ferocious, moaned with ecstatic, sensual pleasure.

“You’re so damn sexy.”

He gripped my hair, pulling my head towards him with one hand as he steadied himself with the other. His hips angled deeper still, to the point I thought he’d open me completely if he went any further. I was breathless, driven to the point of frenzy, as I pumped my hips against his. My body tightened uncontrollably, so close to the edge of climax.

My hand traveled between my legs to my clit, so tender and sore. I massaged it with my thumb, pulsing it in delicate circles as Aidan continued to drive into me, his focus relentless.

“You’re going to come again. I can feel it,” he growled in my ear.

His jagged voice sent me over the edge, as the orgasm shot through my body. I clenched down hard around Aidan’s steely erection; my body had never felt so tight. I held on through the electrified pulses that rocked me to my core. I spasmed, my teeth grinding, as I dug my fingers into his hips. I held on until the tremors began to fade, loosening my grip only as the last aftershocks spun out through my fingertips.

“Oh God.”

As I reveled in ecstasy, Aidan clutched me tightly and pumped me harder against his hips. He thrusted hotly and let out a wild howl as he came hard and fast inside me.

We sprawled across the floor. My head tucked under his arm and his hands grasped the curve of my ass. I was as safe and protected as I could be in here, in Aidan’s arms. I liked the way he took care of me. I smiled a hazy post-orgasmic grin at him. This was perfection. He smiled back, as if he’d read my mind.

“I want to take care of you, Olivia. You’re everything to me now. Don’t you see that?” His eyes were full of tenderness. No lies, no deception. He meant what he said.

“I know you do,” I said softly. “I’m not used to that. I’m not used to people caring for me.” My gaze fell away from his. He didn’t have to understand my past to know that I’d closed myself off from love. It was obvious from the look on my face.

“It’s in my nature to protect you. It’s biological, and it overrides every other instinct I have. I would lay down my life in a second to protect you.”

His words meant so much to me. He knew how to take care of me, and how to keep me safe. I was suddenly overcome by how powerful Aidan’s body was, and how he physically dominated me. All the guys I’d dated in the past had been lean, more cerebral types. Aidan was smart, there was no doubt about it. But his brawn was more than intimidating, and I knew he could protect me from anything bad that came my way.

“You’re so good to me,” I whispered.

And then he hardened again. My lips upturned into a sultry smile.

“The council will be expecting us back soon. Won’t they wonder where we’ve run off to?”

“Maybe. Screw the council,” Aidan winked.

For once, I wholeheartedly agreed to put pleasure before business. I shook myself to alertness and prepared to be pleasured again.