Total pages in book: 40
Estimated words: 37638 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 188(@200wpm)___ 151(@250wpm)___ 125(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 37638 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 188(@200wpm)___ 151(@250wpm)___ 125(@300wpm)
“From this point forward, Serelda, we’re a team. You and me. Not only that, but I’m gonna coax you into accepting my body. You’re gonna be mine in every way you can. I’m already yours. You have to be brave enough, trusting enough, to take me.”
My heart pounded and sweat erupted over my skin. “You… you want me?”
His brows drew together. “I do. That so hard to believe?”
I felt tears form in my eyes. Watched in horror as one dripped from my face onto his lips. Brick’s tongue darted out to capture the moisture, and my breath hitched. My heart pounded. I wanted this! Wanted Brick with everything in my being.
“But… my face…”
“Is beautiful. It’s the face of a warrior. You think I’d accept anything less than a warrior for my woman?”
“I’m not a warrior, Brick. I think you know that.”
He tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear. “Don’t think so? So it was someone else who dropped my ass with a Taser, then, hmm? What about that woman who sat there while some fuck had a knife in her side? I saw him dig you with it. You didn’t flinch once. You could have been sitting on a fuckin’ couch having fuckin’ tea with the King of England for all the pain you showed. I’ve never met a woman who was your equal. Even your sister. You, Serelda. You. Are exactly what I want. Exactly what I need.”
Before I could form a reply, Brick curled his fingers around my neck and pulled me down gently for a kiss. His hand moved from my neck to my cheek as he brushed his lips gently over mine. I gasped, and he flicked his tongue against mine before breaking the contact.
I cried out before diving back to him. I was afraid I’d mashed something, but Brick chuckled. He allowed me to deepen the kiss, letting me explore with my tongue before thrusting his own back into my mouth once more.
Kissing Brick was the sweetest euphoria. Never had I imagined a man’s lips could feel this good on mine. He held me close without pinning me. At least, it didn’t feel like I was pinned. In fact, I wanted to be closer to him. My arms went around his neck, and I tried to kiss him so he’d know this was what I wanted. When he grunted at me, his hand sliding back to bunch in my hair, I was pretty sure he got the message.
“Little warrior.” His gruff, deep voice sent shivers through me. “You like kissin’ me?”
“Yes.” My answer was a breathy whimper.
“Like me kissin’ you?”
“You know I do.”
“Do you have any fuckin’ idea how long I’ve wanted to have you like this? In my arms. In my bed. Understand me, Serelda. This is where you’re gonna stay.”
Then he took my mouth again. I loved the way his muscled arms bunched around me. Most especially, I loved our size differences. I was aware of how tiny I was wrapped in arms that went all the way around me. The fact that he was wound so tightly around me and didn’t make me panic was a miracle, but then, since the first day I’d met him, Brick had been different. Something inside me called to him, wanting to find a home within his arms when I never wanted to be near a man in any kind of intimate situation ever again. Brick had changed everything.
With one hard squeeze, Brick let me go, sliding his hands down my body to my ass, cupping and squeezing my cheeks. Animalistic growls came from his throat as he continued to kiss me, flicking his tongue against mine over and over. Thoroughly tasting me, giving me time to adjust to the new sensations. The man was as careful as he could be, all the while stoking the fire inside me to a conflagration I had no hope of controlling.
His hand slipped down into the waistband of my pants to find my flesh. The defeated groan that came from him then was nearly my undoing.
“God! How the fuck are you so fuckin’ perfect, Serelda? I can’t wait to fuck you from behind. I bet this --” he squeezed one cheek of my ass hard before relaxing his grip “-- will jiggle every time my cock pushes into your pussy. Bet it’ll make me want to pull out and come on it. Mark it as mine. Like every single part of you is mine.”
“Brick!” I shuddered, feeling my pussy let loose a rush of moisture as he expressed his desire. “Oh, God!” I felt his cock between our bodies and shifted so that he was nestled between my pussy lips through my pants. My thin panties and leggings had no hope of keeping him out. Thank God, because once I was settled over him the way I wanted, the pressure on my clit gave me a hint at what I’d been missing in life. What had been stolen from me by sadistic men who didn’t deserve even one more thought from me. I knew it would take more than one simple epiphany in the middle of such a passionate encounter, but it was something I was determined to overcome. Especially if the man who held me so protectively, gently, and fiercely was the man to help me slay my demons. Brick.