I wanted this. I needed this.
His lips touched mine, but held there. No pressure was applied and then he retreated to close the door. And then with one swift movement, he climbed above me. His thighs cradled mine, but his upper body hovered over me. His lips hadn't moved and I felt my body jerk upwards, starving for his touch. When he held back, I bucked against him. He was torturing me. I felt him between my legs and groaned. It'd been so long.
His thumb still caressed my cheek and then he slammed his lips onto mine. Finally. He took control.
I couldn't think anymore. He slid a hand up my stomach, underneath my shirt. It teased the sides of my breasts and went between up to my neck. As his hand splayed out and grasped my throat, he held my head captive. His tongue swept inside. He went deep, so deep that I could only hold on and let him. My arms wound around his shoulders and my legs wrapped around his waist.
He licked. I nipped. I panted. He claimed. My hands found his shoulders and his went between my legs. One finger slipped inside and I screamed into his throat. Two fingers pumped and my entire body convulsed against him. We blended together. And then what seemed like hours later, I felt him push into me. He filled me and pushed further than I thought my body could handle. I panted and fell onto the bed as Roane stretched me. My arms were pinned down. My legs were under his and he started thrusting.
'You're mine.'
Through a haze, my eyes found his. Dark with desire, a predatory look was in his eyes and I answered to it. I needed it. And then my mind went blank again as he continued to thrust. He built the fever, thrusting harder and harder until both of us panted. Our hands intertwined as he climaxed. We hurdled over the edge, but before I fell back to sleep, Roane started again. The night was spent savoring each other's body. We explored and rediscovered.
He nuzzled my shoulder hours later. "You should sleep."
I heard the exhaustion in his voice and smiled. My own was raspy. "You should too."
He tightened his arms around me. His mouth lingered on my cheek and I closed my eyes when I heard his voice. "I can't. I came back to check on you. I was supposed to relieve Gavin."
I flipped my body over and pushed against him.
Roane groaned as he closed his eyes. He skimmed a hand down my arm, tracing my leg and then brought it back up to rest underneath my breast. It teased me as he rested it there. I felt him push against me and he slipped inside once again. He held himself still instead of thrusting farther inside. We felt each other. My eyes closed and I rested my forehead against his.
'I should go.' Roane kept his eyes closed as he kissed me.
'I don't want this to end.' It'd been too long.
'I'm planning more nights like this.' Then his eyes opened again.
In that moment, I felt the world come back. It slammed down as it settled over us. When he pulled out and started dressing, I sat back up with the sheet pulled over me. It wasn't to cover up my body, but to hold off the chill. I'd grown cold again.
Roane pulled on a dark shirt over black pants.
"Where are you going?"
He paused in while reaching for a vest that housed enough weapons to make my mouth go dry. Why would he need all those? And then I remembered. I clasped my eyes shut. I didn't want to wonder if he was leaving to kill or just to hunt them. That was what he was best at.
"Davy." Roane sat back down on the bed.
"What?"
He searched my face. "Something happened before I came in. What was it?"
My heart picked up its pace. Dare I tell him about her now? So soon after we'd been together? A vision of us in bed flashed in my mind and my heart clenched. I could still feel him in me. I wanted that again. I didn't want him to leave.
"Where are you going? Can you tell me?"
Roane hesitated. He saw my need, though the need was for something else. "We're watching the Roane Army. A scout should've told them they were headed in the wrong direction. I need to make sure they believe the scout and leave."
"Will they be back?" My throat hurt.
"Yes." He tried to smile at me, but it fell short. "They'll be back. I bought us some more time. I need more men to fight on my side."
"What do I do?"
Now he frowned and pulled away. "Where did Kates go? She's to go back to the university with you. Didn't she tell you?"
"She did." It felt so strange now. We talked of business, as if we hadn't loved each other moments ago. "She said that she was my alibi and that you had stuff set in place to back up the story."