“You’re an incredible woman,” I tell her honestly and she narrows her eyes at me and points a finger.
“Don’t suck up, it’s not becoming on you.”
This time it’s my turn to glare. Sucking up? That’s about enough sass.
I’m across the room in seconds and she squeaks as I press into her, forcing her to the wall. She struggles a bit, but my body has hers pinned. I’m sure she can feel my thick length pressed up between us.
“If I want to worship you, I’ll worship you,” I whisper into her ear, licking along the lobe and trailing down her neck. “This body is mine, and only mine.”
My hand reaches under her hoodie, pleased to find nothing beneath it to hinder me. I cup her perfect little breast, lightly rubbing my thumb along her nipple until it stands on end. She moans lightly at my ministrations. Then I pinch, just hard enough to get her attention.
“And if I want to punish you, which I am going to do later for all your fucking attitude today, then I fucking will.”
I ravage her lips, biting and claiming them until she’s breathless. She looks fucking incredible, swollen lip and rosy cheeks. Little vixen loves it when I’m rough.
Pulling back I keep a hold on her hair and force her eyes to mine.
“Understood?”
She nods meekly and smiles at me.
“What have you done to me?” she whispers.
I could ask the same thing.
Once I dealt with the rest of the delivery bullshit, I get the rest of the day to hole up with Ana. I briefly wondered if I should check in on Ethan and get a status update but decided to let it go today. I figured he was probably busy having the best day of his life, and really, so was I.
Ana was a breath of life I had never known before. She told me bits of the outside world, silly anecdotes mostly about people she’d met in her travels. I don’t ever remember smiling or laughing so much, and I told her as much.
“What the hell areyoudoing tomewoman?” I mutter.
“It’s been a long time since I felt safe or happy,” she admits. “It’s strange that here I am in one of the most feared places known to man and I feel safe.”
We’re lying facing each other on my bed, naked of course. She’s trailing fingers along some of the ink on my chest, I don’t know which piece. The tattoos I got mostly long ago when the adrenaline and violence addiction wasn’t as strong. The constant dull pain of the needle helped for a time and I didn’t much care what they put on me.
“I’ll never let anything happen to you,” I tell her, bringing her closer to me. She holds a hand up stopping me.
“You know you can’t promise that,” she says quietly, “sooner or later, someone is going to find out.” I shake my head, even though I know she’s right. For now, I’m getting away with hiding in here with her, but that won’t last for much longer. Tomorrow is the Pit Battle and I need to be present.
“I’ll keep you safe,” I insist again.
“Okay, Ax,” she says on a sigh, snuggling into my arms.
I’ll keep her safe. I have to.
Twenty Nine
Ana
I’m still half asleep when I feel rough hands running down my body. I don’t open my eyes but smile, humming lightly and wiggling into the touch. I don’t think I fully realize I’m awake until my thighs are roughly spread apart and a tongue comes down on my clit jerking me to full wakefulness. I cry out, my voice raspy and hoarse.
It takes only a minute before I feel the pleasure building inside me. I never knew my body could be so receptive, so needy. Crying out his name I convulse as climax overtakes me, turning my body into mush.
I’ve decided, right now, that waking up with a head between your legs is the best thing ever. I look down at him with a lazy smile on my face and he moves up to kiss me before getting up.
“That’s how you wake a girl,” I say with a wink making him chuckle. “You’re going to spoil me with all these morning orgasms.”
My smile stays as I watch Ax get out of bed and go about his morning. When he turns his back to me to grab something, I’m mesmerized by the rippling muscles along his shoulders, flexing and tensing as he moves. An increasingly familiar warmth forms between my legs.