“You’re not asking too much.” His hands dropped to her thighs, holding her. She loved his touch. His hands were so warm and strong. “I just don’t like it when I can’t give you what you’re asking for.”
She waited as he stroked her thighs. She stayed still, not knowing how to initiate sex. Was it what she wanted?
“What are you thinking right now?” he asked.
“I … I’m wondering what you’re thinking.”
“You’re lying to me.”
“I’m not.” Her cheeks started to heat at the blatant lie.
He spun her around so that she was back on the bed and he was the one above her. “No?”
She pressed her lips together, trying to suppress a laugh.
“So you’re not thinking about how best to get me into bed?”
“No.”
“You’re lying.”
“I don’t care if it’s on a bed or not.” She gasped, slapping her hands over her mouth.
He chuckled. “Now that is a sexy thought. I can fuck you on the floor, on your knees, up against the wall, in the shower. I can take you wherever I want.” His lips began to work down her body, going to the tips of her breasts.
Gritting her teeth, she tried not to make a sound, not wanting him to stop. Her nipples were so hard from arousal. It would be so easy to give into him.
I want to give into him.
When he took one of her nipples into his mouth, she cried out. The pleasure went straight to her clit, sparking a need so great she began to rock up against him, needing friction between her thighs.
“Do you know what you need?”
“I need you. Please,” she said. There was no way she was going to hide from him. The lust flooding her body was because of him, and she wanted sex.
There was no point denying her attraction, not for a single second.
“I love seeing you like this. You’re so needy. It makes my cock ache. All I want to do is fill your cunt with my seed, pump it into you until you breed for me.”
“Yes.”
“You like it when I talk dirty?”
“Yes.” She grew frustrated. Taking hold of his hand, she placed it between her thighs, letting him know where she wanted his touch.
He could talk all night so long as he helped her with her release. He rubbed her through her clothing, and there was too much in the way. She pulled on his shirt, trying to take it off him, not wanting him to be dressed.
Skin on skin.
Touch.
Draven.
She wanted only him.
He seemed to know what she wanted as he helped her to rid them both of their clothing. Within a matter of seconds, they were back on the bed, and she ran her hands over his erection. His heavy cock pressed against her pussy but not inside her.
“How wet are you for me?” he asked, his hand skimming the inside of her thigh. He didn’t touch her where she needed him. No, he stroked over her pussy but not quite touching her.
She whimpered.
“Beg me, Ashley.”
“Please, Draven, please, I need you.”
“Who do you belong to?” he asked.
She stared into his eyes. “You. I’m yours. Are you mine?” She hated how insecure she felt in asking the question.
He kissed the tip of her nose. “You have me.”
Chapter Eight
Ashley didn’t want him to leave, and he didn’t want to leave her. Draven had no choice. Life was about survival, and without food, they wouldn’t last long. The peace in his community was in part due to meeting everyone’s needs. Once they got hungry, their ugly sides would emerge as they fought for every last scrap.
Draven wouldn’t let that happen, not after all the work he’d put into his kingdom. Not with Ashley possibly pregnant with his child. He had a lot to live for now.
They took the old wooden cart and two horses. It kept them off the radar more than traveling with a truck. Scavengers went crazy for gasoline or working vehicles. He’d decided just to take Luke. Two men wouldn’t rouse as much attention, plus he wanted as many bodies as possible protecting Ashley and his people.
“You love her,” said Luke. The clickety-clack of the wooden wheels over the stony ground had lulled him the past hour. Draven was deep in thought, thinking to the past, and dreaming of the future.
“You can tell?”
Luke chuckled as he held the reins of the horses. “It’s written all over you. Some say you’re using her for her fertility, but I know better.”
“Because you were in love.”
He nodded. “That seems like a lifetime ago. It’s time for me to start over, too.”
“That’s a healthy way to think. You’re still young. No sense spending the rest of your life alone.”
“I remember, not so long ago, when you preached relationships were a waste of time.”
Draven smirked. “That was before Ashley showed up.”
“What is it about her? God knows you could have had your pick over the years. I see how women swoon over you.”