“Yeah, Nugget?”
“Is everything okay?”
He breathed for a few moments. “I promised you freedom.”
“You’ve been delivering,” I said, kissing his chest as I continued to peer at him. “I haven’t taken advantage of it yet, but it’s only because I’m still settling in.”
No one cared if I came or went. I didn’t have Shane breathing down my neck, or the marina staff eyeing me closely. It felt…good, and unusual.
“I want to keep giving you freedom,” he told me next, his voice lowering. “It’s just…I have a request.”
“Okay.”
He exhaled, massaging his forehead now. “Please stay within Warlord territory. I won’t—I’m not going to force this, but Skye, there’s still a risk of something happening to you.”
I went still as a sinking feeling invaded my stomach. Of course what happened wasn’t over. Did I think leaving Leo’s meant I was suddenly safe to do as I pleased?
Hunter looked unsettled, like it was physically hurting him to have to tell me this.
“So, you’reaskingme to stay around the Warlords?” I carefully asked him.
“Yeah,” he said, cautiously.
I pressed another kiss on his chest. “Okay.”
He looked down at me, studying me in the dark. “Okay?” he repeated, astonished. “Are you being short—”
“Youaskedme,” I explained, tongue darting out to trace his nipple. “Not demanded.”
“Is this a trick?”
“I don’t play games.”
“No,” he agreed, breath hitching. “You don’t.”
His chest moved faster as I flicked my tongue across his nipple. “You should pierce this.”
“Okay,” he replied straightaway. “Whatever you want, Nugget.”
“You’d do that?”
“For you? Easily.”
I climbed over him, and his arms came around me, settling me over top of him. My legs fell on either side of him as his hands grabbed at my ass, squeezing them to him. I bumped noses with him, staring into his eyes, wishing the light was on so I could see him clearly. His cock was rock solid as I brushed my lips against his mouth, kissing him softly.
I wanted to laugh because he was not going to take a soft touch—
His tongue darted out and he kissed me harder, groaning into my mouth. “Can I—”
“Yes,” I interrupted, throwing my top off. “Yes, you can fuck me, Hunt.”
Sex was still new to him—tous.
The anticipation never lessened.
It always felt explosive and raw and just…fucking perfect.
His fingers dug deep into my ass; his breaths came out raggedly as he slid my pants off. His eyes were hard on mine as he began to shake. “I love being inside you, Skye.”