Everything stopped and my breath caught as I stared up at him. “Is that a proposal?” The question barely came out audible.
Devlin’s lips separated as if he were caught off guard. “It wasn’t meant to be. Just a declaration. I wanted something that would leave you enamored when I asked you, but…” his hand let go and moved down to where he cupped both sides of my face. “If I had meant it as a proposal?” He licked his lips. “Victoria…” The intensity in his stare left me captivated. I couldn’t move. Couldn’t even focus as I prepared for what I was sure was coming.
“Victoria, if…” He paused. “No.” Dark hair fell forward as he shook his head. I could sense his nervousness. It sent mine spiraling out of control while I watched the most controlled man I knew scramble for what to say.
“Marry me,” he breathed out. “Let me show and prove to you how much I love you. You have all of me already. Take my last name. We’ll change Ava’s over, too. I want you both to belong to me in all ways.”
In all ways…didn’t the contract pretty much take care of that? Not the names, but everything else. Yet, it didn’t seem as important to him than this very moment. I liked how the sacred act appeared more cherished than his piece of paper meant to legally bind us. Did it? What was more significant to him: a legal claim meant to hold me to him until only he gave me a way out, or the traditional vow of man and wife? I wanted what was real, what spoke of love to the highest degree….what spoke of trust.
“Say yes.” There was so much pleading in his eyes that it left me unable to speak. Even more, if that were possible. “God…please say yes. Don’t tell me you’re already starting to pull back. I won’t let you. You love me. I know you do.” The more he went on, the huskier his tone became.
“Yes, I do love you.”
“Then?” His fingers twitched in my hair as he waited.
Thinking was impossible, but I knew what I had to do if I was ever going to be able to move forward with Devlin. It was time for him to prove his true colors and it made me nervous as hell. “I love you, but if you want me, you’ll have to choose. Marriage….or your contract. I won’t give you both.”
Chapter 5
Devlin
When business was involved, I considered myself a smart man. I had no problems making decisions and was usually pretty confident. But, this wasn’t business. This was the woman I was meant for, giving me a choice. One, I knew, came with consequences if I chose the wrong answer. The businessman, the greedy Dom in me, said to stick with the contract. It was safe. A for sure bet to keep her by my side for the rest of our lives. The man in love knew the answer without a second thought.
Victoria wanted what was real. Papers wouldn’t work for her. Still, I couldn’t help but feel real fear at not having her tied to me in the most binding way there was. Twisting ripped my heart to shreds. If I gave her marriage, she could still leave me if she felt it wasn’t working. I wouldn’t have any more say than I did now. She could walk away and never look back. She could divorce me. Trust, her biggest crutch, was suddenly starting to become mine, too. Did I trust her not to run if things got tough? That was irrelevant. If she ever tried, I wouldn’t let her. I’d make her see we could work through whatever obstacle was placed in our path. We’d last. We were meant for each other. I knew it in my soul.
As I studied her face, I tried to gauge her reaction. She was impossible to read which only made me more nervous. If I did ask her, would she even say yes? It was hard to believe after all the months she’d pushed me away. My pulse thrummed at the words that were on the tip of my tongue. If I didn’t try, I’d never know. “I want what’s best for you and our children. I love you too much to have you as my sub for life. I want it all.” I breathed through the nervousness that had the ability to turn to real heartbreak if she denied my request. “Will you marry me, Victoria? Spend the rest of your life with me as my wife?”
A smile pulled at her lips only a fraction of a second before it burst onto her mouth so bright, I knew I’d been stupid to even consider the damn contract. A tear streamed down the side of her face as her head nodded at a fast pace.
“Yes,” she sobbed. “I’ll marry you.”
Elation stomped out all the anxiety prickling my skin. My lips massaged into hers, slow at first. Tender. “You’re not going to try to back out?” I didn’t stop kissing her as I asked. “Because I’m seriously not going to let you. You know that, right?”
“I don’t want you to,” she said, moving against me. “This is right. I know it is, regardless of what I’m afraid will happen.”
My fingers tightened in her hair and I lifted, staring down at her flushed face. “Nothing bad is going to happen ever again. I give you my word. You’re all I want. I wouldn’t be marrying you if that wasn’t the case.” I gave it a few seconds. “Let that sink in, kitten. I love you. We’ve both made mistakes, but we’re past that now. Aren’t we.” It wasn’t a question. I wanted her to agree, needed her to force herself to face the truth. If she truly believed things would go right from here on out, her anxieties would lessen, and I sure as hell wasn’t going to do anything to ruin her new state of mind. She’d be the happiest woman on earth, if I had to slay fucking dragons to make it so.
“Yes, Sir. We’re starting new. It’ll work this time.”
“Work…no, we’re going to prosper. Flourish under each other.”
The more she moved her pussy against the underside of my cock, the hotter we became.
“Yes, this is a new beginning. I’m done running. I want it all.”
The excitement I felt at her declaration left me kissing her harder. Hungrier. “I want my ring on your finger first thing in the morning. Everyone is going to know who you belong to.”
Her arms wrapped around my neck and I pulled them free, moving down her body to taste every sweet inch.
“Nothing too flashy though, right?” Her head lifted and I paused just above her nipple to glance up. My smile couldn’t be held in.
“Kitten, when I said I wanted everyone to know who you belonged to, I meant it.”
At my tongue flicking over the hard nub, whatever she was going to say disappeared and her head fell back. The moan she let out led me on. Wetness greeted my fingers, such hot goodness. I sucked her breast into my mouth and spread her pussy wide with two of my fingers. Each inch I slid in was met with resistance. Fuck, it’d been too long since we’d last made love. With a tilt, I pushed along her G-spot. The cry turned to whimpers as I caressed in a steady rhythm, occasionally teasing her clit with my thumb.
“Fuck, that feels so good. Too good.” Victoria bucked her hips and I could feel how close she already was.
“Don’t you dare come. You’re saving that for when I’m inside of you.”
The teasing heightened as I withdrew, only to surge deep inside of her. Victoria’s hand reached for her hair, grasping to the long length as I increased the speed of my thrusts. “You don’t know how much I’ve missed this. Missed you.”
I withdrew my fingers, kissing my way down to her slit. As she tried to sit up, my hand pushed against the top of her chest, holding her down. Her reaction to my dominant side made my blood course to dangerous levels. My cock throbbed and I ground into the mattress. Damn, I was so hot for her. Too much time had passed since I’d done anything and I felt like an impatient schoolboy.
“Stay still.”
A moan rumbled through my throat at the first taste of her essence sweeping over my tongue. My fingers made a path across her chest, settling on her breast. Fuck, they’d gotten fuller since the last time we’d been together. The view as I watched her gasp and arch even more sent me pushing back into the bed. Her hips rotated and she reached for my hair.
“What did I say?” My hand had her wrist before she could connect. I rolled her nipple between my thumb and index finger, pulling more on her arm so she was arched as much as I was comfortable with allowing. “You want me keep licking your pussy, you’re going to obey. Now, apologize for not lis
tening.”
“I’m sorry, Sir. It feels too good. I want more. I want everything.”
“Then, earn it.” I let go of her wrist long enough to slap her pussy. The pure pleasure that filled her sounds combined with her clutching to the sheet was a sight right out of one of the many fantasies I’d have over the past few months. I gripped back to her and reached for her other hand, pulling both so she moved down toward me. The suction I added over her clit had Victoria’s nails digging into my own wrists.
At a leisurely pace, I traced down the inside of one of her folds, only to push into her entrance and continue along the other until I reached back up to the sensitive bud where I’d began. Her legs trembled as I took my time repeating the action. When I got back to her clit, I moved counterclockwise, pausing to suck against her folds. A strangled cry filled the room and she gripped me tighter.
“You want to come so bad, I can taste it.” My teeth sunk into her inner thigh enough to make the moans grow louder. Fuck, only a few more months and I could give her everything I wanted. My marks were going to look beautiful across her skin. Just like before.
“On your knees.”
I spanked her ass as she began to turn over. The slight hesitation combined with the smile was a challenging one, but I knew how far to take it. Being in control was more important than ever. My child’s welfare reigned supreme over any need Victoria or me might possess.
“Faster.” I spanked her again, leaning forward to kiss over the barely existent fingerprint on her ass. As I lifted and stood, her fingers twitched. I knew she wanted to look back to see what I was doing, but she didn’t.
I grabbed my tie from the floor, walked over, and secured it over her eyes. The bed shifted as I moved in behind her and took hold of the strands that hung from where I’d knotted it in the back. As I eased the length back, her ass lifted, giving me full view of her pussy. My fingertips made slow circles over the top of her slit, dipping back to rub across her entrance.
“Tell me who this belongs to.”
My fingers pushed in just past the tips. Pressure pulled against the tie I held onto while she tried to lower her head. I brought it back more, making her face forward.
“You, Sir.”
“No. Tell me what I want to hear.”
I glided in deeper, evoking a throaty moan.
“My pussy belongs to you…Sir.”
“That’s right, baby. It sure as fuck does.” The length of my fingers buried within her channel and they gripped tightly while I began to thrust at what I knew was a torturous pace for her to endure. “And when I say I want your pussy, you’re going to give it to me, aren’t you?”
“Yes, Sir.”
I pounded faster. Harder. At the shifting, I withdrew, spanking her again. “I think someone is out of practice. You used to hold your position so well. Looks like we’re going to have to work on that.”
“We do have the rest of our lives,” she said softly.
I smiled while I used the tie to bring her up to her knees, settling in until my lips were next to her ear. “Yes, we do. And I plan on taking advantage of every single day until I’m no longer here.” My hand cupped her breast, letting the weight settle in my palm.
“Reach back and touch me.” I let my teeth pull at her earlobe as I gently squeezed her nipple. Pressure gripped around the base of my cock and I leaned her forward as she stroked down to the thick tip. Ecstasy shot through every inch of me, causing my jaw to clench. God, she gripped the perfect amount. Not too hard, but not too soft.
“Faster.”
Her speed increased sucking me down into an abyss so deep that I couldn’t think straight. The darkness inside of me swirled around, searching for some form of escape. My teeth itched to sink into her flesh. My fingers flexing to grip to her while I fucked her with every ounce of strength I possessed. The Dom in love with his sub knew patience would make it all worth it.
My hand moved over, grasping to her wrist to make her stop. I’d just gotten her back, it was imperative that we go slow at first. Fucking could come later. Tonight, I was going to show her the gentler part of Devlin Black. The one that only lived under her rule. Every single part of who I was, was made stronger by the love we shared. Victoria had the ability to make me the best version of myself and I planned on proving it to her.
Slowly, I lowered her to her back, taking the tie off so I could connect with her on the highest level as we made love. She blinked a few times, settling on my lips and then lifting her gaze to mine. My pulse raced as I took in what was before me. Full lips, big, green eyes, curves that any man would kill for…she was fucking perfection, and she was all mine. Finally. This time, forever.
“You are so beautiful.” My fingers trailed down her cheek as I held myself up by one of my elbows, making sure I didn’t apply any weight to her stomach. A blush stained her cheeks and her head tilted just the smallest amount. “No, look at me. I’m serious. You have no idea how it makes me feel when I look at you. As hard as it is to believe, I think you’re more beautiful every day I see you.”
Her gaze lifted, but her face turned into my hand, kissing my thumb that was almost next to her mouth. “Thank you. I truly feel the same way when I look at you.”
My fingers pushed back into her hair and I lowered, kissing her with every ounce of passion I was capable of. It didn’t take long before she was moving against me. I held her hip, keeping her still as I nudged the head of my cock into her entrance. Tightness encircled me and I slid forward, letting her adjust. The slight withdrawal left me impatient, but I held to my control as I surged even more into the wet heat that gripped around my width. Fuck, she was on fire and it was burning me soul deep.
“Please,” she moaned, reaching back to grip to the pillow. The sight doused me with a longing so severe that it nearly took my breath away. How many nights had I yearned for her closeness? Hell, I’d nearly lost control so many times while I stared at her door, wishing she’d allow me entrance without it being forced on my part.
“Not tonight, kitten. Hold me. I want every inch of you wrapped around me. Whatever you do…don’t fucking let go.”
The encrypted plea was interwoven in my words and I knew when her stare met mine, she’d caught it.
“Never again.”
The secure embrace drove me to her mouth at the same time I joined us completely. We both drank in each other’s moans, not pausing in the caress of our tongues. With slow thrusts, I pushed deeper, not ever wanting to be separated again. Not here and sure as hell not in our everyday lives.
I love you repeated over and over in my head until I knew nothing but how the phrase was coined for true moments like this. Even though that was the only term I could compare to what I was feeling, the words didn’t seem like their meaning grasped the true emotions that were pushing so hard against my heart. I was sure it was going explode into a million pieces with all the wealth of adoration and affection I held for her.
Fingers laced through the back of my hair and I’d never felt so consumed by a person before. My thrust increased the smallest amount, primal lust starting to take the only control I had. Her breasts bounced under my chest at the increase in rhythm. It tempted me to go faster. Begged me to slam into her with everything I had. She was already on the verge of coming. I knew that was all it would take, and fuck if I didn’t want to feel her tighten around my cock.
Victoria broke from my lips, breathing hard. “Sir.”
“Not yet, kitten.”
“I don’t think I can stop it. Please.”
My arm slid under her knee, lifting her leg, to spread her wide. “If I let you come, you’ll have to take your punishment come morning.”
She bit her lip while she held to me even tighter. “Anything. I don’t care. I can’t….”
Instead of increasing the speed, I slowed down, leaning more forward so that I applied pressure over her clit. Nails sunk into my scalp and my mouth connected with hers just in time to muffle her screams.
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p; The rotation of my hips, combined with how deep I pushed, brought more spasms on just as she was starting to get over her first orgasm.
“Oh, God!” As she trembled beneath me, I let her facial expressions and sounds sear into my memory. I wanted to remember everything about this moment. Victoria…my fiancée. Fuck, I wanted to shout it from the rooftops. Let everyone know how happy I was and who I had chosen to be by my side.
Sweat drenched my skin while I kept thrusting so slow, I was sure I was going die from holding out for so long. The amount her pussy was clutching to my cock had me getting closer by the second.
“I love you.”
Victoria’s words cloaked around me, feeding the happiness that was wreaking havoc on my restraint. My hips moved a little faster. Then, more.
“I love you, too.” I lowered her leg, rolling and pulling her on top of me. Her pussy clenched at the transition and I moaned, spreading her thighs wide so I could watch her ease up and down my length. “Show me, baby.” Her hand reached back to my thigh for support and I exhaled heavily while she began to ride my cock. The tight pull of her channel had my hand coming to her hip as I watched it hug around me with every withdraw and descent.
“Fuck, you have such a pretty pussy.” I could feel my grip start to control her speed, which was faster than I wanted, but I was gone. Under Victoria’s spell as she rotated her hips erotically, bringing me to an even further depth. Her other arm went back and her breasts began bouncing while she increased the pace.
“I can’t wait for you to come in me. I’ve fantasized about that almost every night.”
Had I thought I was gone before? “Come here.” I reached forward, locking my hand to the side of her neck as I brought her face closer to mine. “You want me to come in you?” My hand gripped tighter while I began surging into her.
“Yes, Sir. Please.”
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