Mitch nodded, then vanished into the crowd just as Hunter showed up at my side.

“Are you okay?”

I nodded, but I wasn’t sure. Hunter took me by the arm and guided me away. He pulled me into a study and shut the door.

“What happened out there? You look rattled.” Hunter tensed. “If he said something to upset you, I’ll kill him.”

I leaned against Hunter and breathed him in. I loved the musky scent of his cologne. “It’s fine.” I snaked my arms around his waist. “Mitch can’t hurt me anymore.” My gaze flicked up to his. “You’re the only one with that power.”

Hunter tilted my head. “I won’t hurt you, Summer. I’ll never hurt you.”

He kissed me slowly. He was soft and tender at first. He took his time and explored my lips with his before he teased his tongue into my mouth.

I thought of the tiny life growing inside me and kissed him harder. I wanted to tell him, but not like this. I’d wait until after the party when we could be truly alone. Through sheer determination, I pulled away.

“We should go back out there.” I didn’t move.

Hunter slid his hand down my back and over my ass. I felt his long, thick erection through his pants. “I have a better idea.” He reached down and locked the door. “We hide out in here for a while.”

“Won’t they miss us?”

Hunter bent and kissed my neck, just below my ear, before he trailed kisses down to my shoulder. “My family is huge, and most are half drunk. No one will even notice we’re gone.” He sank his teeth into my flesh. I tilted my neck to give him better access to devour me.

I needed him in the worst way. Finding out I was pregnant was a shock, and it would shock him too. Everything was about to change. Our whole worlds were about to be rocked. I wanted him one more time before I turned them on their ears.

Hunter moved me step by step. He kissed me, grabbed me, touched me as he backed me against the door. He brushed his fingers against my nipples, and I bit off a moan. My hands trembled as I undid his shirt and pushed it off his shoulders. He ran his tongue along my lower lip.

“We shouldn’t do this here.” My protest fell on deaf ears as he sank to his knees.

He slid his hands up my legs, under my dress. I placed mine on his shoulders for support as he slipped his fingers into the band of my panties and pulled them down. He looked up at me.

“We should do this everywhere.” He slid his hand up my inner thigh. He brushed his fingers against my clit and smiled. “I need to taste you, Summer. I need to taste you, then I need to fuck you.”

My head thumped against the door when Hunter leaned in and took my clit into his mouth. He sucked it, flicked it with his tongue, let it slide out of his mouth as slow as he could manage.

“I need you too, Hunter.”

Chapter Twelve

I dug my nails into his flesh as he ran his tongue along my clit.

“Open for me, Summer.”

He spoke the words into my mound, and I widened my stance, opening myself for him. I moaned as he ran his tongue through my folds. He traced it along the edges of my pussy, teasing me. I wanted to climb the wall to get away from him and push his mouth closer at the same time.

Hunter winced when I dug my nails in. “I don’t mind when you mark me, Summer, but if you draw blood, I’m going to make you pay.”

My fingers left his shoulders and travelled up into his hair. The soft strands slid through my fingers as I urged him closer. “You talk too much, Hunter.”

He pulled away and arched an eyebrow. “I talk too much?” he asked, his tone a mixture of confusion and amusement.

I bit my lip and nodded as he pushed a finger into me.

“You really think I talk too much?” He slowly pulled it out and then ran his palm over my dripping pussy. His skin grazed mine, but I felt his touch in every part of my body.

“Shut up and fuck me, Hunter.” I hissed as he thrust two fingers in.

“So bossy.” He licked my clit before he smiled when I twitched. “So demanding.”

He thrust a third finger in, and I pulled his head closer, thrust his mouth against my pussy. He sucked on my clit, flicked it with his tongue, caressed it with his lips as I fucked his hand.

I clutched his shoulders as he pulled his fingers out and grabbed me by the back of the thighs. He pulled me closer and thrust his face deeper. He moved his tongue faster. I bit my lip harder and choked off a groan. Ecstasy blurred the edges of my world until there was only him and the door that held me up. He took me to the edge, but kept me there, never allowing me to go over completely. I writhed when he pulled his mouth away and stood. The sudden absence of his touch was agony.

He pulled my hair free from its bun and ran his fingers through it, making it fall over my shoulders. “You’re so beautiful.”

He clutched a handful as he thrust his tongue into my mouth. He tasted tangy. I tasted tangy. His erection pressed into me. I pulled away and clawed the button of his pants.

He groaned into my mouth as I slid my hand into his pants and worked his cock free. I watched his face as I ran my fingers down it and took it in my hand. He shut his eyes and bit back a groan. He used the wall to steady himself as I dropped to my knees.

I looked up at him and waited for him to make eye contact before I ran my tongue around the head of his cock. I opened my mouth and slid his head in, only for a moment. I swirled my tongue around it and then down the length of his shaft until he glistened.

His face twisted in pleasure as I opened my mouth and let his cock slide in again. I closed my lips around his thick shaft and drew him in inch by inch. With his free hand, Hunter grabbed a handful of hair. His grip was solid and it pulled a bit, but I responded by taking him even deeper. He held me tight, but didn’t push me. I wanted him to push me.

I stayed still, looked up at him and didn’t move until he pressed his hand against the back of my head and forced me forward. My eyes fell closed. I wrapped my fingers around his cock again as he increased his speed.

Hunter tightened his grip in my hair. “Look at me, Summer. Let me see those blue eyes sparkle.”

He growled when I opened my eyes, then thrust harder, faster, deeper. It was all I could do not to choke on him, but we’d fallen into a rhythm. He knew how much to give and take. He knew when to back off and when to turn up the heat.

Hunter groaned, stiffened, then took his hand out of my hair. “Fuck, Summer. I can’t do this.” He slid his cock out of my mouth, grabbed me by the arms and yanked me to my feet. “I can’t wait anymore.” He lifted me, pinned me against the door and guided his cock inside me. I gripped his shoulders and wrapped my legs around his waist. He pulled me down onto him as he slammed into me.

This was what love was. Trusting him not to drop me. Trusting him to give me what I needed while fulfilling his own needs. His mouth invaded mine and he stole my breath. The room spun. No, I spun. Hunter plucked me off the door and carried me to a couch on the other side of the room. He laid me on it, never leaving me. I toyed with the erratic curls that he could never make behave with my fingers. They were like him—wild, free, untamed.

“What’s going on in that pretty head of yours?” he asked as he leaned in and dragged his lips along my jawline.

“Nothing.”

“Liar.” He bit my ear, causing me to squirm. “I can see it in your eyes. Your brain is working a million miles an hour.”

“I’m just thinking of you. Of us. This thing we have, it’s pretty great.”

He captured my face with his hand and slid his thumb over my cheek. “Summer.”

My breath caught at the way he’d said my name. His eyebrows pinched together as if he were in pain, but it sounded like a prayer.

I dug my fingers into his arms and lifted my head to brush my lips against his. “We should get back out there.”