“Fuck Eden!” Ky growled and his hands left my breasts and fell to my hips, holding me in place. I stilled, allowing his thickness and the intensity of the moment to flood through me. “You feel amazing.”

In one swift motion I was on my back again, Ky still completely filling me. His mouth fell to mine and just as his tongue met mine I felt him move. He slid out and back in, slowly, too slowly.

“I want this Ky. Fuck me like you want to fuck me. You won’t break me. I am pretty sure I begged for this last night.” I smirked up at him, and his eyes immediately darkened.

A billion fireworks went off inside my body the moment he thrust into me; he was so deep that I felt him at the very end of me. Frenzy erupted and he gripped my hips then wrapped one of my legs around him giving him greater access which allowed him to go even deeper. Everything around me dissipated into a sea of twinkling stars and bright lights as I quickly entered into a pleasure I could never have imagined. I moaned in delight as he continued to hit my most vulnerable place over and over again. Our breathing echoed together and the sound of our bodies connecting and combining as one filled the air. Ky buried his face in my neck and his heavy breathing bounced off my sweaty skin. My nails dragged down the flesh of his back and grabbed hold of the cheeks of his ass as I desperately tried to get closer to him. He growled against my neck and increased the ferocity of his pounding. My muscles clenched, and I knew that I was close.

I finally felt a freedom I had craved for the last four years.

Ky’s lust fueled growl grabbed hold of my attention. “Babe, I’m close. Are you sure you want this?”

We locked eyes as I spoke. “I want to feel all of you. We are safe.”

“Look at me when you come. I need to see you come.” His hands cupped my face and we locked into an intense stare-off. At that moment I knew that I was stepping into unchartered waters.

He slowed his pace but slammed deep allowing me to raise my hips to grind against him. My chest tightened and my breathing ceased to exist as my muscles clenched aggressively; an explosive orgasm ripped through my body making me shatter into a million pieces around him. The world as I knew it ceased to exist in that moment.

“Jesus, fuck!” Ky growled against me, and I felt the exact moment when he exploded within me, filling me with everything he was. I gasped at the sensation of being completely engrossed by him, at the feeling of connection; I couldn’t ignore the feeling of heaviness that lingered over my heart. There were only two weeks left of December, two weeks of being in his company, two weeks of being the new Eden Rivers.

Our breathing filled the air as we both tried desperately to gain control. Ky’s mouth dropped to mine in a sweet engaging kiss and wrapped his arms around my body pulling me close so there was no space between us. I could still feel him still deep within me, our connection not yet lost and I felt myself slipping into an unimaginable state of bliss.

The last thing I heard was Ky’s deep voice whispering in my ear.

“You completely own me Eden Rivers.”

••••

Soft, delicate fingertips swept over my still tingling lips, drawing me from my peaceful slumber in the arms of the man who took me places I never dreamed of reaching. My eyes slowly fluttered open, trying to adjust to the darkness of his bedroom. I shifted my head and through the flicker of candlelight my eyes found Ky’s worry-etched face watching me closely. His brow pulled in concentration and he gnawed on his bottom lip as his eyes searched mine.

“Are you feeling okay?” he asked softly, scooting closer to me so our naked chests collided. My body hummed, and I winced as a deep ache filled me, showing me exactly where he had finally been.

“I feel amazing.”

I dropped my eyes from his intense gaze and rolled onto my back to stretch. I knew I’d be feeling him for days. Sex had been forced into my life—from my very first experience—causing me to fear it, to despise it, to avoid it. I never thought this kind of sex existed, I never wanted to believe that it existed. The thought that this type of sex, the type where I was cherished, protected, loved, and admired, could be mine was never ever imagined.

“What’s going through that pretty head of yours?”

I rolled to my side and propped up my head with my hand. The man beside me allowed me to switch on my life again, and was quickly becoming the person who made me feel like I was becoming myself, but who was I to begin with?

“I never knew it could be like that,” I whispered in pure honesty and felt his arms tighten around me. “You make me feel so special Ky. You make me feel free.”

Perfection wasn’t the word to describe what I had just experienced. I wasn’t sure there was any word in the English dictionary that could explain the feelings aligning within my body, the feeling of complete connection with her on every level possible.

“Let’s take a bath,” I whispered heatedly as my eyes raked over her still naked body. The glimmer of my come still lingering between her thighs immediately caused my cock to thicken at the thought of having marked her as mine. My arms wrapped around her waist and I lifted her from the bed and walked toward the bathroom. The shriek that left her still swollen lips when I delicately placed her on the porcelain vanity filled the empty room. I felt her eyes watching my every move, and I loved the thought of being under her heated gaze. Everything had changed tonight. I fought back the urge to be with her but everything was lost the moment I had seen her in that lingerie. My heart had beaten my head once again.

How was I meant to ever say goodbye to her now?

I shut off the faucet and tested the water. Perfectly hot. Turning back to face her, I moved between her legs and wrapped my arms around her waist, lifting her in one motion off the vanity before placing her in the bath. Her gasp as her still tingling body hit the heated water filled my ears. I stood and looked down at her, the bubbles swam around her; the sated look on her face completely undid me.

“Are you getting in?” Her words shocked me. Her confidence was beginning to come through, and I loved the thought that I had something to do with that.

I nodded and slid in, pushing my back against the opposite end of the porcelain bath. In all my time living here, I had never used the bath.

“You asked me what I was thinking, but what are you thinking?” The softness of her voice massaged the intensity of my thoughts so tenderly.

I took a deep breath, meeting her inquisitive eyes as they begged for honesty. A tightness in my chest thundered to life as I prepared to give her my every thought. “Sex will never be the same again. You, Eden, have singlehandedly ruined me for anyone else.” My honesty even shocked myself, and by the way her eyes widened, I knew they shocked her too. “I can still feel myself deep inside of you, deeper than I’ve ever been before, and I fucking love it. I tried so hard to deny you because I didn’t want to hurt you; I didn’t want to lose you, but now that I’ve felt you, that I’ve had you, that I’ve come inside you, I don’t know what to do.”

My words were absolute truth. How was I meant to move on from this? This was exactly why I never wanted to be with her like this. I didn’t think I could possibly move on from this.

The splashing of water hitting the tiled floor brought me back. Eden shifted toward me until her legs were over mine and we were chest to chest, face to face. A thousand unspoken words shifted between us as her shining blue eyes met my hazels. The moment her head hit my shoulder and she crawled onto my lap, I closed my eyes as a contentment I chose to ignore for so many years engulfed me. Four years. I had fought every single regret for four years and now what I craved—a life of peace, contentment, love, and redemption—was brought on by the girl who was my biggest regret in the first place.