My eyes flew open, and I blinked rapidly, looking around the room. Catarina. I still felt it.

I looked down and met the most beautiful eyes that I had missed for far too long. Her long eyelashes partially covered her eyes while her mouth was doing wicked things to my dick.

I smiled. “Hungry?”

She released my cock with a pop. “Very.” She wasted no time licking every inch, taking her time sucking me deeply down her throat as she swallowed repeatedly.

My hands clutched her hair, gripping it hard as my hips thrust into her mouth. She released me, and I groaned.

Catarina climbed up my body, giving small kisses along the way.

“I need you,” she whispered, coming so close to my lips I could feel the tickle of her breath.

“You’ve got me. Take what you need.”

Her lips fell to mine, light as a feather yet determined. As much as it killed me not to take control, I allowed her to set the pace. She was in absolutely no hurry as she kissed and sucked every inch of my lips while I did in return.

As Catarina kissed me, I felt her legs move to each side of my hips. I closed my legs, giving her a better stance. Her bare pussy rested right on my dick, and each time she moved to kiss me, she moved along my cock, causing a painful throb. My hands gripped her hips, moving her just a bit more, back and forth, and she gasped from feeling the pressure.

“You like that?” I asked, yet got no response other than her hips beginning to move of their own accord, faster and faster. “Yeah, my girl likes it.”

She whimpered, pulling her chest away from mine, and I instantly missed her soft flesh. Then she rose slightly and grabbed my cock between her thighs, squeezing hard. This time, it was my turn to groan.

Catarina lined her body up with mine then eased inch by ever-slow inch onto my cock. My control was slipping, but I held on to the remaining thread.

Her thighs rested on my hips as she seated herself completely on my shaft. She didn’t move, and I enjoyed the deep connection we had at that moment. Her pussy squeezed my dick, the pleasure so great my eyes rolled back in my head.

Hands cupped mine as she pulled them away from her hips and laced her long fingers with mine. I watched as she lowered her body, pulling our intertwined hands above my head, which had her breasts covering my chest with their warmth.

With her eyes locked on mine, I felt so close to her in that moment. She had a grip on my heart, locking herself deep inside it forever. I was never letting this woman get away from me again.

“I haven’t been with anyone since you,” she whispered quietly. “I couldn’t.”

Her declaration made me want to fist pump in the air. I had hoped she wouldn’t let another man touch her because I would have to kill him. Therefore, hearing her say that filled me with relief.

“Me, either, babe. It’s only been you.”

She smiled wide.

“My hand got quite a workout.”

She laughed at that, a sound I had missed. She wasn’t focused on the pictures or notes, and she didn’t think about her family or father in this moment. Right here, right now, her body and mine were totally focused on us, and I was going to soak up every single minute.

She flipped her head to the side, trying to get the loose strands out of her face. I moaned, vibrating my body all the way to where my thick dick was penetrating her. Then her hips began to move up and down, slowly. I moved our connected hands to my chest as she rose, putting her weight on her knees. She squeezed my hands and began to use them to steady herself through each thrust.

Catarina’s movements began to increase as I started bucking my hips, filling her. She moved her feet under her and continued riding my dick. That position did it; I lost what was left of my self-control.

I held tight to her hands as my hips bucked up fast and hard, not showing any mercy. I rested my feet flat on the bed, bending my knees, and plowed into Catarina. Her pussy quivered.

“You are so fucking beautiful,” my words came out in pants as I continued to thrust into her.

Catarina threw her head back, screaming my name, her pussy gripping me so hard it took all I had to pump into her. Watching her come, my blood roared. I wrapped my arms around her body, flipping her to her back, never losing our connection, but releasing her hands.

Using every muscle in my legs, I let go and only felt. Her screams were music to my ears as thunder raged in my head. With every push of my dick inside of her, I felt my balls slapping her ass, the sound feeding my frenzy.

Catarina’s hands gripped my chest, clamping on to my pecs as her body convulsed. I couldn’t hold back; two more thrusts and I came with my girl, shooting my seed deep inside her body.

My entire body felt languid when I reluctantly pulled out and fell beside her on the bed, not wanting to crush her. I gathered her up in my arms, and we laid there quietly for long moments as I held her firmly, listening to her calm breathing.

“Guess I need to get up and face my family today.” The apprehension in her voice gripped my insides.

“I’ll do whatever I can to make all of this easier on you.” I meant every word. Her family would be pissed, but I would take as much of the brunt for her as I could. “We’ll do it together.”

“Is everyone seriously pissed?” Gauging from her solemn voice, it was a rhetorical question she just thought she needed to ask, but I answered, anyway.

“They’re not happy you kept it from them, but they do understand you thought you were protecting them. It doesn’t mean they accept that, but they mostly understand. I’m sure they have a lot to say to you, but I’ll be there every step of the way.”

Her body shivered. “As long as you all stay safe, that’s all I care about. If they want to yell at me, I’ll take that. I deserve that. The disappointment is what’s gonna kill me, but again, I’ll deal,” her voice mumbled into my chest.

As her hand moved up and down slowly, making small, swirly shapes, my body jumped, reacting to her touch.

“It’s horrible to say, but I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders now that everyone knows. I don’t have to hold it in. I am still scared shitless the guy will hurt them and you, though.”

“Don’t worry; I’ll find the bastard and make sure he pays.”

 

Chapter 17

SITTING AT THE round table, all eyes were on me. I knew they wouldn’t make this easy on me, but to have this be so damn formal was another blow. For a moment, I felt like the enemy, a feeling I never wanted to have again as long as I lived.

“Catarina,” my father spoke, looking down at the table instead of me. That crushed me. “To say I’m disappointed is an understatement. You should have trusted us to take care of you. That being said…” He paused while inside I wanted to cry, run far away and hide. I was thirty years old, but his words made me feel like a petulant child. Even worse, I deserved them. “Sometimes we don’t make the best decisions when it comes to fear, and that is what you felt.” He lifted his gaze then, looking right at me. “I can see it in your eyes.”

I barely managed holding back the tears. “I’m sorry,” I whispered.

Jag, who was at my side, grabbed my hand and held it on top of the table, showing our solidarity and giving me the comfort I so desperately needed at the moment.

“We know you are, but we need to meet like this so you understand the severity of the choices you made. The threat upon us could have been neutralized months ago. And the fact that this asshole is following you means he’s not backing down. The choices you made affect us all, and you need to realize that.”

“I do, Daddy. I was just so damn scared. It paralyzed me.”