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Shaking, he pushed hiripped his shoulders, straining for more His eyes were closed, but she saw beads of sweat on his forehead from the effort to hold himself back

It was only when he heard her start to swear at hi into his shoulders, that his eyes flew open He looked down at her, his gaze dark and hungry, and a growl came from the back of his throat “Admit you want me”

“I want you,” she panted

With a massive, brutal thrust, he pushed hiasped in shock He filled and stretched her to the li her shoulders, holding her against the ain, faster, until he rode her hard and deep The antique bedframe creaked beneath the violence of his possession, swayed perilously beneath thees of his self-control frayed, he rode her with increasing intensity, forgetting to be gentle, forgetting everything but blinding, brutal need

She heard his low, hoarse moan build to a shout as the wooden headboard rattled, pounding against the wall He i her heart, and she screamed as the first waves of new fulfillment washed over her His low voice joined her in ecstasy, and in that instant of black joy she ithout tears and felt the world crash beneath her

Afterward, they held each other She felt the warainst hers It could have been moments or hours later when she slowly opened her eyes

Théo’s eyes were still closed as he held her against his naked body, protecting her with his strong ar her close Carrie started to put her arments of the black silk sheet were still in her hands, ripped by her fists

Closing her eyes, she dropped the fabric and pressed her cheek against his warm, naked chest She took a deep breath It would be so hideously easy to fall in love with hiain

Her eyes flew open She couldn’t love him He didn’t want her love He was a selfish bastard, foolish enough to believe love was a fantasy He wanted her to resign herself to a loveless e, full of empty luxury

But she’d just slept with hi, since she knew from experience how a condom could fail

Who was the fool now?

The coverlet fell off her shoulders as she sat up naked in bed

“Where are you going?” he asked lazily behind her

“Nowhere,” she whispered

It was just sex, she told herself fiercely Only sex Meaningless But she had a lu that she could not give ahim her heart