focus as Kayleigh looked up at the light filtering through the leaves, bathing him in a halo of gold. It set fire to his tawny locks, a little too long and shaggy, damp with sweat. She drew a deep breath into her lungs and held it there, her jaw clamped down as the pleasure mounted to an almost unbearable level. Her clit ached and her pussy clenched around him, drawing him even deeper inside of her. A low throb in her core grew to thundering intensity and when she came it shattered her completely.
“Luke!” His name echoed on a desperate shout. She cleaved to him, rising up from the ground as he pounded unmercifully into her. Wave after powerful wave of sensation crested over her and her throat became raw, her voice ragged from her cries.
His mouth covered hers and he kissed her as hard as he was fucking her, swallowing every whimper of sound. Her body jolted from the force of his thrusts and his body went rigid above hers, every inch of him sculpted marble. His grip on the back of her neck tightened and his steady rhythm broke.
His mouth left hers and came to rest at her ear. “Oh, god, Kayleigh.” The emotion in his voice shattered her again, this time breaking her heart into myriad shards that pierced her soul. He pulled out with a quick jerk of his hips and jet after jet of delicious warmth striped her stomach as he came. A low moan vibrated in his chest and Kayleigh shuddered as the remnants of her own orgasm rippled through her, waves on a pond that had yet to subside.
Before he left again, Kayleigh knew that Luke would destroy her. And the scary part of that realization was that she was going to let him.
For long moments, Luke lay still, cradling Kayleigh in his arms, his face buried in the crook of her neck. His breath warmed her skin and she shivered when the breeze picked up again, so cool in contrast to Luke’s heat.
“When I left here, I thought I had nothing,” he murmured against her skin. “And now that I have everything, I’ve realized that the only thing I ever needed was right here all along.”
Tears sprang to Kayleigh’s, eyes but she held them at bay. Why couldn’t he have had this epiphany eight years ago? There was no use lamenting their shitty timing, though. All that mattered was this moment. The chance to be with him one more time before he came to his senses and left her behind again.
“We should get back to the house. It looks like a storm might be moving in.” She couldn’t acknowledge his words. Not when the pain of losing him all over again would crush her so completely.
Luke sighed into her hair, laid his lips to her temple in the gentlest of kisses. “All right. I’ll take you back.”
Eight
Luke couldn’t remember a time in the past eight years that he’d been so at peace. He was probably rocking a goofy, pussy perma-grin, but he didn’t give a single shit. Nothing else mattered with Kayleigh in his arms. The world could burn around them and he wouldn’t even notice.
They’d tied Tallulah to Lucifer’s saddle and Kayleigh rode in front of Luke, her back molded to his chest. The horse knew his way back to the stable and Luke let the reins out loose. Lucifer didn’t seem any more anxious than Luke to go home. He meandered through the pastures at an easy gait as though sensing Luke’s need for just a few more minutes with her. He didn’t want to face the reality of the situation. No matter how much he wanted to, Luke knew he couldn’t stay there. The life and problems he’d left behind in L.A. hadn’t been put to bed quite yet.
Fucking hell, he was a bastard. And of course, Kayleigh knew it. Why else had she erected an emotional wall between them? But the thought of just turning his back on her and leaving her a second time tied his stomach into an unyielding knot. There was so much more he wanted to do with his career and he couldn’t do it in their sleepy Texas suburb. He wanted a life and successes apart from Ryder and the family’s fortune. He had a
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