Free Torn by Love (Scarred by Love #4) by C. A. Harms Page B

God, I wanted him to let go and take me.
    “More,” I begged.
    He gave me what I wanted, moving his hips faster and harder against mine.
    Soon, I was so close my legs began to shake.
    The moment the orgasm hit, he slammed into me harder, intensifying the overwhelming pleasure.
    “Yeah.” He kissed the skin below my ear. “So good, so damn good,” he whispered between kisses. His muscles flexed beneath my hands as he finished, and a deep moan fell from his lips with his release. Covering my body with his, he then wrapped his arms around me tightly, and held me close.
     
    ***
     
    I wasn’t sure at what point I had fallen asleep. I don’t remember anything after Tanner held me in his arms. After waking up with the sunlight spilling in through the blinds, I turned to find him lying next to me, awake and still naked. Heat rose to my cheeks as he watched me.
    “Morning, beautiful.” His voice was husky when he spoke. “How’d you sleep?”
    “Really good, better than I have in a while, actually,” I assured him.
    He wrapped his leg over my thigh and curled his hand around my waist before pulling me tight against his body. “I guess that means you’ll have to stay here more often. I sleep better with you here too.”
    Tanner’s sweet demeanor was soon taken over by the more cocky and arrogant guy that still had the ability to make my heart race. “Plus, having you naked in my bed is one hell of a bonus. I would love to end every day from here on out inside of you,” he said.
    I tucked my head in the crook of his neck, shielding my face.
    “Hey, don’t hide from me. Last night was hot. You don’t honestly expect me to not want a repeat as often as I can get one, do you?” He snaked his hand around my hip to squeeze my ass.
    “Next time I think you need to be on top, though,” he said before a deep chuckle erupted from him. I burrowed in deeper, hiding my face even more.
    “Okay, I’ll stop,” he assured me. “Honestly, though, I did sleep better with you in my arms.”
    “Me too,” I confessed, looking up to meet his gaze.
     
    ***
     
    I wasn’t sure if feeling this happy was normal after everything I had gone through to get to this point. Tanner made me forget all the bad things.
    Over the last couple weeks life had been almost perfect. It was actually kind of scary, like at any moment something bad was going to happen. Things weren’t normally this great.
    After Randy was sentenced to serve the next twenty years in prison for a long list of crimes, I could now focus on school again without constantly looking over my shoulder, so I enrolled in a few courses for the upcoming semester. Between Tanner working during the day and beginning construction on the house in the evening, he’d stayed busy. But even with his schedule he makes sure we see each other at least once a day, even if only for a short time. He’s always popping up in the most unexpected places at unexpected times.
    The thought of hearing Tanner’s voice made me feel all giddy inside. I had just crawled into my car and thrown my bag into the passenger seat when my phone began to ring. Excitedly digging around in my purse, I found it at the bottom. A small amount of disappointment hit when I saw Bree’s number on the screen. I hid it the best I could as I answered.
    “Hey, you,” I said as I placed my key in the ignition.
    “Where are you?” Her voice sounded panicked, and a hundred terrible thoughts flashed through my mind.
    “Um, just leaving class. What’s wrong?”
    “Riley is in the emergency room. Zander called 9-1-1 when she called him at work in a panic. She was bleeding and having a lot of pain. They think she may be miscarrying.” Bree sounded winded, like she was walking fast. “I’m getting here now. Everyone else is on the way.”
    My chest ached from the news. “Okay, I’m coming now.”
    I hung up and swiped away the tears that had spilled over and dripped down my cheek. The excitement in Riley’s eyes