Sober.
A demon rebuilt.
I’ll be better,
For myself,
For you,
My fated.
Tears pooled on my lashes as heat pricked my eyes. I felt his struggle with self worth through our matebond, and it hurt to feel how raw it was. Bram was so much more than I ever thought he was when I first met him. I knew he had to be more than the angry drunk he’d personified, but this?
Who he truly was? He was everything I never knew I wanted or needed. There was a depth to him that I truly loved.
“It’s beautiful, Bram.” Leaning in, I kissed him softly. I could taste his pain on my lips, and it broke me.
He pulled back and stared deeply into my eyes. Pure admiration shot down our bond from him. “You’re beautiful.”
My heart skipped a beat, and his lips met mine again. He deepened the kiss, pulling me closer. His tongue tangled with mine, and he swallowed my sighs of relief at his physical closeness.
Our matebond had been tugging me toward him since he’d marked me. Fates, I desperately wanted Bram’s skin against mine.
Desire scorched my veins with each stroke of his tongue against mine.
“Touch me,” I whispered between kisses.
“Anything you want,” he promised, breaking our kiss and licking his way down my neck. Each swipe of his tongue made my body buzz. His hands roamed over me, leaving trails of burning desire for him.
“I want you,” I rasped, panting heavily as our matebond turned electric.
His hand slid between my thighs. “Can I touch you here?”
“Fates, yes.” I let my head fall back, exposing my neck as he found a sweet spot to suck on my collarbone.
“Like this?” Two of his fingers slipped under my panties, and he ran them over my pussy before circling my clit gently.
I let out a raspy moan.“More.”
He chuckled against my neck and pushed two fingers in and moved them in and out. His thumb rubbed my clit as he moved his fingers. “It’s going to feel so fucking good sinking my dick inside of you for the first time.”
“Bram,” I gasped as he sped up his thrusting. His spicy bourbon scent made me even that more turned on.
“Yes, Pandora, I’m the one touching you,” he moaned against my collarbone.
The way he moaned made my body clench down, and my hands fisted in his hair as I cried out softly.
“Come on my fingers, okay? I promise I’ll make you come apart on my dick later.” His fingers curled.
“Bram!” Pleasure exploded within my soul, radiating toward his. “Fates!”
His pleasure merged with mine. “Fuck,” he snarled, his free hand cupping the back of my head and tugging my lips to his again. He devoured me as he brought usbothover the edge.
My body wound tighter and tighter until ecstasy crashed through. I cried out my pleasure into his mouth, as he did the same to me.
“Fates,” I breathed out. My body trembled against his as we pulled apart slightly.
“Fuck me.”His cheeks were red, and he stared at me in shock. “I’ve never come in my pants before now.”
