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This is what always attracted me to hockey players in the first place. Their intensity. Their wild nature. Their need to fight for what’s theirs.

It wasn’t like this with Johnny. He only had an endless amount of arrogance. The only person he’ll ever love is himself.

“I’m the one who dumped him, so at least I have that to be proud of. I wish I’d recognized what was happening sooner, or never dated him at all. After him, I didn’t want anything to do with guys like him, so I took the safest routes.”

His angry expression softens. “You didn’t want to get burned again. It makes sense. I’m sorry you went through that and felt like you couldn’t let your guard down around people.”

I nod and swipe beneath my eyes. “I shouldn’t have told you while I’m on my period. I always get all weepy over the littlest things.”

He gently bats my hand away to catch my tears with his thumb. “I’m glad you told me. I want to know everything about you. The good things and the bad. You can always lean on me.”

Heart in my throat, I press my lips to his in a soft kiss.

“Now let me erase all the ways he wronged my girl.” His forehead presses to mine and he holds the back of my neck, squeezing to drive his point home. “Because I will never let him or anyone else hurt you again.”

The kiss he gives me starts out sweet and gentle. It only lasts for a few moments before I want more. Warmth spreads through me as I swing a leg over his lap and wrap my arms around his neck.

His cock hardens the more I grind against it. He eats up the tiny sounds I make, holding my ass in a firm grip to encourage me to rub against him until I stiffen, pleasure erupting in my core.

“That’s it, sweetheart,” he says against my lips. “Did that feel good?”

Releasing a shaking breath, I nod. My hips continue rocking, savoring the delicious sensation of the thick ridge pressed against my pussy. His jeans and my thin leggings are the only barrier between us.

He slides a hand up my back. “When does your roommate get back?”

“Not until later. We have time.”

“Go get yourself ready for me. Then come right back here.”

The rough, commanding tone sparks an intense pulse of arousal that takes a long moment to ebb away. I start to get up, but he slips his fingers in my hair and kisses me hard before he lets me go.

I take care of what I need to in the bathroom, then strip down to just his big Heston University t-shirt I’ve claimed as my own to sleep in.

When I return to the living room, he’s put a towel on the couch where he sits. His shirt is off and he strokes the huge bulgein his boxers without hurry. He admires me with hooded eyes, patting his thigh.

My nipples harden and his mouth tugs into a slow, smug grin. I lick my lips, padding closer.

“Are you sure?” I really want him to say yes, body thrumming with desire now that I’m all worked up. “We’re probably going to make a mess if we do this.”

He grasps my wrist and jerks me onto his lap sideways. “I’m not afraid to get dirty or make a mess with you. I just want to make you feel good. Let me take care of you, Maya.”

I shiver at the drag of his fingertips moving up my leg to tuck between my thighs. He nudges them apart and strokes my folds with a light touch until I push against him, legs falling open.

He hums, giving me more pressure. “You want to come, baby?”

“Yes.”

“Turn all the way around for me.”

Easton helps me twist around so I’m straddling him in reverse, my back resting against his chest. I bite my lip, feeling oddly on display in a way that makes my insides coil sensuously.

He pulls the shirt up and his other hand delves between my legs, fingers spreading me. A dizzying exhale rushes out of me when he slips a finger inside while grinding the heel of his palm against my clit.

I tip my head back on his shoulder with a bitten off cry as he adds another and plunges them deep inside to tease the spot that makes me gasp. He toys with my nipple, plucking it with the same pace as his fingers fucking me.

My entire body aches with arousal that builds and builds, finally snapping with an orgasm that makes my thighs tremble.

He takes his time fingering me while kissing my neck. I don’t know how long it goes on for, all I know is boundless pleasure from him playing with me.