Page 77 of Claimed By Ruin

He shifted to rest on his forearms as I wrapped my legs around his hips, roaming his back with my hands, my eyes glued to his.

He stayed still as he stared down at me, and then reached up to caress my cheek.

His expression was a mix of emotions and I knew he saw the same on mine.

And it didn’t matter.

Because he was here. I was here, and at that moment, it was enough.

He entered me slowly. So slow I felt every vein, every ridge, that stretching fullness I could never get enough of. Felt complete, something I’d only ever been with him. At that thought, I hitched in a breath and Jack pressed his forehead against mine this time.

We stayed that way for a long moment, quiet, in synch.

Together.

His eyes said the same, his hand on my face, his thumb stroking my cheek.

Then he moved.

Not fast, not slow but in a rhythm that was ours, his deep strokes dismantling me. Each telling me the same thing.

I’m here.

The tear came without warning. Slid from the corner of my eye down my temple and into my hair. I couldn’t stop it. Didn’t try.

Jack traced the tear’s path, wiping it away and leaving his warmth in its wake.

And kept moving inside me.

Another fell.

He caught that one too.

Caught the others that came after.

And I didn’t even care. Didn’t feel the shame that I wore like a shroud.

Because he was here.

I stretched up to kiss his lips.

“Asia,” he whispered, his breath leaving his mouth and entering mine.

I clenched around him and he groaned, the sound vibrating through both of us. He thrust deeper, moved faster, each stroke pushing me closer to the edge, pulling me closer to him.

My eyes were open when I came, my vision filled with Jack just as my body was.

“Jack,” I whispered, my voice a mirror of his.

That broke him.

He came on a long, low moan, then pressed his lips against mine.

We stayed still, just me and Jack, like this finally.

Together.

He held me close, his lips against the shell of my ear. His deep voice from his chest spoke into my back. “You asked me something once.”