Page 95 of Lust and Honor

“My red vixen… why?”

Before I can even ask why what, he pulls back and then drives in hard. My breasts bounce with the force of it and a long, raw moan tears from my throat. The pleasure is so blinding that the question dissolves completely. He grabs my knees, hooks them over his shoulders, and folds me in half as far as I can go, his body looming over mine. It drives him deeper than ever, flooding me with this twisted mix of stretch and heat that shoots straight through me.

He stretches my arms out above my head, holds them locked there, and unleashes. The wet slap of his balls against my ass and my loud, shameless cries fill the room. He fucks me like he’s trying to drill a tunnel straight through my core, rearranging both my body and my soul with every brutal, perfect thrust. His head buries in the crook of my neck like his next breath depends on the scent of my skin, pistoning in and out without mercy.

“Oh God… Maxim—oh God—” I sob the words between broken moans, the pleasure so overwhelming I can’t stop calling out to heaven as he wrecks me.

I squeeze my eyes shut and don’t bother swallowing my screams, I let them fly. With Aurora out of the house, I crank the volume as loud as I can.

He keeps slamming into me, over and over, so deep and relentless that I have no choice but to writhe and scream beneath him. Then I hear his low, guttural male moans rising, growing louder, and I know he’s close. The sound alone makes my whole body tremble. I clench hard around his cock, milking him, and a broken cry of pure release rips from my throat as the orgasm crashes through me.

“Fuck, Ava… fuck—” Maxim growls against my neck, the words raw and desperate as his body shudders hard. A few more punched-out groans vibrate against my skin while he empties every last drop deep inside me.

For one heartbeat he stays there, still buried to the hilt. Then one hand leaves mine and the next instant I feel the cold, unmistakable press of metal against my temple. My eyes fly open in shock. Maxim is still on top of me, cock still inside me, eyes closed as he brushes his mouth over mine and whispers,

“You betrayed me.”

My heart lurches. I want to move but the aftershocks of my orgasm keep me trembling around him.

“What are you talking about, Maxim?”

He lifts his head. His eyes are red-rimmed, shining with unshed tears. He swallows hard, nostrils flaring.

“I gave you everything, and you fucking betrayed me.”

Tears spill down my cheeks without permission.

“What are you saying, baby? What betrayal?”

He presses the barrel harder against my temple, teeth clenched.

“Don’t fucking play games with me. I know everything.”

I slowly lift my hand and cup his face. “I swear to God, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

For a second his eyes close. And then something happens that shocks me more than the gun. A single tear slips from beneath his lashes and rolls down his cheek.

Maxim.

Crying.

His chest heaves like he’s fighting for air. For one second, he leans into my touch, then he shifts the gun so the muzzle rests right against my forehead, voice raw with both fury and pain.

“God fucking damn me. God damn me because I can’t kill you, Ava.”

“Maxim…”

“Fuck me for letting myself get this poisoned by one woman.” His voice cracks. “Fuck me.”

The next instant the pressure of the gun lifts. He pulls out of me and climbs off the bed, heading for his clothes. I sit up, still naked, still shaking, tears streaming as I watch him dress. When he’s done he looks at me once more.

“You’ve got one day to pack your shit and get the hell out of my life and my daughter’s.”

Then he leaves without giving me a chance to speak.

Hearing Aurora’s name snaps my crying short, and it takes a few beats to process his words. He’s taking my daughter from me. My little, innocent Aurora, ripping her away over a sin I didn’t even commit. I scramble off the bed in a flash, not caring that I’m naked, and chase him down the stairs. I catch up at the landing and grab his arm, claws digging in.

“Maxim,” I sob, “I swear to God, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I didn’t betray you. I didn’t do anything. You can’t take Aurora from me. She’s my baby.”