Page 67 of Ravaged From Fate

“I think so.” Caspian pauses for a long while. I know the expression he’s pulling. He’s organizing his thoughts. He’s a careful man when he speaks, with so few words. He makes every sentence count. I like that about him. He’s not one to rattle off every new thought that pops into his brain, no matter how trivial. “I’m happy I started going again. Somehow, being in that ring with Cyrus or practicing with Juniper, the gym is making me calmer. It’s quieting down all the noise in my head and making me focus. I never thought I’d ever be like that.”

He’s really revealing a hidden side to me. Being vulnerable. So uncharacteristically Caspian. I just lie here and listen to the man speak his mind.

“That’s good. I’m happy you’re feeling this way.”

“Thanks, Elsa. For making me go in the first place. For convincing your brother not to give up on my sorry ass.”

I blush. “You have no need to thank me.”

He pulls my chin up close to his for a long kiss. Butterflies flutter in my belly as our lips collide.

I could lie here with this man like this all day…

“Right now,” says Caspian with a cheeky grin, “I’m ready for our next round in the ring.”

He then spanks my bare ass. I jolt in pleasure and surprise as the loud whack reverberates around Caspian’s bedroom.

Okay, I can spend all day doing more than lie next to this man…

As if it’s my cue, I slowly roll on top of the naked - and very erect – man. I position my wet pussy over his cock and begin to ride the man until we’re both crying out for the second time today.

* * *

Piper comes to see me in the clinic.

Well, she says she’s come to collect a prescription, but really, I know it’s to see me. It’s kinda obvious the minute she opens her mouth when I return to the waiting room with the pills she needs.

“You need to tell me about mister save-you-from-baddies,” she whispers as I hand her the bag.

I blink.

“What are you talking about, Piper?”

“You know. The sexy guy with muscles? Stranger danger guy? The one you nursed back to full health?”

“I know who you’re talking about, but what do you want me to say about him?”

Piper leans towards me conspiratorially. “A little birdie’s told me they saw you on the road with him, and another little birdie’s told me they sat next to you two at the bar. There must be something to tell me. You’ve never hung around a man this much before, Elsa.”

Goddamn it, Cyrus was right the other week. News of Caspian and I are spreading through this godforsaken town like wildfire, completely against our best efforts.

“Let’s go for a drink sometime,” I tell her. “And let’s not talk about Caspian Pierce.”

“You owe me this,” she says.

I thrust the bag into her hands. “Just take your damn prescriptions, Piper, and get the hell outta here.”

She smirks at me before she leaves the clinic. “I’m going to find out all about you two,” she says. “One way or another.”

This freaking town…

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CASPIAN

I stand at the punching bag and deliver it my best right hook.

WHACK!