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“I want this,” she said, looking up into his eyes.

He still didn’t seem convinced.

“Make me forget everything else for a moment longer,” she whispered.

Without further hesitation, he pulled her flush against him. He kissed her in a way only he could, making the world around them fall away.

He broke the kiss, grabbed a fistful of her hair, and tilted her head back. Before his lips found hers again, he stilled. She stared into his eyes, hungry with desire.

He swallowed. “Spread your legs for me.”

Her heart thrashed in her chest, and she moved her right leg to the side. He gave an approving nod. Heat spread through her as she awaited his next move.

His left hand still tangled in her hair, he used his right and traced her lips with his thumb, then down her chin and along her throat.

Slowly, his fingers moved down her sternum, grazing her nipple on their descent.

He was barely touching her, but she was already breathless, internally begging for more. A wicked grin tugged at his lips.

Smug bastard! But the words caught in her throat when his hand trailed lower, down her stomach. And then…he paused, his eyes searching hers for a reaction.

“Aidric…” She sighed in frustration.

His eyes darkened, and the grip on her hair tightened. “Say it again,” he rasped against her lips. “Say my name.” His hand moved between her legs, and her breath shuddered. His fingers drew slow circles on her clit. His face hovered over hers, lips parted, eyes drinking her in. “I want to hear it in every iteration, Mira.”

Drops of hot water streamed down his jawline, hitting her lips. He pushed two fingers inside her. Every inch of her was on fire. She clutched his bicep, feeling it flex with each move.

“Right now,” he continued in a low voice, still not easing his grip on her hair. “I want to hear you moan it when I make you come.”

She longed for his lips on hers. Longed to feel him. To taste him.

But he kept holding her in place, continuing his slow, methodical movements. She dug her nails into his bicep as the pressure inside her grew, ready to go over the edge. But he didn’t let her. Not yet. Not until she said his name.

Suddenly, his movements became agonizingly slow. Teasing her just enough. She was ready to scream.

Lips still hovering over hers, he chuckled softly. “So impatient.”

She rocked her hip against his touch. She was so close…but he withdrew his hand. Before she could protest, he lifted her by the backs of her thighs. In one quick move, he pressed her against the wall.

Her legs wrapped around his midsection, and her hands clawed his shoulders, feeling the hot water cascade down his muscles.

Slowly, he pushed inside her, his eyes focused on her every reaction. She gasped at the sensation. His mouth went to her neck. Lips and teeth and tongue. Nothing mattered but him and her. He whispered the contraceptive spell, and his movements picked up speed. She arched her spine, taking him deeper. He groaned against her neck, a sound so primal, it reverberated through her body.

He captured her next moan with his lips, kissing her hard. Her legs began to shake as the friction between them turned blissful. But he slowed his rhythm once more.

Her body tingled with anticipation, desperate for release.

“Say it,” he said breathlessly. “Say my name, and I’ll make you come.”

As if to prove a point, he rolled his hips against her, hitting that spot inside her just right. Her stomach tightened, and when she gasped his name, he settled into a steady rhythm. All that built-up tension in her was finally able to release. Shock waves shot through her, and as she went over the edge she screamed his name.

Tremors still going through her body, he increased his movements before finding his own release.

For a moment they remained still, staring at each other breathlessly. He kissed her gently, savoring the moment as if he, too, didn’t want to return to reality.

Still catching their breath, they stepped out of the shower and he handed her a towel. She barely had time to wrap it around herself before he scooped her into his arms and carried her out of the bathroom.

“Don’t you even dare suggest that you’re sleeping anywhere else but in my bed tonight,” he said with a smirk.