A Lion Shame (Bear Creek Grizzlies Book 3) (16 page)

SJ braced her hands on his chest, her nails biting into his skin, and rode him in long, slow strokes that drove her closer and closer to the edge. Tate cursed and begged, hips jerking against her, and his fingers bit into her hips to urge her faster. And SJ reveled in the control, taking her time until her muscles tightened and then froze, until she moved against him in short jerks as she went rigid and let the ecstasy roll through her and send her over the cliff.

SJ sagged, unable to move as she trembled and the room grew even darker around the edges. Her skin prickled. Tate stroked her sides, his voice low, "Baby, you're amazing."

SJ leaned forward until she lay on his chest, the friction of his chest hair against her sensitive breasts sending aftershocks through her, and Tate's arms wrapped around her. He didn't change positions but instead lifted his hips against her to plunge his cock deeper, gentle but persistent until she murmured and shifted as her sensitive flesh reacted. Tate thrust in short, sharp jerks, then he cried out and his arms tightened until they took her breath away. Tate sank his teeth into her shoulder and it pushed her over the edge again until she trembled and shook in his arms.

Tate panted as he held her, stroking her sides and tracing shapes in the sweat that gathered low on her back. Tate kissed the side of her neck. "Okay?"

"More than okay," SJ said, sighing.

Tate moved around until they were both wrapped in the covers and he'd gotten rid of the condom, and SJ rested her head on his chest to listen to the steady drumming of his heart. She hadn't been able to say it at dinner, but she was so very thankful for Tate. For everything about him. Even the way he'd been before, since his jackassery pushed her to set boundaries and define what she wanted in a relationship, instead of just accepting what she was offered.

SJ dozed as Tate started to snore, and she smiled. If she was his sun, then he was hers as well. She couldn't imagine life without him, and in the cold winters of Bear Creek, he'd certainly be all the warmth she needed.

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