made a sound deep in her throat, a strangled cry mixed with a whimper. The echo of it shot straight to his cock, as her fingers clenched in his shirt, wrinkling the fabric. But he didn’t give a shit. Because she wasn’t pushing him away, she was tugging him closer.
Her head fell back, offering her mouth, opening to give him more.
He couldn’t remember how it happened, but one minute they were sitting next to each other, the next Van was stretched out on the floor, the length of his body pressed tight against hers.
His hands trembled as they raced over her curves. He tried to memorize every sound, every reaction, before something could take them away again.
He wasn’t built for nice. Didn’t deserve beautiful. And Van was both of those things.
She arched into his touch anyway, silently begging for more.
Her pale green eyes flashed, tempting him as she watched his every move.
He shouldn’t be doing this. Wanting her was wrong before, and it was wrong now. Even more so, because the whiskey was clouding her judgment. And his for that matter.
He tried to pull away, to put some distance between them, but Van’s grip wouldn’t let go.
“Don’t,” she whispered, the word low and fierce.
“Don’t what?”
“Don’t you dare stop, Ty Colson.”
Tangling their fingers together, she closed his fist around the hem of her dress and tugged upward.
He could fight himself, maybe. But he couldn’t fight her. He’d never been able to deny Van anything.
If she wanted this—needed him tonight—then he’d give it to her. And deal with the inevitable fallout later.
Ty dragged her dress up her creamy thighs, over her hips and then off over her head. Her bra matched the black lace panties he’d glimpsed earlier. Of course they did. Everything about Savannah Cantrell was sophisticated and put-together.
“God, Van, do you have any idea how gorgeous you are? The men in this town must be complete idiots.”
She laughed, a brief burst that was gone before it was really there. “I’m too busy for the men in this town.”
Ty shook his head. “That wouldn’t stop me, if I was around.”
Reaching down, Ty flicked open the front clasp of her bra, letting her generous breasts spill out. He didn’t wait, leaning in to suck one deep into his mouth. She whimpered, arching into his caress. Her fingers scraped against his scalp, grasping his hair, holding him right where she wanted.
He liked that about Van. When she wanted something, she didn’t hesitate to take it.
But he was used to being the alpha in any pack. Ringing her wrists with his fingers, he pulled her hands away, then wrapped them around the handle on the storage bin behind her head.
“Hold on, princess.”
If this was the only time he was going to have Van Cantrell, he was going to make it memorable...for them both.
He spent the next twenty minutes torturing her, not to mention himself. His mouth and hands touched every inch of her body. Her skin was so soft and smooth, fragrant with the understated scent of her perfume and the heady fragrance of her arousal.
When he finally slipped down between her open thighs her skin was flushed and her hips writhed. Her sex glistened with need. And he was hungry to oblige.
He nibbled and teased, swirling his tongue close to her entrance before slipping up to lightly brush across her clit.
“Please, Ty. Please,” Van nearly sobbed. He relished in knowing he could make her beg. Make her forget.
His tongue speared deep inside as his finger found the tight knot of her clit. It barely took anything for her to shoot off.
She clenched around him. Her thighs clamped against his ears. He expected a scream, but her mouth opened on a silent cry as her eyes screwed tight. Her entire body shook with the force of her orgasm.
Satisfaction filled him, even as his dick throbbed painfully behind his zipper. God, he’d never been so turned on in his life.
Reaching into the pocket of his pants, Ty pulled out his wallet and the condom he always had stashed there. It’d been in there for months; he seriously hoped the thing was still good.
Dropping his pants to the floor, he ripped open the packet and rolled on the condom.
Standing above her, he looked down at Van, legs spread wide on the floor at his feet. Her body seemed boneless. He’d done that to her.
She watched him with half-lidded eyes, her gaze eating him up in a way that made him want to give her a repeat performance. But he knew he couldn’t survive another round, not right now, not without losing his mind.
Dropping to his knees, he reached for her, positioning the tip of his cock at her hot, wet entrance.
He waited for her to change her mind, or tell him to fuck off, but she didn’t. Instead, she reached for him. Her hands cupped his ass and pulled him closer, her hips bucking and eager.
She opened her thighs wider, silently inviting him to take whatever he wanted.
God, he wanted it all. Not just now. He wanted anything he could get forever. Pain lanced through his chest, but Ty beat it back. He knew there was nothing more than tonight.
Hell, this could very well be the last time he ever saw her.
That thought sent him into a frenzy. The need to leave his mark on her in some way was so overwhelming he couldn’t logic it away.
His hips slammed against hers, claiming her in one quick, deep thrust.
Van gasped, her lips parting as her head tipped back. Her fingers dug into his ass, urging him to give her more.
“God, you feel so good, Van. Unbelievable.” Ty dropped his forehead against hers. His lips brushed across her temple. Hers found his throat. She kissed him, the soft touch blending into something more when her teeth nipped at his skin.
She sucked, drawing his pounding pulse into her mouth. She was going to leave a mark of her own, but Ty didn’t give a damn.
His hips pistoned against hers in deep, smooth strokes that made the world gray around them. The only thing that felt real was him and her. Together. Finally.
Her labored breaths puffed against his skin, and her mouth found him, licking and leaving rows of tiny teeth marks across his shoulders, throat and collarbone. Each tug sent a jolt straight to his cock.
She was right there with him, meeting him stroke for stroke. He could feel the walls of her sex tightening around him, so close. Ty held on, delaying his own release, which threatened to blind him.
Van whispered mindless, garbled words, but his body recognized exactly what she was
