and shoved the crotch of her shorts to the side. He wasted no time and plunged himself inside her. Her body was so primed and ready for him that he was instantly sheathed so deeply he felt his entire world shift.
"God, Ian," she groaned, her fingernails raking across his back, as she trembled in his arms. "What are you doing?"
"Showing you what it's like when you stop fighting who you are." He plundered her mouth with kisses as he thrust himself even deeper, buried inside her until there was nowhere else to go. Then he grabbed her thighs and jerked them upward, and he went even deeper. "Do you want more, Alice? Tell me you want more." He fisted her hair, pulling her head back as he savaged her throat with kisses.
"I can't do this—" she gasped.
"Fuck that!" He withdrew and thrust again, and Alice screamed as her body convulsed. The orgasm tore through her, but he didn't stop. He caught her screams with his lips, and grabbed her hips with his palms, holding her at his mercy while he withdrew and thrust again, prolonging the climax, giving her no relief, no mercy, driving her to the point of insanity, from which he knew that she would no longer be able to stop what was inside her.
Alice shuddered in his arms, and then the orgasm finally faded, but already he was stoking a new fire inside her, a fire that was igniting desire and lust inside him that he'd never allowed to come to life before. Never had he embraced his need for a woman like this. Never had he allowed his lust and desire to rule him. Never had he embraced his hunger for the feel of a woman's skin against his. Never had he allowed himself to be consumed by a woman the way Alice was doing to him right now. It was too dangerous, but to allow things between them to continue as they were was even more risky.
Alice needed to come to life, and it needed to happen right now. Alice. He demanded her response with a kiss of ruthlessness and passion as his hips moved in an undulating motion, faster and slower, hard then soft, a constant assault on her senses, giving her no room to adjust or predict his moves. How badly do you want this? How much do you want to explode?
Her fingers were digging into his shoulders, her breath coming in deep gasps, her body trembling violently. "It's too much, Ian. It's too much."
"No, it's not enough. Not yet." He kissed her again, and then hoisted her higher, his mouth clamping down on her nipple. He was merciless with his attentions, taking advantage of every shudder of her body that told him what she wanted and what she needed. He preyed upon her vulnerabilities. He took advantage of her need. He ruthlessly used her body to force her mind to stop fighting so hard.
Her body began to tremble more violently, and tremors raced down her legs. Her nipples were taut peaks, and heat was rising from her skin. He could feel the power straining to be released, the hugeness of the energy that was amassing inside her, and yet it was still locked down. Fear. So much fear. "Come on, Alice." He grabbed her face. "Look at me. See whose arms are wrapped around you. Who are you with? Who?"
She opened her eyes, the green depths pulsing with fire and need. "Ian," she gasped even as her thighs tightened around his hips. "It's you."
"Damn right, it's me. Your soul mate. The man destined to protect you and keep you safe." He palmed her forearms, where they were wrapped around his neck. Her skin was fiery, so hot he could smell burned flesh. The brand was searing her as it fought to break through. "You're killing yourself by fighting me," he said. "Stop it." Need and possession rushed through him, so intense he almost shouted with rage. He shoved her harder against the wall and thrust again.
This time, he couldn't stop the orgasm for either of them, and it ripped through them with merciless ferocity, unleashing its wrath into both of them like a tornado ripped from the earth itself. He shouted her name, his fingers digging into her forearm.
Heat burned through his hand, and with a furious roar, he lifted her arm and pressed his lips against the burned flesh, taking the heat and the pain away and drawing it into his