Holden's Resurrection (Gemini Group #6) - Riley Edwards Page 0,73

his shoulder, giving him more room. Holden’s tongue speared in, her excitement coated his tongue, and his cock painfully throbbed at the taste.

Control. He needed to find it before he exploded before he even got inside of her. Holden had barely checked the need that threatened to unman him when Charleigh fisted his hair and held his face where she wanted him.

“More,” she rasped, and lifted her hips to punctuate her demand.

With pleasure.

Holden didn’t let up, couldn’t, even if he wanted to. The need to hear her say his name spurred him on. His tongue lashed and licked. He sucked and nibbled until her back arched and her hips bucked.

“Holden.”

His eyes closed and he took a moment to savor the sound of his woman moaning his name. His Leigh-Leigh climaxing on his tongue.

I want to hear that sound for the rest of my life.

The thought washed over him as he lifted his head and Charleigh’s hands fell away awkwardly, like her arms were too heavy to hold up. Boneless. He wanted her boneless and unable to get up from his bed.

The sight laid out before him was stunning. He was sure there were changes to her body since he’d seen it last, but he couldn’t see a single one. All he saw was perfection. And when Charleigh’s eyes finally opened and her gaze met his, a sexy, satisfied smile tipped her lips up and he knew what she was going to say before she said it. He knew because she always said it.

“That all you got?”

Holden returned her smile. The comfort of the exchange fueled his desire, but more, it fed his soul. It was like a part of him had returned. After years apart, he finally had her back, that meant he didn’t delay, he didn’t go slow, he didn’t take his time, he didn’t waste another second. Holden surged over her, hooked the back of her knee with his hand, keeping her open to him, and drove in, and buried his cock to the root. Her pussy convulsed around his length and Holden gritted his teeth.

Christ, amazing.

Overcome, Holden shoved his face in Charleigh’s neck and breathed through the sudden rush of emotions. Remorse and shame mixed with happiness and ecstasy. He had her back. She was right there under him, waiting for him to do something. Holden ignored the ache in his cock, ignored the feel of her pussy enveloping him, ignored the need to pound into her until the world fell away and there was nothing left but what he could give her.

“Honey?”

Charleigh’s hands slowly slid up his back and he shivered. So long he’d been without her touch. So fucking long he’d gone without her smile, her voice, her humor. She had been his everything, then he’d thrown her away.

Fuck.

“What do you need, Holden?”

Jesus, she was soothing him.

Man up, Stanford, you can’t let her down—again.

“You can’t leave me.” There. He’d said it and it wasn’t lost on him the stupidity of his statement. He’d been the one to desert her. “I can’t lose you, Leigh-Leigh.”

Her hands continued to roam but her touch had become tentative and he hated that. He’d done that to her. There was nothing shy or hesitant about Charleigh. His woman was sure and confident.

“Please, baby, fight with me, fight for this, for us. I can’t live without you. I tried to do the right thing. I tried to let you go. I tried to give you what you wanted. But I can’t do it. I’m selfish, Charleigh. My life is shit without you. There wasn’t a day that went by I didn’t look at your beautiful face and regret what I’d done. There wasn’t a night I went to sleep and didn’t ache to hold you. I’ll do anything, baby, just please don’t leave me.”

Charleigh’s hand cupped his cheek and her thumb stroked his jaw. It had always amazed him how her touch eased him, calmed his racing thoughts, quieted all the noise.

How could I have been so fucking stupid?

“Make love to me,” she whispered.

It felt like he’d waited a lifetime to hear those words, and if her verbal request wasn’t enough, Charleigh wrapped her long legs around his waist, hooked her ankles, and lifted her hips.

“No more talking, honey. Show me.”

Holden slowly withdrew and groaned. He set a leisurely pace, unhurried deep thrusts that had Charleigh mewing. The sweetest sound he’d ever heard. He could make love to her all night long, never wanting to leave the warmth she provided. Everything