you find out who he was working for? And why he tried to take me?”
I wouldn’t lie to Juliet, but I wouldn’t tell her the whole truth, either. Shamus had already done enough damage. Knowing he’d sold her to clear his debts would destroy her.
I shouldered some of the blame, but to protect her, I’d shoulder it all.
Gripping her ponytail, I used my hold to tip her head back to meet my eyes. “It was part of some bullshit revenge against me and you got dragged into it. I fucked up.”
Any hurt or anger she had would’ve been justified for the target I’d helped put on her back.
But when she looked at me, there was nothing but gratitude and relief and love. “No, they fucked up. And now I never have to worry about creepy Mugsy again.” As if saying the words out loud made them sink in, she whispered, “It’s really over, isn’t it?”
“It’s over.”
After a long moment, a slow grin spread across her face and the last bit of tension she carried melted away. “You always take care of me.”
“‘Til the day I die.”
Her eyes heated as her fingertips danced down my abs. “I want to take care of you.”
“Then we better shower fast.”
Throwing the rest of my clothes off, I turned on the water and hauled her under the jets. I scrubbed the dirt and grime from myself before teasingly soaping her.
“I need you,” she murmured, clutching my upper arms as I worked between her legs.
Juliet was strong. Stubborn. Independent. After being on her own for so long, she didn’t easily need.
But she needed me.
And that made me crazed.
Killing the water, I quickly dried us off before lifting her.
Carrying her to the bed, I dropped her back to the mattress and covered her body with mine. Her skin was warm and flushed. Soft. Fucking beautiful.
Just what I needed after dealing with so much ugly.
Needing to feel her, I fisted my cock and lined it up with her wet pussy.
“Wait,” she interrupted just as I slid the tip into heaven. Putting her hand on my good shoulder, she shoved. “You said you wanted to watch me ride your cock.”
Christ.
Using the time to find my control before I came embarrassingly fast, I let her roll me to my back. I grabbed a pillow and propped my head up so I could see every-damn-thing.
Juliet straddled me, her pussy tormenting me as she wiggled around to find her position. Lifting onto her knees, she wrapped her fist around me before lowering to take my dick.
Agonizingly, torturously, painfully slow.
Once I filled her, her head fell back and she let out a sexy as hell sigh. Her movements were cautious and unsure until she found her rhythm, rocking and grinding.
Jesus Christ, she’s going to kill me.
My gaze stayed locked on our connection as I watched my dick stretch her. Using my thumbs, I spread her lips wide so I could see more as I stroked her clit.
Her breath caught and she picked up speed as her caution changed to frenzy. Hard and fast, she rode me until her body tightened and her movements became halting.
Taking over, I gripped her hips and lifted her all the way up my length before sliding her back down.
“Harder,” she demanded on a moan. I did as she said, but it still wasn’t enough. “Harder, Daddy, please.”
I repeated the motion, raising my hips as I slammed her down.
The force made her cry out. “Yes, like that.”
I gave her more. Everything I had. No holding back. No gentleness. No control.
Rough and hard and savage, I fucked her.
Juliet took it. All of it. All of me. Exactly how I was, how I gave it, how I needed it.
And she loved it.
Squeezing my dick like a vise, she came hard. Coating me in her sweetness as her greedy pussy sucked me deeper, setting off my own abrupt release. Filling her. Marking her.
Mine.
Mine.
So fucking mine.
Slumping forward, her lips lazily skimmed across my chest and up to my neck.
She bit, making my spent cock jump as I growled, “Juliet.”
“Maximo,” she mocked.
“If you didn’t look ready to pass out, I’d spank your ass raw.”
“I’m not that tired,” she tried, but the yawn that followed contradicted her.
Shifting us to our sides, I wrapped myself around her before cupping her throat and pussy. At the possessive hold, she took a deep breath and released it in a peaceful sigh.
“Love you so damn much,” I murmured against her head, tightening my hold.
“Love you, too, Daddy.” When I