After slogging through reports and forcing an emergency vote to make me interim CEO of the Koch empire, Hilary calls and explains things to Destiny first, then Aisha and Momo before the news spreads to the media outlets.
Aisha and Momo greet us at the door, but after ensuring we’re both fine, they close themselves in Momo’s room together.
I weave my fingers through Hilary’s and tug her toward the stairs.She follows without hesitation, but her uneven strides concern me, so I cradle her to my chest.
“You’re injured!Let me down,” she demands.
“No.Mine,” I growl.
I kick the door shut behind me and toss her onto the bed.She squeaks, bounces, and wraps herself around me when I crawl on top of her.
Her fervor matches mine.We tear at each other’s clothes until naked flesh meets naked flesh, and still I need more.
She slaps a hand to my three-time-bruised chest.
“Stop.Wait.Condom.No babies, remember?”
“You’re on the pill,” I growl.
“That’s not enough.Condom.”
“I’ll get snipped.I need you, Hilary.”
“No, Connor.Condom.Now,” she demands.
I snarl and yank open the bedside table.She takes the condom from me, rips open the package, and fits it onto my cock with impatient hands.
My control shatters.I capture her wrists in one hand, pin them to the bed above her head, and sink into her glorious depths.
Her gasp of pain shames and encourages me.I roll my hips.She arches and tightens her legs around me.
I devour her cries of ecstasy as I pound in and out of her.Every stroke is its own life and death.I give her all my strength and attention, worshipping her with my entire body until we both find our release and shatter the world together.
She’s mine.All mine.Only mine.
I whisper words of comfort and devotion until her sobs cease, then lick the tears from her temples and roll us over.
Flat on my back with my cock buried deep inside the only woman I’ve ever wanted, I wrap my arms around her and cup the side of her face.Her glazed eyes shimmer with pleasure, and her swollen lips glisten in the darkness.
“I love you, Hilary.Be mine forever.My wife.My gladiator goddess.My warrior queen.”
She threads her fingers into my hair and smiles.
“I love you, Connor.My king of vengeance.I’m keeping you.Always.”
My chest tightens, but it isn’t until she brushes her lips through my tears that I realize I’m crying.
She heals the terrified, lost little boy trapped in nightmares, soothes the monster seeking revenge, and completes the ruthless businessman I’ve become.
Hilary Pen is perfect.She’s mine and I’m hers.
Forever.
Epilogue
Hilary Pen
Unease sweeps through me.My hackles rise and my senses sharpen.