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I whimpered when he broke the kiss, fingers twisting in his pants, not wanting him to stop.

“The sounds you make are going to ruin me.” He stood tall, and he raised me higher, then spun me so that his face was directly behind me.

My knees moved inward, desperate for some way to hide, but he caught them and spread me wider.

“Don’t hide from me.” He ran his nose along the curve of my ass, then bit into it.

A moan escaped my lips, and my clit throbbed in response, but I didn’t open for him.

He tsked, and his touch vanished.

Regret flooded through me. I didn’t want to hide from him, but I’d spent too many years making myself invisible. It felt impossible to expose myself, no matter how much I wanted to.

“I’m sorr⁠—”

“Don’t. Don’t apologize.” His palm wrapped an inch above my knee. “Let me help you.”

Relief that I didn’t have to try anymore, that all I had to do was listen to him, had the back of my eyes burning. I didn’t push him away. He was still right here. And he was going to take care of everything.

Warmth pooled between my thighs, and they slowly loosened.

That earned me a kiss against the side of my ass and a low, satisfied hum. “This will feel strange at first, but it’ll help you.”

A band replaced his hand on my thigh, the fabric soft like velvet.

“Open for me.” His fingers circled behind my other knee and applied a hint of pressure.

I swallowed and split my legs, letting him see all of me.

“That’s it. You’re doing so well,” he encouraged as he spread me wider and slid a band around that knee.

I was wide open in front of him, but this time when I went to close my legs, something solid blocked my path. I strained my neck to look. There was a bar tied between my knees, holding them in place.

Ronan came around so that I could see him, but his dark gaze never left where he’d spread me open. His chest rose and fell in shallow pants, and he wet his bottom lip with his tongue. He looked fucking ravenous, and it was all because of me.

For the first time in a long time, I felt powerful. I made him like that. It was me that he couldn’t look away from.

“Are you okay?” His voice came out strained.

“Yes,” I rushed out.

His gaze flashed to mine, a glint in his eyes, and the corner of his lip curled.

God, I would never get used to him looking at me like that.

I was almost disappointed when he spun me to face away. Almost.

“You’re gorgeous.” His hot breath fanned my pussy. Before I could react, his mouth was on me, tongue licking through my slit. A loud groan tore out of him.

“Fuck.” His tongue sank deeper, and he devoured me like I was his last meal. “I dreamed of how good you would taste, but I didn’t even come close to the real thing.”

The words were barely out before he was eating me again.

Tension coiled tight through my whole body, and a low current began to build until it was all-consuming.

“Feels good,” I breathed and wiggled pointlessly to get closer, chasing the pleasure he built inside of me. If he could just reach a little deeper, I’d be falling apart.

As if reading my mind, he circled my clit between two fingers and fucked my core with his tongue. My muscles trembled in the restraint as fire licked up my spine. He groaned in approval, and his touch became rough and demanding. My body instantly obeyed, and my orgasm crashed around me, turning my vision white.