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Wrapping e hi to hold still when I pull him deeper with my inner muscles

“Katerina,” he warns

I lifthis pace

He lets loose with a growl Pinning e hands, he keeps me still and pounds into me with a harsher rhythhness is delicious, taking me to the crescendo I crave

He punches his hips until his face contorts into a edly, he orders, “Come for me one more time, kiska”

The sensual sound of his accent washes over my ears The musky smell of man and sex intoxicatesof our bodies It goes deeper than the heat that coils through my insides, but the pleasure momentarily overpowers all else as , burning away the barriers and protection around

Because it is love, but only on a physical level Even in the h to understand how this works I told hi in love with him He never reciprocated the words His declaration is to e until he’s dry and I’ with his release It’s a stamp of possession in thehis mark

Panting, I internalize the thoughts that take over as the sensations subside I’hter, and like a trapped fly, I’o I have no way to protectconsumed Alex, on the other hand, doesn’t have to suffer that sensation of slow suffocation He already owns ht where he wants me

In his bed

In Russia

Pushing up onto one arm, he brushes the hair from my face His voice is soft “You’re quiet”

“Exhausted,” I reply honestly

He searches ?”

“That we didn’t use protection”

“You’re on the pill”

“Yes, but still”

“We’re both clean”

I blow out a breath “I know” It just seems more intimate and risky It’s a commitment without the safety net of love