Smirking, I leaned in close so my face was a breath away from hers. “You know better than to give me a challenge like that, baby,” I growled.
My hips moved back and forth with power, driving deep each time. When she was writhing once again, I used my thumb to press down on her clit. She went off like a fucking rocket, her screams music to my ears. But, I was an over achiever, so winning the challenge just once wasn’t my style. I sucked up all of my restraint and slowed down while her racing heart calmed.
“Alex,” she whimpered. “Please.”
“One more, baby. Then I’ll let you rest. I know you can give me another. Your body is already tingling with need, isn’t it? I can see the beautiful blush on your skin, your hard little nipples, and your pussy is holding me so tight I can barely move in and out. Fuck! The feel of your pussy—Oh fuck! Come on, baby. Do it.”
I put everything I had into my movements, driving her higher and higher, and going right along with her.
“Yes! Yes! Oh, Alex! Yes!” she was shouting the fucking walls down.
“Keep it down, baby. I love to hear you screaming my name, but it’s for me only. Nobody else gets to hear you come.” I decided to help her out and crashed my mouth down over hers. My balls drew up, and I knew I was about to fall over the edge so I took two fingers this time and pinched her clit, swallowing her screams as she gave me the orgasm I demanded.
I let go and sensation after sensation washed over me as I came. Long, hot jets of semen shot from my cock in spurts. I filled her to the brim, my come leaking out of her pussy.
Eventually, our breathing slowed and our hearts returned to a steady beat. I hastily washed myself, then took my time gently cleansing her from head to toe. After we were done and dry, I lifted her naked body into my arms and strode to the bed. Using one hand to pull the covers away, I helped her slip between the sheets. I quickly checked the bolts on the door and windows, then shut off the light and got into bed with my wife.
I wrapped myself around her from behind, throwing a leg over hers, one arm under her head, and the other splayed over her belly.
“Alex,” she called softly.
Kissing her temple, I rested my cheek on her silky hair. “What, baby?”
“What do we do now?”
That was a loaded fucking question and I didn’t know the answer. The best I had was to focus on the mission.
“I guess we’ll team up and find the son of a bitch.”
“And then?”
I sighed, having no solution. Only one of us could succeed in our assignment.
“I don’t know, baby. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
We lay in silence awhile, and I thought maybe she’d fallen asleep until she shifted her head to look up at me. “I love you.”
My heart burst with the same warmth it always did when she professed her love.
“I love you too, my Evie. Until death do we part. And forever after.”
Chapter 5
Evie
For a brief moment, when I woke up in the middle of the night with Alex’s body wrapped around mine and the sounds of Rome filling the air, I thought we were on vacation in our villa. I snuggled into his hold, letting my eyes drift shut again and intending to fall back asleep when it hit me—my lawyer husband was an operative. Not just your everyday, ordinary spy either. Justice was the guy they called in when The Company needed answers and the target wasn’t inclined to offer any. Considering his reputation and the kind of cases his name was connected with, it was hard to believe we hadn’t been assigned the same target before Heron. Not unless one of the higher ups had been protecting our cover identities from possible discovery, intent on making use of us for as long as they could.
It galled me to know someone in the agency knew we’d married each other and played God with our lives by hiding the truth from us. And yet, I also treasured all the years we’d spent together in the dark. Time we might not have otherwise had if I’d known Alex was Justice. It probably would have messed with my mind knowing I’d fallen for a fellow operative, leading me to think it had all been planned with the intention of keeping tabs on me. What better way to know what your lone wolf assassin was up to during her off time than to insert someone into her life, right? I might have fought my feelings for Alex back then, but I was in too deep to do so after spending four blissful years with him. There was no doubting the depth of our feelings for each other—or the stunned shock in Alex’s eyes when he realized I was Scarlett.
I’d never intended for him to see the darker side of me, but there was no hiding it from him once he knew my code name. My reputation had preceded me, and the silence which stretched between us when we’d reached the hotel almost had me convinced that Alex wouldn’t be able to deal with the reality of what I’d done, even if it was in defense of our country. The relief I’d felt when he’d joined me in the shower was staggering. He hadn’t backed away from me in fear or disgust. If anything, the force of his passion had been stronger than before. More explosive, if that was even possible, considering how amazing it had always been between us.
I’d been helpless to resist his sensual demands last night, as he forced orgasm upon orgasm on me. Not that I was complaining, because I’d enjoyed the hell out of it. I’d enjoyed the power he’d held over me, several times in fact, but I wanted to get a little of my own back. Exert some dominance of my own and drive him beyond reason, the way he had with me.
Shifting out of his hold, I tugged the sheet down his muscular form, savoring the sight of his tanned skin as it was exposed to my sight. Trailing my fingertips down his chest, I kept my eyes locked on his as I moved to kneel between his legs. When I leaned over him, my hair brushed over his chest and his eyes popped open. Holding his gaze, I lowered my head and flicked my tongue over one of his nipples, while rolling the other between my finger and thumb. As I raked my teeth over his nipple, I felt his cock jump in reaction, hot and hard against my belly.
“Watcha doing, baby?” His voice was raspy with sleep, but his eyes were alert and heated.
“I woke up in the mood to play,” I murmured, before moving to the other side and swirling my tongue around his other nipple. It beaded into a tight nub, and I bit down hard. Alex’s hips jerked upwards in response, and he reached out to grip my hair. He didn’t pull my head away from his chest, though. Instead, his fingers slid upwards until they tightened on my scalp as he held me in place. I sucked at his skin and smirked at the sight of the dark red mark I left behind.
“Those four orgasms I gave you didn’t tide you over?”
“I said play, not come,” I corrected him as I moved farther down his body, enjoying the taste of his sk
in, licking and sucking as much of it as I could along the way. When I reached his cock, I licked the drop of pre-come from the tip, sucking greedily before twirling my tongue around the crown. “You’re the one who’s going to be coming this time around, stud.”
“Who am I to argue with a plan like that?” Alex chuckled, lifting his arms and folding them under his head.
“Resistance is futile anyway,” I breathed onto his wet skin, making his cock twitch. “I’m going to have your come coating my throat one way or another.”
“I guess I’ll just lay back and enjoy the ride.”
“Mmmmm,” I hummed, sucking the head of his cock into my mouth. Alex continued watching me, his eyes hot with need. His cock thickened and hardened in my mouth, but I didn’t want him to go too soon. I wanted to enjoy torturing him first. Releasing him with a slurp, I climbed up his body and positioned myself so his cock was nestled between my breasts. Squeezing them together, I moved up and down with his cock sliding in and out. Each time it poked out of the top of my breasts, I stuck my tongue out and swirled it around the crown.
“Evie,” Alex hissed. “It feels so damn good.”
Alex’s hips jerked with each of my movements, his fingers tightening on his biceps so hard his knuckles whitened. The taste of his pre-come in my mouth and the burning need in his eyes spurred me on. On the next pump, I drew him all the way into my mouth. Sucking so hard my cheeks hollowed out, his breath hissed out when the tip bumped against the back of my throat.
“Holy fuck, baby. You suck me so good. I don’t think I’m going to last much longer.”
I released him with a pop, making him hiss in frustration. Wrapping a hand around the base, I squeezed. “You’ll last as long as I say you’ll last.”
“Oh, is that how you want to play?” His fingers unclenched as he lifted his head. He moved his arms to his sides before dropping his head back down on the pillow. “Just keep in mind, paybacks can be a bitch.”
“And so can I, stud.” I warned before swallowing him whole once again. I’d never had need to show him my sharper edges, but knowing he knew about the darker side of me meant I had nothing left to hide. Humming deep in my throat, I twisted my head in one direction and twisted my hand in the other. His cock grew impossibly big in my mouth as his fingers delved into my hair. I worked my tongue over his cock, and he wrapped my hair around his fist. His hold tightened, causing a slight sting in my scalp, while his hips jerked up and down in time with my motions. I slid my hand from the base of his cock, down to his balls and felt them tighten as I rolled them in my palm.