breathlessly. “Austin, please.”
“ Joely .”
The sound of skin slapping together as he lost his grip on his control echoed in the cave, joining the sounds of pleasure she couldn’t hold inside as he took her, claimed her the way she needed him to. Her body was on fire for him. She never wanted it to end.
“Yes,” she moaned, her nails digging into his arms. “Don’t stop, Austin. In me so deep…don’t stop.”
“Joely…God, I can’t. I can’t stop. I never want to stop.”
Whispered promises and ragged groans filled the cave as she climbed higher and higher, her body reaching, yearning, desperate to reach the top. She’d never been this high before unless she was flying. Never wanted anything so badly as she wanted to stay here like this. No tomorrow. No doubts. Just need.
“Austin!”
“I can feel how close you are. Are you going to come for me, baby?” His deep voice was harsh with restraint.
“Yes,” she promised, knowing he could feel her whole body straining against his, her heels digging into his back. “So deep. Don’t stop. I’m coming. Oh God, Austin .”
“Joely!” He called out her name as he came with her, both of them shattering against each other like waves breaking on the island. Falling apart. Falling together.
She was falling. Lost.
She knew she was crying because she could feel the tears on her cheeks and the wall paintings lit by the flickering candlelight were blurred.
It didn’t matter that I ripped it up, did it? You were determined to give me my fantasy.
With her body still glowing and trembling with aftershocks, and taking comfort in the feel of Austin pulling her into his arms, Joely tried to ready herself for what was coming. The other shoe. She knew fantasies like this ended when the guests went home. And they all left Eden in the end.
Someday Joely might be the only one left.
Her body told her mind to stop ruining the moment and she snuggled against Austin’s warm body, listening to his heart. She wasn’t alone at the moment. She needed to enjoy it while it lasted.
“I usually wake up before this, so I’m not sure if I’m supposed to tell you how I’m feeling right now.”
She smiled at his words. “I think we just cuddle in communal silence.”
“Are you certain?” Austin’s fingers threaded through her hair. “I’m not one of those guys who rolls over and falls asleep after having the best sex of my life, in case you were wondering. I like to think about it. Talk about it. Recreate it multiple times throughout the night, to make sure it wasn’t a fluke.”
“So this is what afterglow with the Professor feels like. I always wondered.”
He tugged a strand of her hair playfully. “Joely, before this goes any further I have to tell you—”
“Hush.” She raised her head and looked into his eyes. “You don’t have to tell me anything. I mean it. Post-coital confessions are highly overrated. In Eden, you get a free pass. Now, unless you’re ready for that recreation, you should just stroke my hair and celebrate your success.”
Austin’s smile was beautiful. “I knew you loved it.”
“I was sure my screaming gave it away.”
“I can’t be sure of anything with you, Joely. It took four trips to the island and getting stranded just to get you to notice me as anything other than a guest.”
No. It didn’t. “Maybe four is your lucky number.”
His hand slid down to her hip. “Well then I know what I need to aim for tonight.”
Her skin started to tingle. “That’s ambitious. I suppose I could help. For science.”
“Do you doubt me?” He laughed. “I’m not that much older than you. Just for that I might have to break into Ginger’s necessity bag and steal something to tease you with in between the repeat performances.”
Her cheeks heated. He noticed. “You’re in trouble now, Joely. Fair warning, this has just begun.”
She knew.
She couldn’t fall back to sleep. Her dreams had been fragmented
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