Amelia was from a family of privilege, but she never fit in. She was short, full-figured, and cared about others' feelings. The final straw was her sister's intentional act of cruelty towards a man she’d never even met. Amelia decided to leave the toxic family and find her own place in the world, but first, she had to inform the man of her sister's betrayal.
Jaylen should have been angry with the news Amelia brought him, but all he could feel was intense attraction for her. Everything he learned about the woman made his emotions soar and his determination to keep her intensified. It took patience and care to get through the walls she’d built to protect herself for her to finally give him a chance.
When her family tries to come between them, he hopes their bond will be strong enough to keep them together.
Excerpt:
His fingers speared through the strands of her hair as his mouth descended before she uttered a word, choking off her gasp and whimper of need. Amelia slipped her arms around his neck and pressed herself against him.
Jaylen moaned and lifted his head. “That’s right,” he murmured in a low, smooth tone and pulled her even tighter against his chest. “This is where you belong.”
Amelia leaned up and placed little kisses against his mouth, cheeks, and chin. The sounds coming from him had elevated her desire to a higher level, knowing she pleased him.
He took control and pushed his tongue between her lips, thrusting against her own. For a long moment, the only sounds were their muffled groans and raspy breathing.
She tore her mouth away and dragged in a lungful of air.
He brought her mouth back but gentled his lips against hers, lightly sipping at her, until he slowly felt her relax in his arms.
Jaylen lifted her, carried her to his bed, and laid her down. He pulled off her nightgown and straightened, taking in the vision of the woman he already loved. Her body was lush. Her breasts weren’t large, but would about fill his hand. Her hips were broad and her waist tiny. Her arms and legs were lightly muscled and curvy. Her arms had a slight tan from the time they’d spent out in the sun.
“Jaylen, please,” she whimpered self-consciously as she held out her arms to him.
He tore his shirt from his chest before he lay down next to her and gathered her in his embrace.
Amelia groaned. The sensations that raced through her were almost too exquisite. She moaned, cried out, and gasped for air as she tried to come to grips with the new feeling. Since the first kiss, she hadn’t been able to draw in a deep, calming breath. Her needs were too sharp, demanded relief, and she wanted his hands everywhere. Her breasts were heavy, and her cunt throbbed almost painfully. “Oh, God, Jaylen. Please.” A shivery feeling dominated her thoughts as she begged him for release. She needed to free the hot, painful knot of lust in her abdomen.
Jaylen gritted his teeth to fight back his own passion. He cupped her face in one hand. “Everything’s going to be okay. I will take care of you. But you have to let me go slow, so I don’t end up hurting you.”
Her eyes widened as even more moisture bloomed between her legs, and her nipples became even more tender. Her body screamed for him to hurry.
He stared down at her lust-ravaged face before he lowered his head, took her lips in a hot kiss, and sank his tongue into the depths of her mouth time and again.
Amelia whimpered in her throat at the passionate way he took her mouth. He began kissing her as if he’d never let her free, and everything in her screamed, “Yes, don’t ever let me go!”
Jaylen tore his mouth from hers and drew in a deep breath. “Jesus, woman, I will never get enough of you. You fit perfectly in my arms.”
Amelia pulled him down until her face was against his shoulder. She inhaled his masculine scent before biting down a bit at the junction of his neck and shoulder.
“Oh, damn.” A moan tore from Jaylen’s mouth. He closed his eyes as his body shuddered with excitement and hunger. “Do that again.”
She closed her teeth over the tendons in his neck before licking and kissing the area. She continued to taste as much of him as she could reach.
His touches became more demanding and intimate. His moans grew more desperate as his body’s needs rose.
His hand slid purposely down her abdomen until it reached the apex of her legs. He pressed his hand tightly against her and used his palm to press against her sensitive clit.
She spread her legs, begging without words and giving herself over to him.
One of his fingers plunged inside of her, sending shock waves through her. A high-pitched whimper burst from her throat.
He controlled her as her back arched off the bed by placing a leg over hers. His eyes closed as her feminine scent reached his senses. It was a smell he knew he’d quickly become addicted to.
“Now, Jaylen. Please don’t make me wait.”
Jaylen stood and ripped the rest of his clothes from his body, grabbed a condom out of the nightstand, and made a space between her legs.
“You’ll tell me if I’m hurting you, won’t you, Sweetheart?”
Amelia nodded and held her arms out. “Yes, just please make love to me,” she wailed and tightened her arms around his neck.
Jaylen took a few deep breaths to gain some control, which he desperately needed. Maneuvered himself into place and then rested his elbows on either side of her shoulders. His gaze stayed locked on her.
He started to push his cock into her wet cunt. The tightness almost took his sanity. His penetration was slow and agonizingly beautiful for both.
He continued to enter her until he bottomed out inside of her, whispering love words the whole time.
Jaylen’s forehead rested on hers as he fought for the strength to make it right for her and not come before she did. He decided this was what he’d been waiting for his whole life. He’d had sex before, but it had never felt like this, as if she were touching his heart, but also his soul.
Amelia tried to concentrate on his expressions, but the sensations were quickly robbing her of sanity and taking over every cell that made up her body.
When he felt she was ready, he started to thrust in and out of her. He could feel his balls start to tighten and knew he had only a little time before he couldn’t hold back any longer.
His eyes never left her face, watching for any signs of discomfort.
“Harder,” she whimpered.
Fuck. “I’ll give you what you need, and then I want you to come for me,” he said.
He wasn’t sure she heard him because of the dazed look in her eyes, but he started to force himself into her at a fast pace, going as deep as he could every time.
Jaylen became aware of her body stiffening, and her cunt started to clamp down on his cock, telling him she was close.
“That’s it, Baby. Let yourself go for me,” he murmured.
A startled cry burst from her as her cunt tightened almost painfully, making it nearly impossible for him to move.
He kept at her, slamming into her until she lay limply. Only then did he let himself come. The orgasm was so overwhelming, it took his breath. When he finally descended, his first thought was that it slightly bothered him how strong it was.
He would think about it later. He pulled out of her and gathered her in his arms. Her breathing evened out and deepened, telling him she was going to sleep.
