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“Jax,” she gasps, her nails digging into my back, leaving marks I’ll wear like badges tomorrow. “God, yes. Right there.”

I angle my hips, hitting that spot inside her that makes her arch off the bed, her breasts pressing against me. Sweat slicksour skin, the salty tang mixing with her arousal and that intoxicating perfume.

I capture her nipple between my lips, sucking hard enough to draw a cry from her throat, then soothe it with my tongue. Every roll of my hips grinds my pelvis against her clit, building her higher, her body trembling beneath me.

“You’re mine, Livianna.” I groan, unable to keep the ecstasy I’m feeling inside. “All fucking mine.”

“Yes, I’m yours.” Her hands fist in my hair, yanking me in for a messy, devouring kiss.

Our tongues tangle, tasting salt and desperation as I thrust into her faster now, the bed creaking in protest. The room echoes with the obscene symphony of us—wet slaps of flesh, her keening moans, and my ragged breaths.

She shatters first, her pussy spasming around my cock like a vice, milking me as she screams my name. “Jax! Oh, fuck, I’m coming!”

The sight of her coming apart, her head thrown back, lips parted, snaps my restraint. I bury myself to the hilt, grinding deep as my own release barrels through me.

Hot spurts fill her, pulsing endlessly, my vision whitening out with the force of it. “Livianna...fuck.”

I groan, collapsing onto her, our hearts hammering in sync. We stay locked together, my weight pinning her in the best way, as aftershocks ripple through us.

Her fingers trace lazy patterns on my back, and I press soft kisses to her cheek and neck while breathing her in like she’s my oxygen.

She smiles, that wicked, satisfied curve of her lips, and pulls me down for another kiss. This one is slow and sweet, sealing in the deep emotions we have for each other in the quiet aftermath.

The ocean whispers approval through the window, and for the first time in days, everything feels right.

Now

“Jaxon?” Livianna catches my gaze. “Is everything okay?”

Heat fills my cheeks. I cross my legs, hiding my semi-hard on. “Of course.”

“Then why are you looking at me like that?”

Chapter Thirty

LIVIANNA/LILY

Now

The Calm That Settles Too Fast

Every answer he gives me leads to another feeling I can’t explain.

Jaxon swallows hard and averts his gaze. “I was just remembering something.”

He’s sitting on a couch in my office and I’m standing near him, trying to get him to look at a document about the terms I presented to Marcus Chen and his team.

I place the papers down on the coffee table and sit in a chair next to him. “Would you like to share?”

He raises his eyes to meet mine. “Livianna, if I thought it would help, I would tell you everything.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

He lowers his head. “Nothing important.”

“Please don’t lie to me.”

There’s a moment of silence.