The Possessive Groom by Alexa Riley

Chapter 10

Gibson

Thunder sounds outside, and I turn to Cora. “Yeah, what do you need?”

She peers over my shoulder and then smiles brightly at me. “Nothing really. I just wanted to give her a head start.”

I grind my back teeth as I narrow my eyes. “What are you playing at?”

Just then Mary moves close to stand next to Cora and somehow gives me the same bright smile like they’re not up to something.

“A word of advice?” Mary offers, but I don’t answer, and she doesn’t need a prompt to keep going. “The man who’s lucky enough to catch that one”—she nods in the direction Lindsey went—“will need to make sure he’s strong enough to hang on to her.” When her eyes come back to me, they narrow and then she does an exaggerated head-to-toe scan of my body. Something about her expression makes me think I didn’t measure up.

“Want to have a drink at the bar?” Cora asks Mary, and she nods without taking her eyes off me.

The silent warning is enough to have me turning away from the two of them and walking toward the elevators. I don’t know what I’ve done to piss them and Lindsey off, but I need to make it right. She gave me the cold shoulder all night, even though I could practically feel the heat of her body pulling me to her.

The lights blink on the elevator as I ride it up to the top floor, and I worry that I made a mistake taking it. Thankfully when I get to my floor, the doors open, and I get off. But as I walk down the hall, the lights flicker, so I quicken my pace. I know how much she hated being in the dark last time and I don’t want her to have to go through that again while she’s alone.

When I get to her door, the power goes out, and I knock. “Hey, Lindsey, it’s me, Can you open the door?”

There’s no sound from the other side, and I wonder if I got it wrong and she didn’t come back to her room. I stand there thinking of where the hell else she could have gone, but just then the door opens, and I see the outline of her shadow.

“What do you want?” Her words aren’t exactly cold, but she’s direct and without emotion like she was all damn day.

“You.” It’s the only answer I have, and it’s the truth. “Now let me inside.”

I can practically hear her thoughts as she tries to quickly come up with an excuse.

“Let’s cut to the chase, Lindsey. I’m not leaving, and you’re letting me in.”

“Oh, you’re so sure?” Her tone is a challenge.

“You’re playing with fire, princess.”

“What the hell did you just call me?” She cracks the door.

The heat in her words fans the flames of my own, and I’m done playing. I push the door so quickly she doesn’t see it coming, and she backs away. I follow her step for step as it snicks closed behind me, encasing us in the darkness. Alone.

“I called you princess because that’s what you’re acting like.”

“You know, you have some nerve.” She stops retreating, and the storm outside lights up her silhouette. “I don’t know what the hell that was earlier in the woods, but you’re swinging from hot to cold so fast I’m getting dizzy.” She’s angry, and for some reason I like this side of her. I want all of her passion in whatever way she wants to give it to me. “You disappear and then come strolling back like you’ve got some claim to me, but I’ll tell you this for free, nobody owns me.”

I move so quickly she’s surprised as I back her up against the wall. “You done?”

“No,” she barks, and this close to her I can see every emotion. “How dare you think you can walk in here and into my life, like you’ve got the right? I’m nobody’s property, and I sure as hell won’t belong to an arrogant asshole that can’t make up his mind!”

My hands are planted against the wall on either side of her, and by the time she’s finished, she’s right in front of my face.

“You think I don’t know what I want?”

She raises her chin in challenge. “I’m not going to stick around and wait for you to decide.”

“I don’t need to decide. You’re what I want.”

“Then why were you trying to leave the island today right after what we did in the woods?” She looks smug like she found out a secret.

“You mean when I came all over myself at just the sight of you?” Even in pitch black, I can see her cheeks turn pink as she looks away. “Don’t get shy on me now, princess.” That snaps her attention back to mine. “I’m not running, and I’m not unsure of what I want.”

“Then—”

“If I act like I’ve got a claim on you, it’s because I do.” I cut her off and take her chin in my hand. “Me trying to get off this island has nothing to do with what I fucking want.”

“You’re making me crazy.” I don’t know if she’s pissed that I’m making her crazy, or because she can’t make it stop.

“Ditto, princess,” I growl, and my other hand goes to the front of her shorts and grabs the denim tight. “But I know if I don’t find out what this pussy tastes like right this goddamn second, I’ll jump off the roof of this hotel.”

“Oh god,” she whispers, and it’s the only sound she makes before I fall to my knees in front of her.

With one aggressive tug, her shorts are off, and her panties are in shreds nearby. I don’t give her time to catch her breath as I pin her to the wall and throw her legs over my shoulders. Her hands grip my hair, and she cries out as I bury my face in the soft curve of her thighs and pussy. She smells like coconut oil and tastes like sunshine. I moan as my tongue divides her lips and wiggles across her clit. My hands dig into her ass and squeeze the thick flesh as I pull her closer to my face.

“Gibson, oh shit, I can’t, oh shit, oh shit.”

In answer, I growl and suck so the sensation is more intense. She responds by opening her legs and rocking her hips closer to my face. I’m smothered in her juices, and I decide I don’t want air in my lungs ever again because I want to die with my face buried in her cunt.

Her legs shake and just when she’s begging me to keep going, I slip a thumb in her pussy. She cries out and that’s when I taste her sweet release laced with her own secret sunshine.

With her legs still on my shoulders, I stand up from the floor and carry her to the bedroom.

“Gibson, what are you doing? Put me down.”

“As you wish,” I answer before I toss her onto the bed.

I climb on top of her as she bounces and come over her body. I can still taste her on my lips as I look down into her beautiful eyes. “I need more of that.” I feel her hands at my waist, and she tugs at my shirt. I help her take it off, and then she wiggles out of her top so she’s completely naked under me. Even in the darkness, the outline of her body is the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen. “You want it again?”

She bites her bottom lip and nods as I kiss her softly then move down between her legs. This time she opens for me quickly and holds on to her knees so she’s spread wide. I stand up and push off my boxer briefs before I settle down on the bed at her pussy. I wrap my arms around her thighs and pin her down as I slowly, teasingly, trace my tongue over every soft part of her. I take my time savoring each tender fold and her slick entrance that’s keeping me nourished.

“Such a fucking greedy princess.” Because every time I lick her opening, she clenches, trying to keep my tongue inside her. When I brush my thumb over the tight ring of her entrance, I know exactly what it is. “Is this all mine?” I lick around her hymen and then finger it again.

“Oh god, don’t stop.”

“Answer me, Lindsey.” She whines and raises her hips to my mouth. “You want me to take it?”

“Yes!” she snaps and then grinds down on my mouth as I suck her clit.

Just as she starts to cum, I plunge three fingers into her at once. She gasps and then moans as her body fights between pleasure and pain. My dick is bigger than those three fingers, but it’s the only way to get her ready.

I’m gentle as her body adjusts and I slowly draw her orgasm out for as long as possible. By the time it’s over, she’s limp on the bed with a sheen of sweat covering her skin. Lightning cracks outside, and for a second it bathes the whole room in light. Every inch of her is perfection and all I want to do is worship her for the rest of my life.

“Are you on anything?” I ask, settling my weight on top of her and holding the base of my cock at her opening.

“What?” she asks, sounding dizzy with lust. Her hand is on my ass, pulling me closer, encouraging me to enter her.

“I don’t sleep around and haven’t done this in almost a decade.” I feel the head of my cock pulsing, demanding that I give it release. “I don’t want a condom, and I’m not pulling out.” I’ve never done that before, but there’s an animal in me that wants to do it to Lindsey. I want my cum in her. “It doesn’t matter to me if you’re on anything or not.” I lean close so she won’t miss my truth. “I’ll take care of you.”

She pauses under me as I stroke my length. “I…I’m on the pill.”

“For now,” I answer as I break the last of her innocence.