"Don't worry, baby, I'm not going anywhere," he said softly, silkily. "I'm nowhere near finished with you." Jaw clenched, Knox mercilessly slammed into her over and over, knowing she could take it. He'd angled her hips so that his cock brushed her clit with every brutal thrust, and he knew from many, many past experiences that her body wouldn't hold out long against that. Already her pussy was becoming tighter and hotter.
Possessiveness spurred him on, kept him driving deep and hard. His demon wanted to crawl inside her until she'd never be free of him. "It won't matter how many times I have you," Knox growled, "I'll always want more of this pussy. My pussy."
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She flexed her hand, wanting to be free to touch him, to scratch him, to pull at his hair. "Let me go." He shook his head, and her demon reached for the surface and glared at him. "Release me," it ordered. But he didn't, and Harper resurfaced with a snarl. The air chilled a little as his eyes bled to black, and the hairs on her nape stood on end as she looked at his demon. "Let me go."
"No," it told her in that disembodied voice. "You'll take what you're given." It mercilessly powered into her at a frenzied pace. Where Knox always clung to his control, the demon didn't. Each slam of his cock was rough and territorial. Knox resurfaced, and the pace and force of the thrusts eased just a little. But then the demon was back, and once again it was feverishly slamming into her. They repeatedly switched, each tormenting her with their own personal brand of fucking.
"Not gonna last," she warned then.
With a growl, Knox leapt to the surface. "You'll last because I want you to last." He thrust harder, literally driving his point home. Violet eyes glared at him, calling him a bastard. "You like it when I don't give you what you want. You like it when I just take what I want. Like you're my little toy."
Fuck if he wasn't right, the asshole. It probably made her a little weird, but Harper had made her peace with that. She was about to demand that he just made her come for God's sake, but then she felt it starting to happen again out-of-fucking-nowhere. And since she hadn't waited for permission, there was a good chance she'd pay for that. "Don't stop." He was sadistic enough to do it, but his eyes softened.
"I won't stop, baby." Knox fucked her harder, faster, driving as deep as he could go. "Make me come, Harper." Her pussy clamped down on him as her eyes went blind and she choked out his name, and Knox came so fucking hard it almost blew the head off his cock – it went on and on and on, so intense that it should have hurt.
Shuddering, he slumped against her, breathing hard. "Let's get you cleaned up so I can get you that ice cream you want."
"I'm down with that," she slurred.
Floating on her post-orgasm cloud, Harper was barely aware of him turning off the shower, grabbing towels, and carrying her into the bedroom. It wasn't until he set her on her feet and began drying her off that she partially snapped out of her buzz. She tried to take over. "I can do it."
"I know you can do it." But he kept on patting her dry, and she made no more protests.
"You know, you really should -" Harper froze as a mind slid against hers. Unfamiliar. Small. Young. She gasped in wonder, gripping his arms. "Knox … I just felt the baby's mind. It was the tiniest touch, but it was there."
He stroked his hand over the small bump as he reached out with his mind, searching for another. And there it was. He gently "touched" it, felt an answering flutter.
"Did you feel it?"
He nodded, chest squeezing. "It has a vibe of … contentment." Knox rested his forehead against hers. "I watched the scan and I've felt the baby move countless times, but touching the baby's mind, feeling it respond … that's something else altogether."
She smiled knowingly. "And your protective levels just went up another notch, huh."
"They did." Knox curled his arms around her. "I'll do everything I can to make sure that the baby stays content. I'm wondering if maybe all those endorphins rushing through you have mellowed it out. If so, it might be a sound idea to just spend the next twelve weeks fucking the hell out of you."
"You'll do that anyway." Her stomach clenched as he gave her that lopsided smile that did interesting things to her body.