Broken Bond by C.J. Primer

16

VANESSA

“Just like that,” Callum murmurs, running his tongue over his teeth.

“Like this?” I breathe.

“Yeah.” His gaze is so intense that it feels like it’s searing my skin.

My heart pounds.

The corner of his mouth ticks up. “Fucking gorgeous.”

My cheeks burn as Cal’s eyes drop back down to the page of his sketchbook, his pencil scratching against the page. A crease forms between his brows as he works, his gaze constantly flickering between me and the page in front of him. 1

I can’t complain about the view. He’s seated in a chair at the end of the bed, clad only in his boxers with all that mouthwatering lean muscle on display. I drink him in, mapping out the tattoos on his thighs and forearms, wondering if I’ll inspire the next work of art he inks on his skin.

“So am I your muse now?” I joke, still diligently holding my pose.

His lips draw into another smile, his eyes returning to mine. “What makes you think you haven’t been for weeks?” 2

My heart stutters in my chest, skipping a beat.

He always says the right things. I’m falling head over heels for Callum Conway, which is why after he brought me home yesterday morning, I returned here last night. He’s all

I could think about while I worked my shift at the lodge- I couldn’t wait to get back to him. I know it’s reckless to jump in with both feet like this, but something about me and Cal feels undeniably right. So I’m jumping, trusting he’ll catch me.

The scratching of his pencil resumes and I press my thighs together tightly, still feeling the ache between them from our morning romp in his sheets. I should be satiated, but kneeling here on the end of his bed while

held captive under his stare has me feeling all hot and bothered again, aching for him to put his hands on me. Or his tongue…

“Almost done,” Callum mutters, as if he can read my dirty thoughts. He hits me with a wicked grin, pulling his lower lip between his teeth and cocking his head. Then he drops his gaze to the paper again and continues sketching, that little crease reappearing between his brows and a lock of hair flopping down over his forehead.

Damn he’s sexy. My heart continues thumping against my ribcage, a steady thrum starting between my legs as my mind drifts to the way he ravaged me last night and again this morning. My lips part, my breath coming out in short pants as I squeeze my thighs together tighter.

“You’re killin’ me, babe,” Cal growls, his nostrils flaring as he pins me with a stare.

I bat my lashes. “What do you mean?” I ask, feigning innocence.

He sets his pencil down on top of his sketchbook, tucking a hand underneath it to adjust himself in his boxers. “What are you thinking about?”

I admit, darting my

head and setting his sketchbook aside. “You’re

“Only with you.”

rumbles in his chest and the appearance of silver flecks in

I see it?” I

brow. “Didn’t you get

off the bed and

reaching for his sketchbook. He tosses it onto the bed beside me and I peer down

“This is amazing, Callum,”

devious grin stretches his lips. “If you

blush stains my

coaxes, leaning back and slowly stroking himself through his

at me has me feeling like I could combust. I blow out a shaky breath, running a hand through my hair. ” The

glint in

dropping it between my thighs. “Here,” I

tongue, his hand still stroking his thick cock through the fabric

My body’s on fire. His dirty

brushing my fingertips along my bare slit. ” Like this,” I grit out, a shudder running through me as I start rubbing

into his boxers. “Fuck,”

nearly coming undone from

His gaze lingers on the apex

dick, his fingers flexing and his hand twisting slightly each time he reaches

how he likes

Cal murmurs, lifting his chin

watches me with lust-filled eyes. I slide off the end of the bed when I reach

my breath hitching when his fingertips graze my hips, curling around the waistband of my panties and slowly dragging them down. I step out of them when they hit the floor, his hands landing

he rubs it against my clit in slow circles, teasing

he tell by the look in my eyes

as I lower down into his lap, impaling myself on his cock. My

smother them with my own, taking a moment to adjust to the stretch as I kiss him hungrily. His tongue laps against mine,

grind, the friction of his pelvis against my clit driving me to new heights. His muscles tremble with his self-restraint, the muscle in his jaw ticking when I break the kiss to look into his eyes again.

holding back,” I breathe, cupping his tense jaw

pupils are blown so wide that only a sliver of his blue-green irises is

I press my forehead against

thrusting up from below,

my cotton bralette up to expose my bare breasts to him. A growl rumbles in his chest as he sucks one of my nipples into his mouth, biting down on the hardened bud and eliciting a needy moan from my lips. I bury my hands in his hair, tugging the strands while he continues pounding me, torturing my nipples with his tongue and teeth until I’m so close to the edge that I can hardly

me yet. With his dick still buried inside me, he moves toward the bed, depositing me on the edge and dragging his tongue between the valley of my breasts before pulling back to stand over me. He presses a hand to the inside of each of my thighs, spreading me wide for him, and punches his hips