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37 Times You Called My Name •018
MIA POV The victory over Jax and the others felt hollow by the next morning. I woke up in Ryder’s bed again, his body curled protectively around mine, one arm locked across my waist like even in sleep he refused to let me go. Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows of his penthouse, painting the room in soft gold. It should have felt peaceful. Instead, my chest tightened with the familiar mix of shame and dark craving that had become my new normal.I tried to slip out of bed without waking him. His arm tightened instantly.“Stay,” he murmured, voice gravelly. His eyes opened, blue and intense, locking onto mine with that possessive hunger I both feared and needed. “We’re not done celebrating yet.”Before I could protest, he rolled me beneath him, settling between my thighs. He was already hard, pressing against me. I gasped as he pushed inside in one smooth thrust, filling me completely. The stretch was perfect, almost too much. I arched into him, nails digging into h
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MIA POV The silence from the old teammates lasted exactly three days.I woke up on the fourth morning wrapped in Ryder’s arms, his body warm and solid against mine. For the first time in weeks I felt almost safe. Almost. His hand rested possessively on my hip, thumb stroking lazy circles even in sleep. I traced the lines of his jaw, wondering how the boy who once made me cry on a school floor had become the only person who could make me feel whole.He stirred, blue eyes opening to find mine. “Morning, Mia-Mia.”The nickname still sent a shiver through me — part fear, part dark pleasure. I kissed him before I could overthink it. He responded instantly, rolling me beneath him, sliding inside me with one smooth thrust. We moved together slow and deep, no counting this time, just raw connection. I came whispering his name. He followed with a groan that sounded like surrender.Afterward, he held me close, fingers playing with my hair. “I could get used to this.”“Me too,” I admitted softl
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MIA POVThe new message changed everything.I stared at my phone the next morning while Ryder made coffee in the kitchen. *This isn’t over. We have more than videos.* The words burned into my brain. Ryder had promised the team was handled. Clearly they lied.He set a mug in front of me, noticing my expression. “What is it?”I showed him. His jaw tightened. “They’re testing how far I’ll go.”Fear twisted in my gut. “What if they have something worse?”Ryder pulled me into his arms, kissing the top of my head. “Then I destroy them completely. No one threatens what’s mine.”The possessiveness should have scared me. Instead it sent heat through my body. I was getting used to being his. Craving it. The wrong man had become my only safe place.We went to the office together. His hand stayed on my lower back the entire way. When we reached his suite, he locked the door and backed me against it immediately.“Need you,” he growled, hiking my skirt up.I didn’t fight it. I wrapped my legs aroun
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MIA POV Morning light hit Ryder’s penthouse like a spotlight on my shame. I woke tangled in his sheets, his arm heavy across my waist, body sore in ways that reminded me exactly what I’d done. I had let him inside me. Let the man who once broke me become the only thing holding me together.I tried to slip out of bed. His arm tightened.“Stay,” he murmured, voice rough with sleep.“I can’t.” I pulled away and grabbed his discarded shirt from the floor, pulling it on like armor. “Last night was a mistake.”Ryder sat up, the sheet falling to his hips. Even half-asleep he looked dangerous. “You came three times screaming my name. Doesn’t feel like a mistake.”Heat flooded my face. I turned away, walking to the window. The city looked the same, but I was different. Ruined in the best and worst way. Sparrow’s heroines always woke up regretting the wrong brother until the regret turned into addiction. I felt that shift happening inside me and it terrified me.A phone buzzed on the nightstan
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MIA POV The elevator ride to the top floor felt like a trap closing. Ryder stood beside me in his perfect suit, one hand resting possessively on my lower back. Anyone looking would see a powerful CEO and his new assistant. Only I felt the weight of his fingers like a brand. “You’re shaking,” he murmured as the doors opened. “Because I’m walking back into the place where you own everything. Including me.” He didn’t deny it. Just guided me into his suite and closed the door. The lock clicked. My pulse spiked. “Work first,” he said, but his eyes said something else entirely. “Then we deal with the new message.” The teammate threat. The demand for a “live” video. It sat like poison in my veins. I sat at my desk inside his office and tried to focus on emails, but every sound made me jump. Ryder worked across from me, watching me more than his screen. An hour later, his phone buzzed. He read the message and his expression turned deadly. “They sent proof,” he said. “A clip from the
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MIA POV I woke to the sound of the bedroom door opening. Ryder stood in the doorway, shirtless, sweatpants low on his hips, holding two coffees like this was normal. Like he hadn’t spent the night on my couch after making me come twice the day before. “You locked the door last night,” I said, sitting up and pulling the sheet higher. “You didn’t.” His voice was rough with sleep. He set a coffee on the nightstand and sat on the edge of the bed. Too close. The mattress dipped under his weight. “That tells me everything I need to know.” Heat crawled up my neck. Sparrow’s heroines always fought until the fight felt like foreplay. I was doing the same thing — pretending I hated him while my body remembered every second of his fingers inside me. “I was tired,” I lied. Ryder’s hand landed on my blanket-covered thigh. Not moving. Just resting there like a claim. “You were scared. And wet. And hoping I’d test that lock.” I shoved his hand off. He caught my wrist and brought it to his mou
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