DEAL WITH THE DEVIL

Twenty-One

Melinda didn't need to be told it was morning before she opened her eyes. The air was diiferent. She felt warm calloused hands on her waist.

"Good morning beautiful." Ajax nuzzled her neck when he heard her breath quicken. However she was going to react to their position, he was prepared for it. He spooned her while his hands stayed on her waist. For reasons he wanted to explore right now, he had left her bare after they had dinner in his room. Smiling, he remembered how she had slept off soundly, mumbling his name after he had brought her from torrents of pleasure to another. He only woke her up to feed her. While he had watched her tremble in his arms, he had promised himself to wait. This would be his first time waiting. He wanted her to trust him. For reasons he didn't understand, he was ready to hold back the need to just plunge into her in that vulnerable and seductive position she was.

"Rey." She murmured. Her cheeks glowed with warmth and something like coyness. Sh