Blood and Betrayal
I felt the climax rising like a tidal wave—a dark, violent surge of energy that started at the base of my spine and radiated outward until every nerve ending was screaming.
“Toby!” I screamed, my body spasming around him.
He followed seconds later, a guttural roar escaping him as he flooded me with his heat. He collapsed onto me, his chest heaving, his heart hammering against mine like a trapped bird. We stayed like that for a long time, tangled in the charcoal sheets, the only sound the dying embers in the stove and the relentless, beautiful rain.
The fire had faded to a soft, pulsing red by the time Toby finally rolled off me, though he didn’t go far. He pulled the duvet over us, tucking m