Page 109 of Shattered By the Currents

He grabbed the back of her neck, pulled her mouth to his, and kissed her. There was nothing slow or gentle about what came next. It was pure, unadulterated need as she began to move. Rising and falling, her hands splayed over his chest andtongue curling around his. He met her thrusts halfway, his hand on her hip guiding her movements.

He fucking lost himself. And shit, it felt good. But then, everything about Raven felt good.

When he cupped one of her breasts, she gasped and tipped her head back. He didn’t lift his mouth though. He peppered kisses down her skin until he reached that perfect nipple again. He took it into his mouth and feasted on her.

Her body started to tremble, her hips slowing. He helped her. Lifting her up and slamming her down again.

“Yes, Connor. More!”

He kissed back up her chest, stopping on her throat and sucking hard.

How every inch of this woman tasted so damn good, he had no idea.

He sped up his thrusts, driving up harder.

One big tug of his hair from her, and he tilted his head back. Then she was kissing him again.

“God, I love you,” she breathed into his mouth.

“Say it again.”

“I love you, Connor Blackwood.”

He reached between them. Her cry was loud and broken as he ran his thumb over her clit, finding that exact rhythm that drove her crazy and applying more pressure.

“Connor, I…”

She never finished the sentence. Her breathing shifted, her muscles tensed, and she broke, her nails digging into the skin on his shoulders as her walls convulsed around him.

His own breaths shortened, his heart fucking racing, but it was that look on her face, the one of complete vulnerability combined with her breathy cries, that tipped him over the edge.

He growled as he pumped inside her two more times before finally allowing stillness to take over. Raven collapsed onto hischest, and he just held her, both of them breathing hard as they came down from the high.

He wasn’t sure how long they sat there. He was about to help Raven rise when banging sounded at the door.

He cursed, while she gasped and rolled off him. She immediately straightened her bra and panties before looking around for her dress.

He lifted it from the floor and handed it to her. “Hey, it’s okay.”

He moved to the bathroom off the hall and got rid of the condom. He was just stepping out again when the second knock sounded. “Connor. Raven. You there? This is Ward.”

He stiffened, and when he looked over to Raven, he could see she’d lost a bit of color.

He scanned her body, making sure she was fully dressed before opening the door.

Ward and a deputy stood on the other side.

“What do you want, Ward?”

“Is Raven here?” The sheriff tried to look around Connor.

“What do you want?” He said the words slower this time.

“I’m here,” Raven said, stepping beside him.

He cursed beneath his breath.

Ward drew in an exaggerated breath. “Raven Price, based on evidence found this morning, and a warrant signed by a judge, I’m placing you under arrest for the murders of Lottie Fuller and Sampson Pritchard.”