Marked by Blood: Book 2 of The Marked Series by Ford, Rinna (top novels of all time txt) 📕

I turned my upper body and kissed my mate.

“I love you, Xander Liu,” I whispered against his lips as I deepened the kiss.

He took over, cupping the sides of my head with his hands and pulling me forward. I got up on my knees and turned so I was completely facing him and wrapped my arms around his neck, bringing our bodies flush.

One of his hands slid up the back of my shirt, making me shiver. It wasn’t from the wind whipping around us, but the way his skin felt next to mine. I would never get used to the feeling and I was beyond glad for it. The way he touched me was everything.

Xan’s other hand joined in and he pushed the t-shirt up and over my head, leaving me only in my bra. My fingers, itching to touch him too, crept up the front of his shirt and traced over each line of muscle. His body tensed under my touch and his kisses became more needy. Apparently, he wasn’t numb to my touch either. I smiled against his lips at the thought of it.

My hands flattened against the planes of his stomach and gently pushed. Taking the hint, Xan moved back off of the rock and onto the ground, laying down. My mouth replaced my hands as I began licking along the line of muscles. He shivered beneath my touch, but didn’t pull away. Enraptured, he pulled my hair to the side so he could watch my delicious torture.

I unbuttoned his jeans and slid them down his hips without stopping until his large erection sprung free. I wrapped my fingers around it and squeezed gently, eliciting a moan from his lips. I loved that sound.

I began moving my hand up and down and he moaned again.

“Want me to keep going?” I grinned.

“What do you think, Emi girl? Was I not clear enough?” he gritted between his teeth.

“I just wanted to make sure…”

Without further prompt, I wrapped my lips around the head of his cock, but before I could slide all the way down, Xan put his hands under my arms and pulled me up his body. His lips found mine once again and he rolled me underneath him.

“You tease too much,” he grinned. I opened my eyes and saw a glint of mischief on his face.

Before I had a chance to ask what he was up to, Xan flipped me around so I was laying across the boulder on my knees. My skirt was shoved up to my waist and my panties ripped to shreds. I gasped in surprise as his fingers forcefully entered me from behind, but that only made him chuckle.

“My turn.”

Two fingers worked in and out of me while his thumb rubbed my clit, creating that amazing feeling I was after. I was about to cum when Xan’s fingers were ripped away and his cock took their place.

I moaned with delight as he shoved himself in all the way in one long thrust. Xan seated himself fully inside of me and sighed. Then he pulled out and slammed himself back in.

“Fuck,” he groaned out and repeated the motion.

His moves became more frenzied as he pounded into me from behind, making my knees weak and my lips part in a silent moan. Xan wrapped his fist around the length of my hair and pulled my upper body up off the rock and back toward him. He never stopped, never slowed and our bodies became slick with need.

My eyes closed tightly as my orgasm washed over me, making my scream carry on the wind and out over the ocean. Xander’s release came just seconds after mine. His thrusts slowed, his breaths were labored, but he still had enough strength to grip my chin and turn my face around for a long, slow kiss.

“I love you too,” he finally replied, kissing me one more time before gently pulling out of me and tucking himself back in.

He got up onto his feet and held out his hand to help me up too. The elastic band of my panties were still around my waist, but the crotch was completely shredded thanks to my overexcited mate.

I shook my head and grinned while pulling them down my legs and handing them over to Xander. If he was going to ruin one of the only pairs of underwear I had, he would have to throw them away. I held out my hand and a clean pair of panties from my backpack appeared in them. I slid them up my shaky legs and looked around for my discarded shirt. Xan held it out to me with his other hand.

“Always a gentleman,” I chuckled and took it from him.

“You know it,” he winked back at me.

Xan waited for me to right myself before pulling me into his body. I put my face into his chest and inhaled. He smelled of us. His own unique scent was one of my favorites, but us mixed together was even better.

“Hey, did you notice that?” he asked, making me release from my thoughts.

I looked up at his face to see him staring at the darkened sky. I followed his gaze and saw nothing but stars.

“Notice what?”

“It’s a new moon.”

I pulled away so I could get a better look. Stars were everywhere, so there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and yet, there was no moon. It was the first new moon in fifteen years I could gaze up at and enjoy, without feeling like I was on fire. The first new moon I wasn’t writhing in pain. The first new moon of the rest of my life.

My smile widened.

“Can we stay out here a little longer?” I asked. I wanted to bask in it.

Xander held my face in his hands and kissed me. “We can do whatever you want, but I was hoping for a repeat in our bedroom in front of that big ass window we have.”

I raised