Capitolo 24 :: 24

Pubblicato: 03-06-06 - Ultimo aggiornamento: 03-06-06

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Ryo never intended to go further than that. A quick, hard kiss on the mouth. Nothing more!  

Boy, was he wrong!  

At first, the kiss was fierce, brutal, full of frustration and repressed desire, but when her scent hit his nostrils, he couldn’t help himself. His teeth tugging at her lower lip, his tongue invaded her mouth, filling his own with her sweet, intoxicating taste.  

Kaori couldn’t believe it. Well, Ryo kissing her – and what a kiss – was reason enough to be rendered a bit stupid. But what angered her more was her body’s incapability to move. She couldn’t move not even a muscle. She just stood there, under his relentless assault on her senses, and couldn’t move an inch.  

He released her upper arms, letting one hand move around her side to cup her buttocks as the other tangled in her hair. God, she felt so good in his arms. Like she belonged there.  

Hell, she did belong there! She belonged with him, in his arms, under him, astride him… She belonged to him!  

Realizing she wasn’t responding, something inside him tried to die. She wasn’t responding. He was kissing her and she… nothing. She didn’t even move.  

Tugging at the reins of his control, he released her mouth and pushed her away. He felt sickened to the core as he saw she was staring emptily at him. Was it possible she didn’t feel it? The rumbling under their feet? The slight tilting of the world? Was it possible she didn’t feel anything when he kissed her?  

»I’m sorry,« he said hoarsely. »I shouldn’t have done that.«  

No, he shouldn’t have done that. He knew it was a bad idea even before he kissed her. He knew his heart couldn’t have sustained the torture… But now, his heart broke at a different kind of torture. At the knowledge, the woman he loved felt absolutely nothing at the merging of their lips, their breaths… their souls.  

In fact, she still stood there, completely unmoving. She didn’t even blink.  

He needed to get out of there. He needed to get away from her and get drunk. He couldn’t stand it any longer. He needed to get the hell away from the woman who has just broken his heart.  

»I’m sorry,« he whispered, opening the door.  

Someone was screaming inside her head. A shrill, ear-piercing voice telling her to move her limbs, to react, to clear her mind of the fog.  

But she couldn’t. She just couldn’t. The moment his mouth swooped down onto hers, her body literally stopped functioning. Every single cell in her body, every nerve ending froze. Her muscles went rigid, her eyes flew wide and stayed that way, and her mind went blank as if someone ripped the film clear off the roll.  

Numbness, total numbness.  

And as his lips left hers, silence followed. Not even her ears buzzed. She could see his chest heaving, but she couldn’t hear him breathe or pant. She could see his mouth, that delectable mouth, move and form words, but she didn’t hear a thing. Total and absolute silence… except for that high-pitched, almost hysterical voice inside her head.  

Move! Goddamnit, move, girl! Move! Say something! Anything! He’s leaving! Stop him! Move your ass, Makimura Kaori!!!  

First, her fists unclenched, then she wiggled her fingers. The feeling was slowly returning. With the feeling, sensations hit her… and she could feel her heart thumping in her chest. She never knew a person’s heart could beat that fast. She never knew her lips could tingle as they tingled in that moment, just with one kiss. She wondered what else he could make tingle like that.  

With all the sound, feelings and sensations, sight also returned. But the sight she beheld, didn’t please her. She saw him ready to leave. He already had his back turned to her, the door open…  

She didn’t make a sound. Not a breath, not a squeak of the floorboards announced her movements.  

One moment Ryo’s hand was on the doorknob, the second he was suddenly pivoted around, the door was being slammed shut behind him, and Kaori practically glued herself against him.  

Tunneling her fingers in his dark mane, Kaori captured his lips in a fierce kiss, her tongue slipping into his mouth, teasing the tenderness of the roof of his mouth, while she moved against him like a feline. A blatant invitation.  

Groaning into her mouth, he closed his eyes at the realization her previous actions were all due to the unexpectedness of his kiss. He felt himself swamp with pride… and passion. An almost savage desire to possess her, imprint himself on her for all time, drive Mick out of her system. Replace every single sensation his friend had ever provoked in her, with a stronger, more intense one.  

Giving up on being demure and proper, Kaori ran one hand between their bodies, cupping him intimately, running her nails over the ridge in his jeans.  

Every rational thought evaporating, he growled low in his throat and, never breaking the kiss, grabbed her thighs, lifting her off the floor. He didn’t need do much, she quickly circled his waist with her legs, hooking her ankles behind his back. Turning on his heel, he not so gently pushed her against the door, his hips thrusting against hers as he deepened the kiss.  

There was a strange sound of something ripping and Kaori managed to rid him off his T-shirt without having to relinquish his lips. Purring, she ran her nails down his back and around, where her fingers tenderly ran over his chest, and up again, circling his neck.  

Tugging his mouth free, he nibbled down her chin, laving a fiery path down her throat, enjoying her strangled moans. The most gratifying was the one that erupted from her as his lips clamped around her nipple, his tongue laving it through her top.  

Her eyes rolling backwards, she fisted her fingers in his hair, hanging on for dear life. It felt so good, she though she’d burst up in flames… And when his hand moved along her side, over her buttocks, only to stroke her intimately between her legs, she released a keen cry, throwing her head back against the door.  

Grinning, he lifted his head, uncurling one of her legs from around his waist, tugging one pant leg free, getting instant access to her passage. Ripping her panties off her body, he tugged at his zipper, but her hand was there first.  

A tug on the zipper and he sprang free, right into her waiting hand. Kaori purred as she rand her fingers over the length of him.  

Ryo’s world went black. Grabbing both her wrists, he lifted her hands above her head, fastening them there with one hand, while the other clamped around her hip. Gritting his teeth, he thrust into her with such force, the door reverberated.  

Kaori screamed, her legs trembling around his waist.  

Biting the tendon in her neck, he continued to slam into her, impaling her, enjoying her loud moans.  

Kaori felt like she was being ripped in two. He certainly wasn’t gentle. And she didn’t want gentle at the moment. She wanted it fast and furious. She wanted to feel him surge inside her. She wanted to feel his power, his strength. She wanted to feel him come inside her.  

She didn’t have to wait long. She could feel him tense, she saw the stars on the inside of her eyelids… Two powerful thrusts later and his roar mixed with her scream as he spent himself inside her, his enormous frame trembling like a leaf.  

She was glad he still had some strength left, even as she felt him pulse deep inside her, to keep them both upright. Her legs let go and now hung limply down his sides as she felt every cell in her body throb with fulfillment. As he let go of her hands, she circled his neck with her arms, playing with the hair on the back of his neck, her head still thrown back against the door.  

Ryo lifted his head off her shoulder, cursing himself for this obvious lack of self-control. He didn’t want this to happen as it did. He sure as hell hasn’t been gentle.  

»Are you okay?« he panted against her ear.  

She feebly nodded, gasping as she felt him harden, while he was still burrowed inside her body.  

»I’m sorry for this, « he murmured.  

»If you say you’re sorry one more time, I’ll break both your legs, « she hissed.  

»Deal!« He nuzzled her neck. »Are you ready for more? «  

She cupped his face, kissing him deeply.  

It was all the answer he needed. A hand on her buttocks, he took the stairs two at a time, eliciting a slight moan with each step.  

As the door to his bedroom closed behind them, he laid her gently on his bed, tugging her top over her head. He smiled as he noticed the moon-eyed expression on her face. At the moment, she was completely at his mercy.  

Slipping out of her, he stood, shedding his jeans. Kneeling in front of the bed, he tugged the other pant leg off her, venturing on a kissing spree up her leg, nibbling at the inside of her thigh, nuzzling the dark curls at the juncture of her legs… He rose on the bed, prowling over her on all fours, his burning eyes devouring her.  

He stopped, hanging above her, watching her beautiful face, her enormous eyes that watched him with tenderness. »You’re so beautiful, « he whispered hoarsely.  

She smiled, brushing a wet curl off his forehead. »You’re not so bad yourself. «  

He grew silent, staring at her with a serious expression. He finally realized the extent of what just happened between them. They made love. He made love to his Kaori. Now what? He couldn’t keep her with him. He couldn’t risk her to lose her life because of him. Nevertheless, he couldn’t let her go back to Mick, either. Not now. Not ever! What was he to do now? Now that she was so utterly and irrevocably his.  

Kaori’s eyes swam with tears as she stared up at him, his every thought, every fear written clearly on his face. She wanted to tell him she would stay with him no matter what. But she needed some kind of reassurance from him. If she stayed, she wanted to know, he kept her with him because he couldn’t live without her, not out of duty or because of what just transpired between them. She wanted to know, he kept her with him despite his fears, and reservations. She needed him to say the words to her.  

»Kaori…« Ryo decided. »Promise me, you won’t go back to Mick. I couldn’t bear it. «  

She nodded, a sad smile blossoming on her lips.  

He briefly closed his eyes in silent thanks. Opening them again, they bore into hers.  

»I…«  

God, but he couldn’t do it. He couldn’t send her away so callously. He couldn’t reduce her to a mere whore.  

She cupped his face in her hands, brushing his cheeks with her thumbs. »I love you…«  

Groaning her name, he leaned down, capturing her lips in a deep, soul-merging kiss.  

When they were both breathless, he finally lifted his head.  

Her eyes were there to great him. Large, fathomless, hazel pools. »Tell me you love me…«  

He stared at her in silence.  

Tears spilled down her cheeks.  

He couldn’t do it. He tried, God how he tried, but the words just wouldn’t come. If he said them, he couldn’t take them back. He couldn’t tell her he loved her. He couldn’t give her those words, but he could do the next best thing.  

Lifting her hand, he kissed the center of her palm. Then, entwining their fingers, his eyes in hers, he slowly, leisurely slipped into her welcoming warmth…  

…  

Before exhaustion overcame her, she still had the strength to whisper: »Tell me you love me…«  

He was silent, pressing his face against her neck.  

Only when he could hear her breathing even and he knew she has fallen asleep, he did lift his head, brushing a soft kiss across her parted lips.  

»I love you. « 

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