gripped her hips and pounded into her, exactly as he’d promised. He took out his frustration, his resentment, and his anger on her. And she moaned for him. Matched his wildness. Gave it all back. Their bodies smacked, faster, harder. He bit his cheek to hold back his release.
Not yet, not yet. She needs to regret walking away. Fucking miss me. Yearn for me. Goddammit, she needs to love me.
“Kyle. Oh, God. Yes.”
Her orgasm swept over her. She tipped her head back and moaned. Her muscles locked down on his dick, pulling him deep. His seed rushed up. He grunted and let go. His cock jerked, over and over, and she kept coming, demanding he match her until he gave her everything.
He collapsed over her. She turned her head, and her hazel eyes captured his. She held his gaze for a long, breathless moment. Then she…smiled.
And shattered his world.
The pleased and relaxed grin pierced him with all the intensity of a lightning bolt. He felt it whip through him. His heart stuttered before racing hard.
He looked into her face and realized he’d screwed himself by fucking Ronnie. He still loved her. He’d never stopped, and she was going to walk away from him and break his damn heart. Again.
Chapter Four
Ronnie hoped the smile on her face hid her emotions. She’d gotten good at it over the years. Every time her mom had asked if she was happy, she’d flash a fake grin and lie. In the face of Kyle’s relaxed and sated expression, she needed her mask. Hell, she needed a full set of body armor. The boy she’d loved and left behind had turned into a man with the power to destroy her. The heated look in his eyes would be the weapon he used to do it.
What had she been thinking? She’d just had sex with a man who knew her every trigger point. A man she’d once loved.
She knew why she’d let him bend her over and take her hard. Escape. Kyle offered her the opportunity to put her troubles aside and feel alive again, if only for a few minutes. She just hadn’t expected the rush of emotions being in his arms would cause.
Kyle pressed his lips to hers, a barely there kiss that cracked her heart open. “Thanks, doll. Just like I remembered.”
“Mmmm, you’re right. That was exactly what I needed.” If she wanted to rip her heart out and stomp on it.
He pressed his big hand to her lower back and dragged his penis out. She shuddered from the loss of him. He kissed the back of her neck and stepped away, no doubt to deal with the condom.
She braced her shaky body on her elbows and used the moment to regain control over her heart. She’d known there was a small chance she’d run into Kyle. She’d even prepared herself for the possibility of seeing a ring on his finger. That was what he’d wanted more than anything. Get married, have kids, and live out his life in Sander’s Valley. She hadn’t been able to give him those things, so she’d walked away before she’d ruined his chance of making his dream a reality.
The local girls married young. She’d spent enough time here to know that. She’d wanted Kyle to have a shot at finding one who would love him. Not seeing a ring had shocked her. But then again…
Oh no, please no. Her gut churned at the possibility that he simply didn’t wear a band.
“So, Kyle?”
He froze, jeans halfway up his tree-trunk thighs. “Yeah?”
“Do I have to watch over my back for the rest of my visit to make sure your wife doesn’t attack me?”
He stared at her for a long moment. The silence and his carefully neutral expression churned her belly. Guilt caused the roiling, but it wasn’t over the worry of getting caught. The sick feeling stemmed from the question itself. How could she even think he’d cheat on a woman?
Kyle had been a good man when she’d known him. Loyal. Honorable. She didn’t doubt he’d be a devoted husband.
Her question tainted all her memories of their time together. It had probably ruined any of the good ones he’d still managed to retain of