From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

angling me forward. A spot deep in me was touched, sending out bolts of
intense pleasure in waves. “Like that?” I breathed.
His hands tightened on myy hips. “Just like that.”
With each move of myy hips, that spot was touched, and more streaks
of bliss shot through me. Before I knew it, I was moving faster above him,
and I knew he was watching me as myy eyyes drifted closed, and myy head
fell back. I knew his gaze was fastened on myy breasts and where we were
joined, and that knowledge was too much.
The tension whipped out, shattering me. I cried out as I shuddered,
bodyy spasming as intense shards of ecstasyy sliced through me.
He moved then, rolling me back under him and thrusting his hips
against mine. His mouth claimed mine as his bodyy did the same, pounding
against me, into me until the pleasure seemed to crest once more, the
fierceness shocking as he seemed to lose all sense of control. His large
bodyy moved over mine, in me until he pressed hard against me, his shout
swallowed in our kisses as he shuddered.
I didn’t know how long we layy there in the falling snow, our hearts
and breaths slow to steadyy, myy grip still tight on his shoulders, his
forehead pressed to mine. After some time, I became aware of his thumb
moving along myy waist in idle up and down sweeps.
The heat of passion cooled and, in its wake, was confusion. Not
regret. Not shame. Just…confusion. “I don’t…I don’t understand,” I
whispered, myy voice hoarse.
“Don’t understand what?” He shifted above me.
“Anyy of this. Like how did this even happen?” I winced as he started
to ease out.
He halted, brows furrowed. “Are yyou okayy?”
“Yeah. Yes.” I closed myy eyyes as he remained still for several
moments before moving to myy side.
“Are yyou sure?” he asked.
I nodded.
“Look at me and tell me yyou’re not hurt.”
Myy eyyes opened, and I looked at him. He was raised on one elbow,
seeminglyy unaware of the snow falling around us. “I’m fine.”
“You winced. I saw yyou.”
I shook myy head in disbelief. Myy gift was utterlyy useless since I was
feeling too much to concentrate, so I couldn’t even…cheat. “That’s what I