Rules of the Ride: A Silver Star Ranch Novel by HJ Bellus

Maverik uses the back of his hand to wipe my hair to the side and then plants a light kiss on my forehead.
    I don’t feel pain or guilt this time when I look up to him and study his eyes. All I feel is complete and loved by him. Immediately I feel like his queen and nearly fearless with him by my side. I slowly begin to feel like the old Ella.
    Sitting up on my elbows, I manage to snake my hands down to the button of his jeans and then slide down his zipper. Wiggling down his Wranglers from his hips, I reach up and kiss him. When my lips leave his, the sound of the bed squeaking fills the air. Maverik stands and discards his pants, then covers me once again.
    With most of his weight on one knee, I feel his hands slide down my shorts and thong until I’m stripped and bared underneath him. I fumble with the last button on his shirt and pull it from him. We both lie still as we reconnect in the most intimate of ways. The feeling is overpowering and nothing like I’ve ever experienced. Time freezes and all of the treasures of the world flash before my eyes, and not even all of King Midas’ gold would be enough for me to give this up.
    Maverik’s hips move forward as pressure begins to build when he pushes into me. I throw my head back and scream as he enters me.
    “Jesus.” Maverik drops his head to my collarbone as his sweat droplets fall onto my skin. “This is going to be fast.”
    “Make love to me,” I groan out each word. My fists clench the sheets and my legs tighten around his ass, trying to gain more friction. Maverik slowly starts moving and I moan and yelp with each one. It takes me no time before I’m built right back up and ready to tumble over.
    Mav drops his elbows down on each side of my head and then he clutches the back of my head, gripping my hair tightly and bringing my face to his. His lips are on mine, and I quickly match the pace of his grueling hips. My moans and screams are lost in him as he punishes me with his lips.
    Moments pass before he rises up ever so slightly from my lips. With each word he speaks, I feel the flesh of his lips brush on mine. He doesn’t stop moving in and out of me either, making the words rolling off his tongue a sweet song to my ears.
    “I love you, Ella. I made a promise to myself today that I’ll never stop doing just that. The past is the past and I need you in my life. We can make this work.”
    Before I can moan or try to respond, he moves his grip to the sides of my head, clutching onto my hair and pulling my forehead up to his as he picks up the pace. I feel him grow even bigger inside me and begin to pulse. Between his words, reaction, and the growing friction between my legs, I tighten around him and begin to fall over with him.
    As we both take the tumble into our mindless orgasm, I know things will never be the same from here on out.

12

Maverik
    M y body collapses on hers and I know I outweigh her and have to be crushing her, but in this moment I can’t muster up any energy. Ella lies still underneath me with her pounding heart beating against my chest. My fists still clutch onto her gorgeous blonde locks.
    My eager cock still pulses inside of her. I’m surprised I made it as long as I did with her. I laid all my cards out on the table and she didn’t run or kick my ass out. I know after tonight, my life will undoubtedly be marred forever either for the good or bad, but I do know one thing—I wouldn’t trade a damn thing for what just went down.
    Visions of her flushed cheeks and wild blonde hair flying messily about as I took her stirs my dick back to life and I’m instantly hard inside her again. Placing my palms down on the rough comforter on the bed, I manage to push myself up and stare down at the vision of my dreams.
    Ella becomes bashful with a shy grin covering her face and golden hair trailing along the front of her neck. I cork an eyebrow up at her and push back in her and smile when her eyes flutter shut and she throws back her