Husband With Benefits
Chapter 626: Escape R18

Chapter 626: Escape R18

Unknown to her, her simple words had wreaked havoc in his mind. Old memories and new thoughts continued to assail him, a relentless storm that drowned out everything else. He couldn’t feel her kisses or the warmth of her body pressed against his. All he felt was a void, a consuming emptiness that threatened to swallow him whole. His hands came up to her arms, gripping her tightly as he pulled her back, breaking the kiss with a sharp, involuntary movement.

He wanted to tell her, to plead with her not to use those words so lightly. She didn’t know what she was saying, didn’t understand the weight of her declaration. She was mistaken, he told himself. The truth was that she was probably just grateful to him. He had saved her life, after all. She had confused those feelings of thankfulness and companionship for love, misinterpreting her emotions in the aftermath of her ordeal. And yet, even as he gathered his thoughts, preparing to voice his objections, her eyes met his.

Vulnerable, sincere, and filled with an emotion that tugged at the very fabric of his being. His resolve faltered. The words he had been about to speak, the logical arguments he had crafted, melted away under the intensity of her gaze.

"Autumn..." He tried to speak up. To be harsh now and hurt her than let her hurt herself later. She couldn’t love him...

Autumn knew he wanted to reject her words, to refuse her confession, but she was unwilling to take it back. So...she ignored him... He’d seduced her so many times, so many ways... of course she could do this too...

Bringing her hands to his shoulders, she leaned close to him, her movements deliberate and unhurried. Her eyes held his, a silent challenge and a plea all at once. She brought her lips near his ear, whispering his name, "Gabe..." She smiled as she felt his breath catch, her lips brushing just below his ear, sending a shiver through him.

"Autumn... Listen to me," he managed, his voice strained.

"I don’t want to, Gabe. Tonight... don’t think." Autumn pressed a soft kiss to his cheek as she spoke, her voice a soothing murmur. She moved slowly to his other side, her breath warm against his skin. "Just let me love you." She punctuated her words with another tender kiss, her lips lingering just long enough to make his heart race.

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Gabe knew he couldn’t hold on any longer. Her touch was driving him out of his mind, each caress and whisper unraveling his resolve. He tried to focus, to warn her, but his thoughts kept getting tangled in the rush of sensations. The way she moved on his lap, her hot breath against his face, the short dress highlighting her perfection—it was all too much. He needed to stop her.

"Autumn... get off," he commanded, his voice rough with desperation. She moved back, maybe understanding the warning in his words, but he found himself distracted. She looked beautiful, almost like a siren whose call he couldn’t ignore. The confidence in her eyes as she looked at him gave him a heady feeling. She knew he wouldn’t be able to resist her, and that knowledge made her even more alluring.

And then she wriggled on his lap, teasing him as he growled, in arousal or protest he did not know...

***

Autumn felt a rush of exhilaration, knowing he wanted her, sensing his desire despite his restraint. She raised her chin with determination—if he wouldn’t move, she would.

Gently, she slid her hands from his shoulders to his chest, her fingers caressing him lightly as they moved over his skin. Still holding his gaze, she undid the top button of his shirt, then the next two. Once his shirt was halfway unbuttoned, she leaned forward slowly, parting the fabric to reveal his tanned chest. Almost hungrily, she kissed the exposed skin, starting with slow, caressing kisses that deepened into longer, more lingering ones.

She felt his control slip as his hands clenched on her hips, his breath hitching with each kiss. Satisfied with the effect she was having on him, she continued, her fingers deftly undoing the remaining buttons. She paused at the last one, which was tucked into his jeans, and tugged at it with urgency until it came free. With a final, deliberate motion, she pushed the shirt off his shoulders, letting it fall away.

"Are you still going to keep still, she taunted, raising her hips now, her knees still on each side of him, but no longer touching. Tauntingly, she traced her hand just over the waistband of the jeans, stopping just above the button. And then, she caught it, letting it slip free.

She felt his hips move then and is eyes close involuntarily. Slowly, she leaned forward and kissed his chest, while her hands slwoly but surely, unzipped the jeans...

That was when he lost control, as her fingers brushed against his hardness, he knew he was a goner. He slid his hands over her smooth back, his hands pausing at where those shoestring straps held her dress.

She looked up at him then and he caught her neck, pulling her towards him with a growl as his lips found hers in a hungry kiss, a blend of urgency and longing that sent a thrill through her.

Her hips moved on his hard thigh, and the desire she felt there. Her wiggling seemed to almsot anger him as he slowed the kiss and caught her hips, holding them straight. She tried to protest, she wanted more, she wanted to feel him more... And then, he pulled her closer still, as if trying to get rid of the clothing barried between them. Even through the clothes, she could feel his desire..

Finally, he broke the kiss with a growl, as his hand pressed down her hips, letting her feel the dangerous beast he had awakened. "I won’t let you back off after this. Escape now..."

It should have scared her.. but instead, she smiled," It is I who won’t let you escape, Gabe..."

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