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“On your knees, Jasmine,” I ordered, my voice still hoarse from the intensity of it all.

She blinked up at me, dazed, her chest heaving. But she obeyed, slowly rolling—

She rolled over, positioning herself on her hands and knees, her ass raised in the air, vulnerable and waiting.

“Good girl,” I murmured, running my hand down her back, feeling the way her body still shook. “I’m going to fuck you again. And this time, I won’t hold back.”

Her body tensed, the pleasure building rapidly, and I could feel her getting closer with every thrust. Her breath came in shallow gasps, her legs shaking beneath her as I drove into her relentlessly. I reached around her, fingers finding her clit, rubbing in rough, fast circles as I pounded into her.

“Ryder!” she screamed, her body convulsing as she came, her pussy clenching around me so tightly it was almost unbearable. The force of her orgasm pushed me over the edge, and with onest thrust, I came, groaning her name as I filled her once again.

We copsed together, our bodies spent, my chest heaving as I tried to catch my breath. Shey beneath me, her body still trembling, her breath ragged and uneven. But I wasn’t ready to let her go just yet. Ace, satisfied for now, receded into the back of my mind, content with the way we’d imed her.

I pressed a kiss to her shoulder, still inside her, my voice softer now as I whispered, “You’re mine, Jasmine. Always.”

Her bodyy limp beneath me, still quivering with the remnants of pleasure. I stayed there for a moment, savoring the way her skin felt under my lips as I kissed her shoulder, my cock still buried deep inside her. The intensity between us hadn’t faded—it had only deepened, cementing what was already true.

She was mine. And I wasn’t letting her go. Not now, not ever.

I slowly pulled out of her, hating the sudden emptiness, but watching her body react to even the smallest movement sent another wave of satisfaction through me. She waspletely spent, trembling in my arms as I turned her over, pulling her against my chest. Her breath was still ragged, her skin flushed, and her eyes dazed as she looked up at me.

“Ryder…” she whispered, her voice soft and vulnerable in a way I hadn’t heard before.

I cupped her cheek, running my thumb along her bottom lip, feeling the warmth of her breath against my skin.

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“You did so well, Jasmine,” I murmured, my voice softer now, more tender than before. “So fucking perfect.”

Her eyes fluttered closed for a moment as she leaned into my touch, and I felt something stir inside me, something deeper than lust. Ace had quieted, content for now, but there was a new feeling growing—a need to protect her, to take care of her in a way I hadn’t realized until now.

I shifted, pulling the covers over her, keeping her close against my body as wey there in the dim light. For the first time in what felt like forever, I felt… at peace. Ace, normally so vtile, was calm. I could feel his approval, his satisfaction.

Radiating through me as I held her, Jasmine’s breathing slowed, her body rxing as exhaustion finally took over. But I wasn’t ready to sleep. Not yet.

My fingers tracedzy patterns on her back, feeling the soft curve of her waist, the way her body molded so perfectly against mine. My mind kept circling back to that one truth I had stopped myself from saying earlier.

She was more than my mate. More than my obsession.

Jasmine wasn’t just the woman I wanted in my bed. She was the woman I wanted by my side, in every way. The thought of losing her—it wasn’t even an option. I needed her like I needed air.

I pressed another kiss to her temple, feeling the slow rise and fall of her chest as she began to drift off to sleep.

“You’re everything, Jasmine,” I whispered, my voice barely audible in the quiet room. “And I’m never letting you go.”

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