More Exposed (The Exposed Series, #4)

  More Exposed

  The Exposed Series, Volume 4

  Deborah Bladon

  Published by Deborah Bladon, 2014.

  Copyright

  First Original Edition, June 2014

  Copyright © 2014 by Deborah Bladon

  This book is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events and situations either are the product of the author's imagination or are used factiously.

  All rights reserved. No parts of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written consent from the author.

  Also by Deborah Bladon

  The Obsessed Series

  Pulse – Part One

  Pulse – Part Two

  Table of Contents

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Epilogue

  Thank You

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  About the Author

  Chapter 1

  "I want you to come live with me." His tongue flutters softly over my clit as I brace myself by holding tight to the now crumpled sheets on my bed.

  "No," I whisper into the air so softly that I'm certain he can't hear it. "No, Hunter, please."

  He runs his tongue lazily over my now aching core. "Yes, Sadie." His breath courses a hot path over my sensitive tissues. He's made me come so many times tonight. I can't keep track. I can't move. I can barely breathe at this point.

  "It's enough, please." I pull lightly on his hair, trying desperately to get him to shift his body so I can take him in my mouth and help him feel the same pleasure he's given to me for the past hour.

  "Never." He pulls my clit between his lips as he plunges two fingers inside of me. My hips buck off the bed in response. My body writhes under his touch. There's nothing I can do to stop the wave of intenseness that is gripping my body.

  "Hunter." His name floats from my lips along with a deep moan. "It's so much." It is so much. It feels so deep, so intense, so overwhelming each and every time I come under his touch.

  "Sunshine, I love you." His mouth is on mine now, pulling my tongue into his. A growl escapes him as he pushes his cock between my folds.

  I arch upward, my hands gripping the sides of his strong hips. I'll never get used to how it feels when he's inside of me. I'll never get enough of our bodies becoming one. I feel his hand slide beneath me, cupping my ass to arch my body so he can bury himself completely within me.

  He groans as he finds his rhythm and slowly pushes himself into me with long, easy strokes. His lips cover mine, pulling me into a delicious kiss. I moan deeply into his mouth, savoring the taste of him, wanting to soak in every moment of this. He takes me harder, my body moving in tune with his. I'm nearing the edge again and I claw at his ass, pulling him as far into me as I possibly can.

  I come with a loud moan. "You're so good, Hunter. It's always so good."

  I feel him smile as his lips glide over mine. "Sadie, I can't..." his voice trails as his body bucks its release into me. He holds tight to my ass, pulling me into him, melding us together.

  "That was so... it was so..." I stammer, my breathing heavy and labored.

  "Perfect." He rests his large body over me, supporting his weight with his forearms. "You're so perfect, sunshine."

  I blush at the words. I never imagined a year ago that I'd find a man to love me like this. Now that Hunter and I have been together for more than six months, the reality is finally beginning to sink in. This stunning, desirable man staring down at me, the man who just made love to me, is my Hunter. He adores me. I can feel it every time I see him, touch him and kiss him.

  "I was serious." He rolls heavily to the side and pulls my naked body into his. I can feel he's still aroused. The thought of even more pleasure causes my breath to hitch.

  "That was more fun than serious," I tease as I trace a line down his muscular shoulder. "That was just so good, Hunter. I lost track of how many times I came."

  His breath wafts across my cheek before he glides his lips softly over mine. "I love feeling you come. I love watching you. You're so beautiful."

  I slide my arms around his waist, resting my face against his chest. "I don't want you to go," I say the words in a hushed tone. I don't want him to. Every night he sleeps in his bed and I sleep in mine.

  "You have to come live with me." His lips press against my forehead. "I ache for you at night. It's almost unbearable, sunshine. Please."

  It's the same conversation we've had for weeks. His incessant desire to have me in his apartment is shadowed by my fear. I'm scared everything will change if I pack up my life and cart it over to his place.

  "I can't." It's a weak argument. I know he'll press. I know it's coming.

  "Why, Sadie?" He rolls me over so I'm flat on my back and he's leaning over me. He knows he's intimidating. He knows I can't resist him when I see him like this.

  I run my tongue over my bottom lip. I want to reach behind his head, pull his hair and glide my lips over his. I want that. I want to go back to five minutes ago when he was buried deep within me and the world beyond our bodies didn't exist. "You know why, Hunter."

  His intense blue eyes scan my face slowly. "You're going to tell me it's because of school." He cocks a brow and waits for me to respond.

  I only nod. Part of it is school. It's easier to get to campus from here. It's quicker and more convenient.

  "I'll buy you a new car." The offer is sweet and genuine but it only brings up the core of why I don't want to live with him. He'll insist on taking care of me. I'll become too dependent on him.

  I smile sweetly as I cup his cheek in my palm. "You're so generous." He is. He's the most generous and giving person I've ever met. I want to show him that I can make it on my own. I want to savor our relationship just as it is.

  "Sadie, sunshine, tell me what it is." He's different tonight. He sees within me. He knows I'm holding back.

  "It's just that..." I stop myself. If I open this up for discussion, I'm going to lose.

  "Do you love me?" It's a question that he doesn’t need to ask me. He knows it. He feels it. Anyone within ten feet of us can feel it radiating from my body.

  "More than anything, Hunter." It's the truth. He owns every part of me. My heart, body and soul are his. They'll always be his.

  He leans down to claim my lips in a hungry kiss. "Come be with me. I can't waste another day away from you. Please. Do this for me."

  "Will you let me help with the rent?" I need to feel valuable. I have to contribute so I don't become like my mother.

  "I own the place, there's no rent." A sly grin pulls the corners of his full lips.

  "I can cook for you." My face brightens at the thought.

  He shakes his head slightly. "You're amazing, sunshine. You're so smart, brilliant, really, but you can't cook."

  I stifle in a giggle. He's right. I've tried. "I'll do anything to earn my keep."

  "I can think of so many things." He effortlessly shifts his body so he's hovering over me again. I can feel he's aroused
. "We'll start now."

  Chapter 2

  "I love, Cory." It's a simple statement, but it's pure and true.

  "He loves you, sunshine." Hunter slips his feet back into the shoes he kicked off before he carried me to my bed.

  I tie the sash of my robe around my waist before I settle onto the corner of a chair in my cramped living room. "Have you talked to him about me moving in?" I grimace at the question. The last thing I want is to come between Hunter and his son. If my moving in with them is going to pull them apart in any way, I can't do it.

  "He's the one who sent me over here to ask you." He leans down to brush his lips across my cheek. "He told me to come back with you."

  I giggle at the idea that Cory is the mastermind behind Hunter's never ending crusade to get me to move in. "Don't put all the blame on him."

  Hunter raises a brow and then slowly kneels until he's directly in front of me. "His birthday is next week. He'll be four." He holds up four fingers. "Do you know what he wants for his birthday? There's only one gift that he keeps asking for."

  "Another train set?" I ask the question half-jokingly.

  "You." He softly pushes his index finger into my chest. "Cory wants you."

  I pull in a heavy, measured breath to curb my emotions. I want to ask what he means but I don't have to.

  "This morning when I asked him what I could get him for a gift he said Princess Sadie. I want her to be here with me." His voice cracks as the words leave his lips.

  I pull my hands up to wrap them behind his strong neck. I softly glide my lips over his. "That's so..." It's so everything to me.

  "I'd ask you to marry me again right now, but you'll say no." The wide smile that covers his mouth is breathtaking. "I'll keep asking until you say yes."

  I want to say yes. I want to be his wife. It's too soon. I'm scared and he knows it. He can feel it. That's why he doesn't push.

  "Promise you'll keep asking." I arch a brow waiting for his response.

  "Forever." He rests his head in my lap. "I'll ask every day for as long as it takes."

  ***

  "It's small, but it's going to be perfect." The excited expression on my brother's face is foreign to me. Getting used to this new, happier Dylan has definitely been an adjustment.

  "You're sure?" I wave my hand around the apartment. "You're both going to be happy here?"

  "Leanne and I have been living with mom and dad for six months, Sadie." He rolls his brown eyes playfully. "I've got to get out of there. This is the perfect solution."

  Getting my brother and his fiancée to take over my apartment's lease was perfect for me too. I only had six months left on it but I didn't want it to sit empty and the extra cash that I will save on rent will help a lot.

  "When's the last time you talked to dad?" His question startles me. Although he doesn't know all the details about what happened between my father and me, he does know enough to not bring it up.

  I shrug my shoulders. "Weeks I guess." It's been months. Ever since I left my parent's house to move into this place I've avoided my dad. The knowledge that he kept Hunter away from me for years is too much for me to bear. Forgiving him is something I can't grasp right now. Maybe someday that will change, but it's hard to imagine.

  "He misses you. He asked me to check up on you."

  "Did you tell him I'm moving in with Hunter?" It's a pointed question and I cringe waiting for his answer.

  "Nope. Not my business, Sade." He brushes past me to look in the bedroom. "I don't know where Leanne's going to put all her stuff." He laughs. "I'll need a storage unit just for her shoes."

  I can't suppress a giggle either. "There's a storage locker downstairs. The key is on the counter over there." I motion towards the kitchen. "It's pretty tiny though."

  "We'll figure it out." He can't suppress the excitement in his voice. "This is the perfect place for the two of us to start our life together."

  I smile as my mind jumps to thoughts of Hunter and my life together too. I only wish I could be as excited about my future as Dylan is about his.

  Chapter 3

  "I've been thinking that we need a bigger place." Hunter pulls my suitcase into his bedroom with effortless ease. I marvel at how he doesn't even break a sweat. It took me twenty minutes to yank it down the three flights of stairs at my building. I almost had to have a nap in the taxi on the way over.

  "I don't have that much stuff," I scoff. "Almost everything I own is in that suitcase."

  He laughs. "No, sunshine, that's not what I mean." He places the suitcase on the bed and flips the lid open.

  "What do you mean then?" I'm wary.

  "This morning when I was getting things ready for Princess Sadie's imminent arrival, I realized you don't have an office here where you can study."

  I manage a small smile. "I can study anywhere." I have the same concern as he has. School is taxing and I need a quiet space to focus. I just assumed when I agreed to move in, that I’d be doing more of that on campus.

  "No." He reaches to pull some of my clothes from the suitcase. "I want you to have a quiet place at home. I think we should sell this place and move as soon as we can."

  My heart leaps at all the references to us as a couple. I love when he says the word 'we.' I love hearing it float off his lips.

  "Cory loves it here." I know that he does. He seems so at peace here with Hunter. I don't want to barge in and turn his life upside down.

  Hunter sits on the edge of the bed and pulls me between his legs so I'm resting against his chest. "Cory's happy wherever his train set is." He smiles and his entire face brightens. He's so handsome. How can a man like this love me?

  "I'll settle in here and we'll see how it goes, okay?" I offer.

  He cocks a brow and sits in silence. I know he's thinking. He's going to get his way and we both know it. "For now," he counters. It's a small reprieve but it means that I'll have time to adjust to living with both of them before we have to take on the task of a move.

  "Thank you." I pull my hands through his thick black hair. "I already like being here."

  "Sunshine," he whispers softly into my neck. "I need to go away for a few days."

  My heart drops as soon as he says the words. He's always traveled. It's been a part of our relationship from the very beginning. The difference now is that he's leaving me here, at his home, with Cory.

  "When?" I don't want to know. Please don't let it be today or tomorrow. Please let me have at least one night with him in his bed before he leaves.

  "Later tonight." I can't tell if there's disappointment in his tone or not. I know how important his work is to him.

  "Okay," I manage. I don't know what else to say. Suddenly, I've gone from the high of feeling as though Hunter and I are partners, to the trepidation that always comes when I have to entertain Cory on my own.

  "His nanny will be by in the morning before you go to school." He pushes me slightly so he can stand and finish unpacking my bag. "If you need her overnight you can call. Her number is on the piano."

  I nod in silence.

  "I'll be back in two days." The muted sound of his cell phone ringing stops him in his tracks. He walks quickly out of the bedroom as I hear him answer it.

  This is my new life. There's no time like the present to jump in headfirst.

  Chapter 4

  "Why do you have to go to school, Sadie?" Cory's pulling on the hem of my sweater as I try to explain to his nanny, Donna, that he hasn't eaten anything for breakfast yet.

  "It's really important." I tap him on the top of the head to get his attention in an effort to save my sweater from becoming a stretched mini-dress.

  He rubs both hands over his eyes. "I don't want you to go. Daddy said you'd be here with me."

  I kneel down so I'm right at his eye level. "As soon as I'm done school, I'm going to come get you and we'll go shopping."

  "For a new train?" He tugs lightly on the end of one of my curls.

  "No." I tap him on the nose. "For
some stuff so we can make tacos for dinner."

  "Tacos?" He jumps up and down with my hair still tightly clenched in his fist.

  I try to pull free but his exuberance is addictive. I just kneel and watch the pure joy in his face over my choice of a dinner entrée.

  "I'll be back at three." I hold up three fingers. "I want you to eat some cereal for Donna and then show her what a good boy you can be."

  "I'll do it." He pulls me into such a tight embrace that I almost tumble with him unto the floor.

  "You're my favorite guy." I kiss him lightly on the cheek before I pull away.

  ***

  "There's something I have to ask you when I get back." The deep melodic sound of Hunter's voice drowns out all the idle chatter coming from the other passengers on the bus.

  "To marry you?" I tease back. "The answer is please ask again next week."

  He laughs and I can picture him throwing his head back. "The next time I ask it's going to be so special that you won't be able to resist."

  My heart races at the promise of that. I want to say yes. I want to marry him but I'm only twenty-two and I have years of school left in front of me. We haven't discussed how we envision our future yet and until we do, allowing my heart to believe that everything will fall into place is just not smart. I have to take care of it. Even though I now know it was once Coral's heart and she loved Hunter before I did, it's still my life. I want to be a doctor. I need to be. It's as much a part of who I am, as loving Hunter is.

  "What do you need to ask me?" I doubt he'll tell me. Hunter isn’t the type of man who has important discussions over the phone.

  "You'll have to wait until I'm back."

  The bus lurches to a stop and I peer out the window. Several people rush up to the side waiting to board. I'm thankful that when I boarded a block from Hunter's place that the bus was almost empty.

  "Are you on the bus?" The question comes out of left field. I can hear the distaste in his words.

  "Yes," I answer back. I can't lie to him. He's heard enough background noise on the call to know that I'm not using one of his cars to get back and forth to school.