Truth of Fire (2 page)

Carly opened her eyes and gazed down at the flame. Warmth emanated from her body. The fire grew taller, brighter, and burned faster the more strongly her power took control.

She sat up straighter as the elemental fire reached full strength inside her heart. A vision of Max tearing apart flowers and knocking them to the floor flashed in her head. The tender way he stroked her hand and showed her how beautiful she was through his eyes was something she couldn’t shake.

Her heart’s rapid beat matched that of Max’s earlier, and in the flame, she watched the way he had laid her hand upon his chest.
Oh Max, if only…

Lost in thought, she didn’t realize the flame had touched the purified water and was extinguished. Bonnie and Alexis squeezed her hands. She smiled. The special bond they shared had helped her through many of life’s crises.

“Well, I guess that’s it.” She dropped their hands and stood up.

“Now you only have to be patient and wait for a sign.” Bonnie carried the bowl into the kitchen. “Then you can no longer doubt the Goddess.”

Alexis stepped over to the window and peered outside. “I believe you won’t have to wait too long before you find out the truth.”

The phone rang. Carly screamed and covered her cheeks with her hand.
Oh my Goddess… Could this be the sign I asked for?

She hurried over to the small end table, picked up the receiver, and sent a private blessing to those who helped her see the truth.
Please let this be Max.

“Hello?” She gasped and sank against the wall. “Oh Max, I’m so glad you called.”

Carly ignored her sisters’ laughter and shut the door to her childhood home. Closing her eyes, she let her head fall back and inhaled the fresh air. The elements in the air charged her body. Confident, happy, and secure in what was happening to her, she jogged across the street.
I know, Goddess. I know. I promise not to doubt you next time.

Max met her at the door of the shop. “I’m so glad you came back.” Ushering her inside, he then switched the OPEN sign to CLOSED and turned around to gather her in his arms. “I know this seems crazy, but I can’t stop thinking about you…wanting you. I know that sounds like I’m throwing you a line.” He ran his hand across his jaw. “I wish you could see inside my heart. You’d know for a fact that I’m being sincere.”

She laid her hand on his arm. “I know. I have the same thoughts going through my head. My soul is screaming that you are the one for me.”

“Will you stay here and talk to me…get to know me?” Max raised his brows. “Please?”

She nodded and led him by the hand back to where he kissed her this morning. A pleasurable shiver washed over her. The idea of being around living things that grew from Mother Earth and the heat from the man beside her pleased her more than anything ever had.

Turning into his arms, she lifted her face. “May I kiss you?”

“Sweetheart, you can do anything you want.” He cupped her cheeks.

She stretched up onto her tiptoes and kissed him. Softly yet firmly, he coaxed her to open her mouth. Tiny sparks united in her womb as the tip of his tongue caressed her lips. His leg slipped between her thighs and pressed against her pussy, and she moaned.
Oh Goddess.

Max leaned his head back and sucked in a lungful of air. “God, you have the sexiest mouth.” He framed her face with her hands. “You are like an angel, with your light blue eyes and perfect body. I want you. Right here. Naked. I want your legs wrapped around me while you scream my name.”

“Yes.” She stepped back and pulled the sweatshirt off her body. “Oh Goddess, yes!”

Max moved the vases off her worktable, grinned, and ducked his head into the walk-in cooler where the delicate flowers were stored. She unzipped her jeans and laughed when he came out with his arms loaded with flowers.

“You wouldn’t dare.” She stepped out of her jeans and thong. “Do you know how much all those cost?”

“Oh, I do dare. These are my flowers, and what better way to enjoy them than to see you spread out on top of them, waiting for me to take you to a wonderful place where only the two of us exist.” He opened the box of rose heads and sprinkled them over the table. Velvety soft, fragrant petals floated down and filled the area.

Carly forgot about having no clothes on and joined him in spreading out the most beautiful flowers. Their gazes locked over the table, and her nipples hardened.
This is my man. A gift from the Goddess.

Max walked around the table. Carly turned, not wanting to stop looking at him. He stood a few feet away and slowly began to unbutton his shirt. Her breath caught, and she stepped forward with her hand out.

“Let me…please. I want to touch you so bad, my body shakes.” She trailed her fingers down his hard chest to undo the rest of the buttons. Tugging the shirt out of his slacks, she moaned. He had a killer six-pack stomach and no hair on his chest.

Curious as to what lay under the rest of his clothes, she unbuckled his belt. Her hands shook not from nerves, but from the searing pleasure racing through her body.

Letting the back of her hand skim the front of his zipper, she swallowed. The heat from his engorged cock warmed her fingers and brought a flood of cream to her pussy. “Oh Goddess…”

Carly hurried to unzip his pants and tug them past his buttocks. Max kicked them off the rest of the way. After kneeling in front of him, she rubbed her hand on the hair at the base of his cock. Reaching up with her other hand, she cupped his shaven ball sac. She rolled his jewels in her palm, delighted at how soft that part of him could be when his rock-hard cock throbbed for her attention.

Max laid his hands on each side of her head. “These blonde curls drive me wild.” He brought two handfuls of her hair to his dick and let the strands fall around the sensitive skin.

Unable to deny herself any longer, she leaned forward and ran the bulbous head of his cock over her lips. She licked the slit at the end and smiled when his hips thrust toward her mouth.

“Sweetheart.” He lifted her up by the arms. “Let me help you onto the table.” Spanning each side of her waist with his hands, he lifted her up on top of the flowers.

Carly lay back and spread her arms wide. Lying among and surrounded by so many wonderful gifts from Gaia seemed the perfect place to have sex with Max.

Max gently spread her legs. Her back arched at the slight touch against her skin. She widened her legs more. Never had one man ignited so many delightful feelings within her.
Mm…I must be dreaming.

The warm caress of his tongue slid over her pussy and ended at her exposed clit. “Wonderful…” His breath blew across her moistened lower lips. Her pussy spasmed.

“Please, Max.” She found the edge of the table and curled her fingers around the wood. “Oh… Oh…”

His tongue swirled around her nub, drawing it out of its hood. Her hips thrust against his face, begging for all his attention. A powerful urge to have him consume her body in every way drove her wild. She wanted his cock in her—
now
.

She grabbed a handful of his hair and tugged. “Max? I want… I need you inside of me.”

“I got you, sweetheart.” He climbed up onto the table and kissed his way up her stomach, then bestowed a few nibbles on the curve of her breast before sucking the nipple into his mouth. She gasped. She was going to come, and she didn’t want to do it without him buried deep inside her.

She pulled him away from her breast. “Now, Max. Make me yours.”

The corner of his mouth lifted, and a dimple on his cheek came out. “Anything for you, sweetheart.”

Kneeling between her legs, he placed the head of his cock at her entrance. He captured her lips and slid into her at the same time. She mewed, arching off the table to press her breasts against his naked torso. Every nerve stimulated by his body touching, rubbing, plunging—it was the most wonderful feeling in the world.

Carly wrapped her legs around his ass, linked her arms around his neck, and let him set the motion. She squealed and sucked the tip of his tongue. Every move stimulated her clit, driving her higher…reaching, grasping.

Max’s pace sped up. Her body convulsed underneath him, out of control. Contractions exploded throughout her very core and spread out to each limb, encompassing her whole body.

“Max!” She gasped and rode her orgasm out, luxuriating in Max’s hot spurts of cum shooting deep into her pussy.

He laid his forehead on the top of her head and shuddered. Carly panted, gathering her breath. “Oh Goddess, that was amazing. I never knew…never dreamed…it could be so wonderful.”

“Aw, sweetheart.” Max blew out his breath. “What we have together is beautiful, yes?”

Carly smiled. “I knew it would be like this from the moment I met you.”

“You did?” Max rolled to his side, taking her with him.

She nodded.

The light above them flickered out and cast the room in darkness. Carly laughed, snuggled closer to Max, and laid her head on his chest. “Without a doubt.”

Biography

Multipublished author Abby Wood lives in the Pacific Northwest. A huge animal lover, she enjoys the many animals on her farm and the wild ones that roam the forest. In her free time, she loves to ride motorcycles, garden, go fishing and play tennis. She loves to write stories that allow readers to escape into a brand-new world.

You can find out more about Abby at www.authorabbywood.com, visit her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AbbyWoodFanPage and follow her on Twitter at @MsAbbyWood.

Other Books in
this series

Truth of Fire: Book 1

From the Water: Book 2

Summon the Wind: Book 3

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