CHAPTER 408: CHAPTER 408 SURRENDER ★

Warning: R-18

She leaned forward and pressed her mouth to his neck, her teeth grazing his skin in a light, experimental bite. The moment she did, Leo’s entire body reacted. His hands tightened around her waist, his fingers digging gently into her soft flesh as a shudder ran through him. His breath hitched sharply, and his muscles flexed beneath her touch, as if that small bite had sent a shock straight through him. The sensation of her warm lips and tiny teeth on his neck, combined with the way her body rested so trustingly against him, made the pleasure coil even tighter inside him.

He pulled her even closer without thinking, holding her as if he needed her warmth to stay steady, his voice breaking into another deep, helpless groan that vibrated against her lips.

A soft sound escaped Bella, more breath than voice, as she wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. The moment his movements grew more urgent, her body pressed closer to his on instinct, her face hidden against his shoulder as warmth pooled through her, making her chest flutter and her breath come out in tiny, shaky gasps. Every shift of her hips and every rise and fall of his body beneath hers sent a dizzy wave of sensation spiraling through her until her fingers trembled where they clung to him.

Leo felt her cling to him, felt her body melt against his, and something fierce shuddered through him. A raw, primal heat coiled inside his chest, as if a part of him he always kept locked away was straining to break free. He pulled her closer, his hands sliding up her back with a desperate kind of tenderness as he buried his face in the curve of her neck.

He kissed her there, slow and unsteady, almost pleading, trying to hold on to the last thread of control he had left. Her soft sounds, her warmth, the way she trusted herself so completely to him made it harder to breathe, harder to think. His jaw tightened against her skin, and his breath shook as he whispered her name like it was the only thing anchoring him.

Something inside Bella tightened all at once, a warm, overwhelming rush curling deep in her belly before she even understood what was happening. The second wave hit her harder than the first, stealing her breath completely. Her fingers dug into Leo’s shoulders as her body trembled against him, and she collapsed forward with a helpless little sound, her lips parting as if the air itself had turned too thick to breathe. Her whole body felt soft and weightless, filled with a dizzy warmth that left her clinging to him for support.

Leo felt her shudder in his arms, felt her melt into him with that quiet, breathless surrender that drove him dangerously close to losing control. His thighs tensed beneath her, but he did not pull away. If anything, he held her closer, his hand caressing her back with a desperate gentleness, as if trying to soothe her while fighting the storm inside himself. His breath grew heavier and ragged, because he was still painfully worked up, still pulsing with heat.

Bella whimpered when he moved again, her head snapping up with wide, accusing eyes as if asking why he was not finished yet, why he was still this tense and hungry. The sound made Leo exhale sharply, and before she could push him away or scold him, he cupped her face and kissed her, a helpless, hungry kiss that said everything he could not speak. His hands guided her gently, meeting her movement with his own, his body rising under hers with slow, powerful insistence.

Her breaths turned uneven, and his breaths grew heavier. Her arms tightened around him, and his voice broke with a deep groan against her shoulder.

The room filled with soft, shaky sounds. Her tiny gasps, his rough breathing, the quiet sniffle in her throat from the overwhelming sensation, the way she clung to him as if she did not know whether to cry or hide her face or hold him tighter. Every movement sent another wave through her, and every reaction of hers only pushed Leo closer to the edge of the control he was desperately trying to keep.

Leo groaned with a raw, almost animal intensity when he finally reached his limit, his whole body tightening beneath Bella as if the final wave crashed through him too powerfully for him to contain. Bella’s eyes widened when she felt his body jolt beneath her, a sudden twitch running through him that made her breathe in sharply. A warm rush spread between them, startling her with its suddenness, and she looked up at him in pure shock, her lips parting as she tried to understand what had just happened.

Leo did not give her time to think. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her tightly against his chest, holding her as if the moment itself had taken the strength out of him. His breath was broken and uneven against her shoulder, and the way he clung to her told her everything she needed to know. For him, this was not just physical, it was something deeper, something he had been quietly starving for.

Before Bella married him, he had always handled his needs alone, always choosing isolation rather than reaching out to any random woman. After what his first relationship had done to him, he had vowed never to look for comfort in anyone else’s arms. He trusted no one with something this vulnerable. He preferred to rely on himself, to keep his desires quiet and hidden instead of risking another wound.

He had no real experience beyond kissing. No intimacy shared. No moments like this. And yet now, as he held Bella against him, trembling with the after-rush, he realized how grateful he was that he had waited. Saved himself. Kept this part untouched.

Because all he ever wanted was to give it to his little bunny, the only person he trusted enough to surrender to.

He was grateful beyond words that his first time truly opening this side of himself was with the woman he loved. Exploring something so intimate with Bella felt nothing like the shallow stories he had heard from others. It was beautiful in a way that made his heart burst with sensations and feelings he had never felt before. Everything felt deeper, more addictive, more overwhelming than he ever imagined, so intense that even his thoughts struggled to keep up. He did not have proper words for the way his body and heart responded to her, only that it felt right. Perfect. Real.

He had never experienced this kind of closeness before, had never shared himself like this with anyone. And now he understood so clearly that what he had just felt with Bella was nothing like the empty, careless nights Alan and Casper used to brag about, their meaningless hookups and one-night stands. Leo could not relate to any of that. Compared to this moment, those stories sounded hollow. Because being with Bella felt nothing like a reckless escape; it felt like something he had unknowingly saved his entire soul for.