Ethan stayed buried deep inside me from behind, thick and pulsing. His finger kept rubbing slow circles on my swollen c**t. That heavy cracking sound split the quiet again, right outside the bedroom window. We both tensed, bodies locked together, my walls fluttering around him even as fear prickled my skin.
He pulled out slowly, careful not to make noise, and grabbed the lantern. I stayed on the bed, heart racing, watching him move to the window. He held the light up and peered out into the darkness. Snow swirled thick in the beam.
After a long minute, he let out a breath and turned back. “It’s just a big branch,” he said quietly. “Snow must have weighed it down. Snapped clean off and fell against the cabin wall. No one out there.”
Relief washed over me. I reached for him, pulling him b
