Livia's POV
"Ahh… slow down, please… it hurts."
I tried to sound like I was begging him to stop — but instead, it came out like a choked whisper, trembling between pain… and pleasure.
"I'm sorry," he murmured against my ear, his voice low and shaken with restraint. "Just a little more. I'll be gentle, I promise."
His warm breath ghosted down my neck, and the light graze of his lips against my earlobe sent a shiver through me.
The pain was sharp at first — overwhelming, almost splitting me apart. Tears rolled freely down my cheeks as I clung to him, trying to breathe through the ache.
He stilled, holding me carefully as if I were made of glass. "Look at me," he whispered.
Aldus lifted my chin and kissed me — slow at first, soft and grounding. He kissed away the tears, kissed away the fear… until all that remained was heat and the bond that pulled us together like gravity.
