Her shocked gasp at my invasion made my balls tighten, and I knew it was only a matter of seconds before that damn alarm went off and reality would pull me from this secret paradise where I could be happy for as long as my eyes were closed. But the moment my lashes lifted, the darkness would consume me again.

Taking Nova away.

Leaving me with that gaping void deep in my soul.

Tears burned my eyes, but I held them at bay, refusing to let them fall. What was the point in crying? I still had my dreams with her. At least here, I could enjoy a few moments of peace.

I felt her clench around my finger just as her thighs began to shake and her fingers tugged harder at my hair. “That’s it, baby,” I encouraged. “Come for me. Let me taste it.”

Her scream filled the room, and my cock began to jerk against the sheets beneath me. But my own release was short and unfulfilling, leaving my cock still rock hard and throbbing in time with my pounding heartbeat. Not that I cared. I was too busy savoring her flood of release, licking up every drop.

When her body stopped trembling, she went limp beneath me, and I kissed my way up to her mouth, sharing her flavor as I thrust my tongue against hers. She moaned at the erotic taste of herself and twisted beneath me until she was on top. Breathing hard, she slid down my body, but instead of pausing at my cock, she backed off the bed and started pulling on her panties and shorts.

Confused, I sat up. “Come back. I have a little more time before the alarm goes off.”

Her hands shook as she lifted them to comb her fingers through her hair. My cock began to drip at the sight of her standing there with her disheveled hair, kiss-swollen lips, and her skin flushed from her release. “Ryan, listen to me. You’re not dreaming.”

My lips lifted in a sad smile. “I wish, my heart. I would give up my next breath if this were real.” I held out my hand to her. “Come back to bed so I can hold you. Just a little longer. Hurry before the alarm goes off.”

She pulled up one side of her running shorts and lifted her foot onto the bed, revealing a scar on her inner thigh that I’d missed while I’d been eating her sweet pussy. I frowned at the sight. Dream Nova had never had that mark before. It looked deep and painful, and as I moved closer to the edge of the bed, I caught the outline of…

My eyes locked with hers. “Someone bit you?” My voice was thick, full of a mixture of anger and jealousy. Someone had violently sunk their teeth into her delicate flesh. How had they gotten so close to such an intimate place on a body that belonged only to me?