Ryker’s massive frame shudders one last time, a tremor that ripples through us both, before he finally collapses forward. His heavy weight crushes me into the mattress as he mumbles something incoherent against the curve of my shoulder.
I lie there for a moment, blinking away the dancing lights of my o****m that had blinded me. My lungs burn as I struggle to suck in air, my breath coming out in shallow gasps while the firefighter’s body restricts the movement of my ribcage. The room is silent around us except for the thudding of my heart in my ears and the ragged breathing that comes from the two of us.
The firefighter lets out a low, exhausted groan before he finally begins to move. He lifts his body slightly, freeing me from his weight, before he rolls slowly to the side, the heat of h
