So why shouldn’t she let loose and enjoy herself?
Even if she decided to indulge this lust that had sprung up for Ryu, she wasn’t going to be any less ruined than she already was.
That decided it for her.
He must have seen her acquiescence in her eyes, because he relaxed against her, his smile promising all manner of dark delights.
“Ella,” he said huskily, and she nodded, catching his disheveled hair in both hands and drawing him down to her. He came willingly, discarding hiskimonoand ceremonial robes as he climbed onto the bed with her.
His eyes were dark with longing, and she controlled a small shiver. She moved restlessly in his arms, and he groaned low in his throat.
“Ella,” he ground out against her ear, causing goosebumps to break out over her skin.
Her head spun at the tone of his voice.
He sounded like he was dying for want of her.
She smiled as she felt a surge of raw feminine power go through her. That she could makehimfeel that way…
“Ryu,” she said softly, nipping at his mouth, running her hands over his cheeks. Her hands moved down his strong neck to feather over his chest, she could feel his heart beating, hard and fast. It matched the blood pounding in her veins with abandon, and her fingers curled in a caress.
He responded by touching his tongue to the pulse tripping in her neck, and she moaned softly. She tugged at hishaori, impatient to feel his skin under her fingers again. Slowly, he pulled it open, and she sighed with pleasure as her eager hands found his skin.
She licked her suddenly dry lips and saw his blue eyes glint as they turned fully silver. And then he was on her again, leaving no room for thought as his mouth met hers again and again and again…
He drew her closer to him, pulling her body flush with his with an arm around her waist. She bucked involuntarily at the feel of the hardness pressing against her, and he fairly growled. He pulled away from her and looked her in the eye.
“I won’t hurt you, I promise,” he said, and after a moment, Ella nodded.
His hand moved to her thighs, and he moved his fingers between them, tracing her moist curls. Her mouth fell open with a gasp when he slid one clawed finger inside her carefully. The sound of her gasping moan added to his low growl when he saw how wet she was for him.
She could feel that he was spiraling out of control, because that was how she felt, like she was a firework exploding in the sky, all she could see was him, all she could think about were his clever finger and his strong arms and his strength all around her, surrounding her…
“Oh-oh-oh,” she moaned, and his fingers jerked at the sound. Smiling lazily, he leaned down again, kissing her neck as he slowly moved his fingers.
Soon, she was moaning and sighing, and kissing every part of him she could reach as her arms clutched at him. He pressed his thumb against her, and she bit down hard on his ear lobe, and through the bond, she felt the answering bolt of lust shoot through him that told her that he didn't care, the sight of her writhing in his arms was well worth the slight discomfort.
A moment later, he drew away from her, rearing up to shimmy down her body until he was hovering over her hips.
Holding her gaze with his, Ryu slowly, slowly parted her legs, his hands curling over her open thighs. Her heart was thudding in her chest as he finally looked down, his eyes catching fire at the wetness he saw between her legs.
Without warning, he curled his hands back over her hips and leaned down to put his mouth on her.
Ella gasped, throwing her head back as he dragged his tongue over her, slowly enough that she wanted to beg him to continue.
He looked up at her and met her gaze, sitting up with a smirk, as if he knew what she was thinking.
Ella frowned and opened her mouth, but whatever she wanted to say was lost as Ryu bent down to her again. His movements this time were greedy and ravenous, as if he couldn’t get enough of her taste. Ella’s hands drove into his hair, clinging to the strands and holding him in place as her hips bucked up into his mouth, her lips parted on a moan.
A wave of pleasure overtook her, and Ella cried out, convulsing against Ryu’s tongue.
As she lay there, trembling with the aftermath, Ryu straightened up and leaned over her to meet her gaze with his enquiring one.
After an endless moment, Ella nodded.
Her heart was pounding with hesitation and fear and anticipation all at once, and it was with difficulty that she had nodded, trusting him not to hurt her.
With a grunt, he frantically worked to divest himself of the rest of his clothes. And then he was on her again, the hard angles and planes of his body pressing into her as he kissed her. He broke away from her and tangled his hand in her hair, pulling her head back as he lavished her neck with open-mouthed kisses.
