“No,Alexis?” he grins down at me.
I bite my lip and nod.
“And why not?”
He knows why.
I’m about to remind him of his promise but end up getting lost in his eyes instead. I lean my head back in his hand and stare up at this beautiful Discerni Prince, truly wanting him just as much as he wants me.
But I also can’t deny that I wantmore.
Something new burned inside me tonight after seeing him engaging with multiple women. I hated that I had to hide my attraction to him, hated how I just had to watch and hope for him to come to me in secrecy after. That’s not the relationship that I want with him, especially not after the pure honesty we laid bare at the Shadow Oak.
I open my mouth to tell him that, to give him a little piece of the feelings I have for him, but Keane is quick to stop my words with the softest touch of his hand. He slowly traces his thumb over my lips and then presses it into my mouth, his own lips tipping up in a smile before the digit pushes down on my tongue.
Ancients.
I close my lips and bite down on his finger, scowling again when he
smirks.
“That will not help you either,” he laughs.
Fuck me,I need this man.
No,I need to tell him how I feel…
But I can’t form the words because everything about me is burning for him. He’s so easy to get lost in, so confident in his movements that it makes me react the same way. Instead of saying the words that I know will put a pause on this situation, I hold his fiery brown gaze and roll my tongue around his thumb, sucking him in even farther.
“There you are, trouble,” he smiles.
Keane loosens his grip on my hip, his hand snaking around to my ass and pulling my torso flush into his. I moan at the sudden movement and release his finger, feeling the full of his length pressing between my thighs.
Ancients,I need to get out of his pull. There’s no denying Keane when he’s like this.
I place my hands on his chest and grip his tunic, shaking my head in another denial even as my hips thrust into his.
“You will have me under the Shadow Oak, Keane, and not a moment sooner.”
The ground below us begins to shake, the rumble sending small vibrations up my body as Keane wraps both of his arms firmly under my ass.
“Apparently I didn’t make myself clear last night, Alexis. There are many,manyother ways to have you that will not violate our Shadow Oak.”
Fuck. Me.
Keane picks me up with a chuckle and squeezes my ass before he dips down to grab the blanket on the ground. He throws it over my shoulders and presses me tighter into his hold, then starts walking us towards the balcony.
“Keane… wait.”
I pull back in his arms and look down at him, ready to bare a piece of my heart that might be too much too soon. The Prince meets my glance with a look of pure hunger in his eyes, his purposeful steps ignoring my request as he walks into the chill of the night. I wiggle into him and surround myself in his warmth, shivering when he places a needy kiss on my neck. He sits us down on the single chair outside and guides me to straddle his lap, his hands moving up from my ass to grip my hips again.
“Why do you try to deny this, Alexis?” he murmurs, lips falling below my jaw, “what about this needs waiting?”
I groan and close my eyes, relishing in the hunger of his lips moving across my skin.
“There’s no denying this, Keane, it’s just…”
My words trail off when his tongue flicks at the bruise on my neck. Keane grins at my shiver and sucks the sensitive spot harder into his mouth, his teeth nipping down in response when my hips start to rock on top of him. He brings a hand to the back of my head and fists my hair possessively, holding me in the way he wants as his torturous lips send me into a breathless mess.
