But Good Light, did a part of him feel like itneededto be.
“I mean up close and personal,” Pavel said. “I’m not going anywhere, gorgeous. I’m here to stay.”
Zane wasn’t ready to admit any of this. Was still too afraid of giving in and believing in a pipedream.
“This was a mistake.” He went to stand, but suddenly Pavel’s hand was on his shoulder, shoving him back down with enough strength to keep him there. “Let go.”
“Never.”
“I—” He sucked in a sharp breath when Pavel dropped to his knees, situating himself between Zane’s spread thighs.
He wrapped his arms tightly around Zane’s waist and rested his head against his stomach, sighing contentedly as though they weren’t in the midst of a potential argument. “You’re so warm, bashert. Smell so good.”
Zane pushed at him, but the man didn’t budge. “Stop it.”
“You should get out of these wet clothes.”
“You should have brought me a change since you took the time to take off yours.” He scowled. “Don’t think I didn’t notice they’re matching sets, you freak.”
“What’s wrong with wanting to wear couples’ outfits?”
“We aren’t a couple.”
“Careful,” Pavel warned, nuzzling him despite the dark warning tone, “I’ve put up with a lot from you already, but my patience is wearing thin. If you put all that effort into coming to terms with us instead of wasting energy on being a brat, I never would have had to bring us here.”
“You never would have had to kidnap me and imprison me on an island, you mean,” he stated, opting to ignore that tidbit of advice about not being bratty.
“It won’t be forever.”
“Right, just until I give in to your demands. What happens if I don’t?”
Pavel hummed. “Well, then I guess I’m a liar and it’ll be forever after all.”
Zane shook his head. “You can’t keep me here, Pav. Someone will eventually come looking.”
“Lyra, you mean?”
He hadn’t been thinking of her specifically but, yeah. “She won’t give up so easily.”
“What a coincidence.” Pavel set his chin above Zane’s navel and smiled up at him. “Neither will I.”
“She saw a video of us,” he blurted, not really sure why he was confessing this part. “It upset her. She feels like she’s losing me all of a sudden. If you hadn’t snuck into the Little Palace that night—”
“I’ll stop you there before you dig yourself a hole you can’t climb out of. You can’t blame me for her actions. I won’t take that.” Pavel shifted, resting his cheek on Zane’s left thigh. “Come on, gorgeous, let’s get out of these wet clothes so you can patch me up. That’s what you wanted, isn’t it? I played by your rules and everything. Are you really going to sit here and wallow instead of claim your prize?”
Zane shoved at him, but he still refused to release him. “We both know it’s notmyprize you’re eager to have dished out.”
“That’s true,” he admitted. “I’m already foaming at the mouth to get back inside of you. My fingers,” he dragged his short nails down Zane’s side, causing him to shiver, “my tongue,” then turned his head and licked at his wrist, “my cock.I’m going to force you to take all of me and have you begging me for more.”
He swallowed the sudden lump in his throat, trying to act unaffected. “You can’t win me over with sex.”
“Of course I can.”
“No—”
“But that’s not what I’ve been doing.”
Zane leaned back in the chair, staring down at him.
