Graydon's movement grew frenzied as he flipped them, pounding inside of her. Kira's inner muscles fluttered around him, sending her into another climax. He followed her with a cry.
Kira's skin still felt too tight for her body as she blinked up at the ceiling. "I think you broke my brain."
Graydon buried his face in her neck, letting some of his weight rest on her. "Trust me, coli. Yours isn't the only one in jeopardy."
He pulled out to rest beside her.
Kira stretched, her muscles delighting in the slight pull, evidence that they'd been well used.
"We should have been doing that months ago. You're better than any session with Quillon," Kira purred.
She felt renewed. Her body pain free and her mind clear in a way it hadn't been since all this started.
Amazing how a little bit of sex could leave her feeling like a new woman.
Graydon's smirk was all masculine smugness. "It's an effect of our ki's manifestation."
Kira snorted, grabbing the covers to pull over their bodies. Graydon lifted an arm so she could snuggle into his side.
"Are you telling me Tuann just need to get a little freaky if they want a panacea for all wounds?" Kira asked, looking up at him teasingly.
"Only when their partners are as talented as me."
Kira hid a smile against his chest. "Arrogant."
His body moved under hers as he made himself more comfortable. "Yet not a lie."
Kira rested her cheek against him, contentment filling her as quiet settled around them.
Lost in thought, she drew a pattern on his chest. "I'm not sure I know how to be alone. I've always had Jin beside me."
Although there had been times where she'd felt isolated, she'd always known she wasn't truly alone. Jin was with her. That knowledge had helped stem the tide of darkness on more than one occasion, giving her an anchor to hold onto.
Graydon's arms tightened around her. "I will always be grateful for that."
Kira’s expression was bittersweet as she pressed her forehead against his side. "I always assumed that mine and Jin's relationship wouldn't leave room for anybody else."
Most partners wouldn't be able to accept how deep their feelings for one another ran without assuming there was a level of romance involved.
There wasn't. Jin was the brother of her soul.
She had never wanted to deal with the potential resentment that might arise. The jealousy that would destroy any good she and that other person might have had.
"You've never tried to get me to abandon him," Kira said, looking up at him.
Even now, when it had become clear how deep that bond truly ran.
"Of course not." Graydon looked at her as if he'd never considered it. "Your connection doesn't preclude you from developing something just as deep and unique with someone else. The same way my oath as a Face doesn't prevent me from being what you need."
Graydon understood. Furthermore, he accepted them. It was a gift beyond measure. One she'd never hoped to have.
"What?" he asked, arching a brow at the way she was looking at him.
She shook her head. "Nothing. I just can't help but wonder how much better our lives would have been if we'd met you sooner."
His lips curled up in a smile that warmed his eyes. "It's good we found each other then."
"Yeah," she agreed softly. "It really is."
