Unending pleasure flooded me, waves and waves of bliss rendering me breathless. My heart thundered in my chest, so loud I could hardly hear anything else.
After the last waves of her orgasm passed through her shuddering body, Fiella sprawled on top of me, a boneless heap.
I ran my hand down her sweaty back, trying to calm my breathing as I came down from my high. I could smell my blood perfuming the air, the copper liquid still lingering on her lips.
My fingers slid over every knob of her spine, tracing her soft skin. She shivered when my hand glided over her nape.
“Holy fuck,” I panted.
“I couldn’t have said it better myself,” she huffed back.
Fiella fell asleep quickly, her breathing evening out into a calm, soothing rhythm. I relished the peaceful, perfect moment, running my fingers through her snarled blue hair.
CHAPTER 40
Fiella
Alight finger brushed delicately down my nose, over my lips, across my chin. I opened my eyes to see the setting sun gleaming through the windows. Hours had passed, but night had not yet fallen.
With a massive yawn, I rolled to face Redd. He was tracing his fingers over my face, looking content, if a bit tired.
“Good morning, sweets,” he murmured.
I slapped his hand away with a laugh. “It’s not morning, you idiot. Why did you let me fall asleep? The shop is still open!” I tried to sit up but realized that I was still as naked as the day I was born. I flushed.
He chuckled, pulling me back onto the daybed, tucking me sideways and curling his body around mine. I realized, disappointedly, that he was back in his clothes. Bummer.
“Oneof us really needed a nap. I made the rounds, making sure the doors were locked so we wouldn’t get any surprise visitors.”
“If you’re talking about Sookie, the locked doors won’t keep her out,” I mumbled sleepily, snuggling deeper into his embrace.
“I’ve been meaning to ask you about that. What’s the story with the strange cats?” He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, gently avoiding any tangles.
“I don’t know, honestly. I don’t ask any questions. It’s more peaceful that way.”
“Oh…kay. No questions about the potentially magical cats. That’s fine with me.”
I hummed in response, getting comfortable in his embrace.
Eventually, he broke the companionable silence. “Do we need to talk about this?”
I sighed, finally extracting myself from his arms. “Not now. Where the fuck are my clothes?”
He held my undergarments up, dangling them from his elegant fingers. “These? These are mine now.” He tucked them into his pocket. “The rest of your things should be downstairs. Somewhere. You’ll forgive me if I simply tossed them aside.”
A flush crawled all the way up to my ears, my skin prickling with renewed desire.
“You sure did, didn’t you. You beast.”
“Beast?” he asked, brows raised.
He growled playfully, grabbing my waist and tossing me over his shoulder before eventually setting me on my feet.
“Okay, okay. Get yourself dressed and head home, we’ve still got a lot of work to do here,” he declared while looking over his shoulder at the shop behind him.
I groaned. “Don’t remind me.”
It took some searching, but I eventually found all my clothes.
