Dammit, I had asked for that. There were no more words from me since I was barely able to breathe and moan in time to his thrusts, turning me into a writhing mess. As I cried out, he used his finger to swipe through the liquid pooling between us, which he then slid to my ass, pushing that digit inside the tight muscles. For a few minutes he thrust into my ass and pussy at the same time, and I wondered if this was the actual event—in my thousands of years—that was going to take me out.
Death by double penetration. It was the way Mera wanted to go, and now I finally understood.
Stars spun before my eyes as my hands dug into the sands, desperate for something to hold onto. Just as I was about to explode again, Reece withdrew his fingers and cock from my body, and even as my vagina complained, the rest of me was about to shatter from the sensation of him finally focusing on my ass.
He entered me slowly, and I actually choked on my next breath. The muscles were tight, never having been stretched like this, and while it burned, a tingle of pleasure kept it from being too uncomfortable.
“Godsdamn, Lale,” Reece groaned, sounding strained. “I never fucking imagined…”
Yeah, same. So much the same.
When it felt like he was maybe halfway inside me, he leaned over to press his lips to my spine while his hand snaked around and stroked my clit in time to his slow thrusts. The initial, mildly uncomfortable sensation faded as new swirls of pleasure started low in my gut, and already I could tell it was a deeper and more intense build up.
“Mine,” Reece rumbled again, sounding much less like his normal self. The desert god had lost control, and I never thought I’d want to hear that one word from a male before. It was so possessive and domineering and claiming, and if Reece said it during normal conversation, I'd most likely stab him. But in this moment, another first for us both, it felt... right.
My essence had been reborn in the Nexus, but the dual nature of my energy wasn’t the part that defined me in this moment. Reece did, the god who was tearing down my walls and rebuilding me into a completely new being.
At this point, Reece’s pace increased, and I wanted him as deep inside as he could go. There was no way I’d fit his full length, but my ass was handling this much better than I’d anticipated. Gold fucking star.
Still, it was lucky I healed quickly, otherwise I wouldn't be walking into battle tomorrow.
I'd be hobbling.
My breaths rushed out fast and shallow, leaving me gasping so hard I couldn’t catch my breath. My legs started to tremble as the ball of energy in my center swelled... "I'm going to come," I said in a rush, right as my entire body caught fire, and I all but screamed Reece's name, arching and writhing against his hard length.
Reece let out a low rumble from behind me, and I swore I could hear the sands react to his pleasure, lifting to coat us as he thrust a few more times, the heat of his release burning with my own. My body was still jerking at the intensity, and I was thanking every damn being I knew that Reece had decided to push my boundaries.
Whether this lasted forever or ended the next moon, no part of me could regret this time with him.
42
By the time we needed to leave to meet Darin and the others, I was beyond sated. I was also happy. At least for a moment, until reality called, forcing all of us back into warrior mode.
Standing in the bathing area, I was dressed in my magically cleaned clothing, along with the bronze armor and weapons I’d called from the ship. Reece watched as I braided my hair, adjusting it to fit around the longswords I had in a hilt down my spine.
This moon I’d decided to wear multiple weapons because one never knew what attack was waiting around the corner. This sword, along with my curved blades sheathed on either side of my body, gave me a sense of comfort.
“We need to leave now,” he said softly, pushing up to stand, looking massive and powerful, dressed in his long sleeve black shirt, black cargo pants, and a few strategically placed armor plates. He didn’t use any weapons, because his sands were always present to take that role. My energy could do the same, but for the most part, I was old-fashioned and preferred the clash of real steel.
“Let’s do it,” I murmured.
When we left the room, the others were waiting for us, each dressed in their own version of battle gear. Most of them wore black like Reece, except for Len, of course, who was flashing a lot of gem-dotted silver, visible whenever his coat parted.
A Guardian we hadn’t met before led us from our area into the main streets and to a large domed building that, I would estimate, was about center of this particular village. The dark-moon outside hadn’t shown us much, but once we were inside, more than a few desert lights highlighted a banquet table, dominating the center of the space.
Our guide indicated that we should move toward the table, which was low to the ground and surrounded by cushions. He left us as soon as we were seated—I ended up with Reece on one side and Lucien on the other. Len, Alistair, and Galleli sat across from us. Within a minute, a dozen or so Guardians hurried in, taking seats around us.
Darin was last, skin moon-kissed and much browner than the last time I’d seen him. "Welcome," he said, spreading his arms wide and flashing all of those perfect teeth. "Thank you for waiting for us. I’ve arranged energy foods to refresh everyone before we leave again in the new-moon.” As he sat at the head of the table, conversation picked up between the other Guardians who’d been on their ship, while Darin continued to focus on us. “I even have some desert flower elixir, which has been brewing for many moons."
Reece’s power spiked in our bond, and just as he opened his mouth to saysomething not very nice,I would wager, I reached out and grasped his hand under the table. His eyes clashed with mine, and I shot him a small smile. We didn’t need to waste our energy battling Darin too.
With a long sigh, he turned back to the princeps. “Thank you. We appreciate the hospitality.”
He almost sounded like he meant it this time.
“What’s desert flower elixir?” Lucien asked, leaning forward to see Darin.
The princeps smiled. “It’s brewed from a rare flower that only grows in two parts of our world.”
