I love that he took the time to get me ready first.
His tongue traced the shell of my ear, whispering hot, dirty promises that made my pussy clench. He worshipped my breasts until I was nearly sobbing, his teeth grazing my nipples before soothing them with soft sucks. He kissed down my stomach—pausing to kiss my navel, making me giggle and squirm—before finally burying his face between my legs and devouring me like he was a starving man and I was a feast.
I never imagined my first time would feel like this.
When he finally lifts his head and looks at me, his eyes are dark with want—but there’s something else there too—care…restraint. His lips and chin are glistening with my wetness when he kisses me, feeding me my own secret flavor on his tongue. It makes me moan—I want him in me! I wasn’t sure before but now I am. I spread my thighs eagerly for him.
For a moment, I feel the blunt head of his cock nudging against my soaked entrance. I try to brace myself for what’s to come—spreading my thighs to be more open for him.
I haven’t forgotten what I saw in the vision the Door of Uncertainty sent me—the way that other me offered herself to the Drake…the way she stretched to take his heavy shaft. I know Valen isn’t as big as the beast inside him, of course, but he’s still extremely large…and I’m really tight down there.
But just as I’m sure he’s going to enter me, he sits up instead. He reaches up and begins untying the silken bonds around my wrists.
“What are you doing?” I ask softly, startled. “Aren’t you going to…to take me?”
“Yes, but I think you need to be on top, sweetheart,” he rumbles, his voice a low vibration that goes straight to my already-throbbing center. “It’ll give you more control. We can go at your pace—you decide how much you take…how fast you want me.”
My breath catches in my throat—on top? I’ve never even thought about doing something like that. My upbringing screams that it’s improper—shameful and dirty.
But the way he looks at me overrides the knee-jerk reaction I feel. It’s like he’s offering me the reins instead of taking them…like he wants to watch me come apart while I ride him.
He won’t just be taking me—I’ll be taking him too.
That thought makes something inside me quiver and a hot, possessive thrill shoots through me.
“All right,” I say, lifting my chin. “I’ll be on top.”
My words seem to please Valen because he gives me a lazy smile and strokes my cheek.
“That’s my brave girl. I knew you’d be up for a ride. Come on, Princess—mount up.”
He lies on his back and helps me carefully, his hands strong and sure on my waist, guiding me to straddle him. I look down once he’s in position. He’s lying back against the moss that covers the black pedestal, his powerful body stretched beneath mine.
He’s magnificent like this—his broad chest rising and falling, every muscle defined in the pulsing light, dark hair spilling around his shoulders like a waterfall of black silk. His cock is thick and flushed, standing proudly against his stomach, a bead of clear fluid beading on the tip of the broad head.
Oh Goddess.
I swallow hard, my mouth going dry. He’s so much bigger from this angle.
Valen seems to sense my hesitation because he reaches up and cups my face gently, his thumb stroking my cheek.
“Look at me, sweetheart—I’ve got you,” he murmurs. “You tell me when…you tell me how fast and you tell me how much. You own this. You own me right now.”
I nod, gathering my courage, and take a deep breath—I can do this. We can do it together.
When I reach down between us, my fingers trembling, and wrap my hand around his hard length, he lets out a choked groan.
“Gods, baby, your hands are always so soft,” he growls.
I let out a small, nervous laugh.
“You’re the exact opposite of soft,” I point out, caressing his heated length.
He gives me a half-lidded smile.
“Fuck, baby—can’t help getting hard for you. You’re so fucking beautiful.”
His compliment gives me a surge of confidence. It’s funny—growing up at Court, I always felt ugly. Too big…too fat. But Valen has never made me feel anything but gorgeous—even back when we hated each other.
