The way she gazed at me, desire in her eyes, lips glistening, I could have stared at her all night. Still, I pulled her against my chest. “Not at the moment,” I confessed, pulling her up from the floor and into my lap. “Tonight, all is right in my world.”
I tugged at the belt of her robe, kissing the tender spot beneath her ear. She shivered, tilting for me, and I drank her response like a starving man. Nimble fingers stripped the garment from her body, revealing silk and skin I’d hungered for since the bathing pool.
“That’s better,” I muttered, dragging the strap of her chemise down her shoulder and baring her breasts. Rosy peaks begged for my mouth, and I obliged, drawing a tight bud between my lips.
“So much better,” she said with a gasp, arching her back. The flame I’d gifted her began to glow, a soft light appearing between flushed mounds. My own flame responded in kind, warming beneath my ribs.
I ran my hands up her thighs, pushing her shift out of the way as I filled my palms with her generous backside. The act had her pressing closer to me, her sex smashing against my cock. I groaned at the delightful pressure. Soon, her hips began to rock, and I guided her actions, sliding her heated center along my length. Hot and slick, she ground against my aching shaft. Once more, I fought to withhold my release.
“You’re too much.” I held her to me, lurching from my seat.
Sera’s squawk of surprise rang out, and she wrapped her legs around my hips. I twisted and then deposited her into the chair.
“What was that for?” Her bottom lip rolled out in a sensual pout.
“This,” I said, hooking her ankles over the arms. Once she was splayed before me, I quickly shucked my pants down my legs and stepped out of them.
My turn to kneel.
Pink blossomed across her cheeks, and yet she didn’t move. “You are full of surprises.”
“You’re one to talk.” I grazed my hands up her body to her breasts, plumping their weight, reveling in the way she shivered beneath my touch.
A low growl pushed up from my chest. “Mmm. So many delectable treasures at my disposal,” I teased. “I think I’ll chain you to a chair just so and lock you in the family vault.”
She fluttered thick lashes. “Only if you stay there with me.”
An image took shape of Serafina splayed on a pile of coins, rare jewels decorating her generous curves. My cock twitched in response. “Perhaps next time,” I snarled, flames licking my throat.
Definitelynext time.
Next time?
My beast stirred at my center, possessive urges rising. More than once, this female had proved she was our perfect mate in so many ways, her wit and courage a match for my own.
Rather than ruin the moment by overthinking, I kissed a path across Sera’s rounded stomach, my aim narrowing as I drew closer to her sweet sex. Her breath quickened with anticipation, her back arching. She was eager for this.
Savoring the moment, I paused to nuzzle her hipbone.
“Thorne!” She squirmed.
I gripped her hips. “Move, and this ends.”
“Tease.” The desperation in her voice licked flames up my spine.
“Siren,” I snarled before dragging my tongue through her sweet folds.
“Thorne!” she cried out. Only this time, my name was a lusty entreaty instead of an objection. Gods, the sounds this woman made. For several long minutes, I worshipped her with fingers, lips, and tongue until she was near mindless. Walking the edge.
Just as her back arched, I drew away, smirking at her groan of frustration. Before she could curse me, I swept her into my arms.
“You’re impossible,” she snarled.
“And you love it.” My lips crushed hers, swallowing her retort as I carried her to the bed. Not breaking our kiss, I crawled up her body, dragging her further back on the mattress.
She twisted, glancing at the bed, then looked up at me, laughing.
I offered a mock glare. “Have to say, I’m unaccustomed to women laughing at me during sex.”
