“I need you mindless, Silla,” he said, dark eyes molten with heat. “I need you trembling. I need to hear you begging.”
“You,” was all she could manage, pulling at him. Gods, the man had reduced her to single words. She tried again. “Inside me!”
“Not yet, Silla,” he growled, resisting her pull. “Not until you give me one more.”
With a cry of frustration, she fell back into the furs, submitting to the torturous movement of his tongue. She was sensitive at first, writhing under his maddening touch, but a low ember of need flared gradually hotter, brighter, until wildfire was coursing through her veins.
She wasn’t even sure what she was saying.Yes,andmore,andyou you you.
The wildfire exploded through her body, burning her up to nothing but feeling. Pleasure raged through her, her body clasping down on his fingers, those glorious, talented fingers stroking the place that had detonated it all, and now prolonged it.
At last, she lay utterly lax, darkness gathering on the edges of her vision. He settled beside her, and she rolled to face him.
“What are you doing to me?” she panted.
“Everything I’ve wanted to for so long,” he replied. Her vision shimmered back, revealing his intense, dark eyes.
“What else? Tell me what else.”
“I want to fuck you,” he said, the words so raw and brutal, she felt them in her toes. “I want to take my time with you. Make you scream, and curse and forget your own name.” He leaned closer, whispering in her ear. “I want to make you forget anyone who came before me.”
Silla whimpered, looking up at him. “That.Please.” Her hand slid down his body, running over the hardness straining against his breeches. “I wantyou. I ache for you…”
Before she understood what was happening, Silla was on her back looking up at Rey. His elbows on either side of her head, he caged her in with his large body, nose so close it nearly touched hers. “You want me, Sunshine? You’re sure about that?”
Dumbstruck, she nodded.
A sharp exhale vibrated along her skin. “Silla.” His lips came to hers. “I’ve been yours for a long time.”
She reached for him, but Rey was already yanking his tunic over his head and working his belt loose. He tugged down his breeches, and Silla swallowed,feeling a moment of apprehension. Because Reynir Galtung was largeeverywhere.
“Are you certain?” he asked, eyes dark.
She nodded, watching the knot at his throat bob with a hard swallow. And as she looked at him, warmth pulsed through her with every beat of her heart. There was weight to this moment, and as they stared at one another, understanding passed between them. This was more than their bodies coming together. This was a promise.Frightened together.Because together, they were stronger.
“Contraceptive herbs?” Silla whispered.
“Vig.” Rey cleared his throat, casting an irritated look to the rafters. “He brought them as a joke.”
“Good,” she said, dragging his gaze back to hers.
They stared at one another for a wordless moment, and then, his lips met hers. The exquisite weight of him sank onto her, and Silla shifted to accommodate him. Hands sliding everywhere, she felt the solid strength of this man, and marveled in the way he held her—as though she was his entire world. The warmth in her chest expanded until it felt as though there was not enough space to hold what she felt.
“So beautiful,” he whispered into her hair. “Your hair, and your lips and your heart.” And he was all around her, cradling her, holding her, devouring her. And yet it wasn’t enough.
Reaching down, she took him in hand, guiding him to where she needed him.
“Silla,” Rey gritted out, burying his face in her neck, holding himself at her entrance.
She had a moment of trepidation, but then he was nudging into her with slow, gentle pressure. Her breath caught in her throat, body instinctively clamping down. It was far from her first time, but with him, it felt as though it was.
“Breathe,” he whispered, drawing back and cupping her jaw.
His thumb stroked gently along her cheekbone, lips sliding against hers. Slowly, gradually, she relaxed, letting her body stretch around him, and he pushed a little deeper.
A low whimper escaped her.
“You can take it, Sunshine.”
