“Bossy,” she got out, in between pants.
He ran his tongue down the curve of her hip, drawing another needy whimper from her throat. “You seem to like it. Now, are you going to lie back and let me take care of you?”
At that point, she would have promised to sing the National Anthem if it meant getting what she wanted. She nodded, pressing her lips together.
He gave her a final lingering kiss an inch below her navel. “Good. Then stay still.”
With a maddening lack of haste, he unbuttoned her jeans, drawing them down. One finger hooked under the waistband of her underwear. He paused there, as though considering his next move.
“Conleth!” Despite her promise, she couldn’t help her hips bucking again. “Stop teasing!”
“I’m not.” Jaw tight, he began carefully working her panties down her legs. “I just needed a moment. You have no idea how much this is killing me.”
She squirmed impatiently. “Then hurry up.”
“Oh, I intend to.” Finally getting her underwear off, he spread her legs. His breath hissed between his teeth. “Though I also don’t want this to be over in a matter of seconds. You’re really testing my self-control here.Fuck.”
“Yes. Please.”
He made a pained sound as he settled between her thighs. “Don’t tempt me.”
“But,” she started—and then entirely lost the ability to speak.
He hummed, tongue tracing exactly the same spiral. “Like this?”
“Guh,” she said, intelligently. Her thighs clenched around his head.
Thankfully, Conleth interpreted that correctly. He did it again, more slowly, drawing another unintelligible sound from her throat. The next time, he tried some variation that didn’tquite hit the spot. She opened her mouth to tell him so, but he’d already adjusted position. Thenextexploratory sweep had her seeing stars.
“Ah,” he murmured, sounding pleased. He gripped her hips more firmly, holding her in place. “There we go. Now, then…”
He pressed against her, and this time, she could have sworn his tonguevibrated. Pure ecstasy shot through every nerve. She had no idea what noises she made, but they definitely weren’t coherent words.
She came down from her climax to find Conleth watching her with deep satisfaction. Panting, she forced her legs to relax.
It took her a moment to remember how to speak. “How did youdothat?”
He chuckled, turning his head to kiss the soft curve of her inner thigh. “Speed power, remember?”
“When you use your power, does everything slow down, from your perspective?” At his confirming nod, she went on, “Doesn’t that make it kind of…well, boring, for you?”
His deep growl vibrated through her core. “Not. At.All.”
“Oh.” She caught her breath, another wave of pleasure rocking through her. “Okay, then.”
He dropped his head to make another slow, maddening circle, this time sliding a finger into her as well. “I could watch you come for hours.”
She clenched around him. “Don’t you dare.”
His finger crooked, and she gasped. “Then tell me what you want, Paige.”
She was far beyond any embarrassment, pulsing with need. “You. Now.”
He didn’t need telling twice, thank God. With a final teasing lick, he withdrew his hand, leaving her empty and shuddering. In a blur of speed, his remaining clothes disappeared.
She’d seen him in swimming shorts, and in soaking wet boxers. She’d felt him pressed against her. As it turned out, this had still left alotto the imagination.
Catching her wide-eyed stare, he paused, a condom between his fingers. “Having second thoughts?”
