Cecelia looked down at the heap of furs at their feet and for the first time she wondered if she would need to bathe naked.It had just never occurred to her before.
She licked her lips and stole a quick glance up at Rixavox.Would he be joining her?Given what she’d seen of the Luxirian female earlier, perhaps they weren’t as modest about nudity as humans were.Rixavox, for example, had been shirtless when they’d met.She knew his nipples were pierced and that his cock was the size of a small arm…
Cecelia coughed, trying not to think about their first meeting.She’d been embarrassed but turned on, torn between jumping his bones or running for the hills.
Warmth pooled between her thighs and she just so happened to look at Rixavox while it was happening.
His brow furrowed and he purred.“Why do you look at me this way?What are you thinking?”
Cecelia almost choked on her own spit.“Nothing.I wasn’t think about anything.Uh, so how should I do this?”
Rixavox studied her, clearly knowing she was lying by the way his nostrils flared, scenting her, but then the corner of his mouth quirked up in a really sexy half-smile that made her arousal even worse.
“Step into theRilliraxand soak, Sessela.You will know when you are ready to come back out,” he said, his eyes glowing that mesmerizing blue.
“Okay,” she murmured, stepping towards the pool of rippling water.Her voice was a little too bright when she said, “Sounds simple enough.”
“Unclothe yourself first, female,” he purred from behind her.
“What?” she squeaked.
“You must enter unclothed,” he said.She perceived him approaching her from behind until she felt his warmth at her back.His voice sounded like velvety sin as he said, “Vulnerable, as the Fates intended.This is…absolute.”
Well…damn.
TWELVE
Rixavox began taking breaths only when he needed to, relying on old training.Or else, he feared, he might break his vow to Privanax, his promise to leave Sessela untouched, hismateuntouched.He feared he might rut her on the floor of theRilliraxthe way he desired…wild, untamed,thoroughly.
The scent of her arousal was overpowering.It made his head thick with smoky fog, like he’d drunk too much Luxirian brew at a lunar celebration.
Mating in theRilliraxwas not an uncommon practice.It was a sacred place, but it was also a primal place, a place touched by their ancestors, their creators.Already, he could feel their power seeping into him, relaxing his muscles, while also making him stronger.That strength easily fed his lust, as it did all Luxirians.
His cock pulsed in time with hisluxiva’sbreath and he awaited her response when he told her to unclothe.Humans seemed more shy than Luxirians about such things and he was intrigued and waiting on how she might react.
Sessela’s back was to him.She was facing the sacred pool and was as still as thefacevthey were inside.Then she turned slightly so he could see her profile.Their eyes connected and Rixavox couldn’t help the purring growl that reverberated from his chest.
“Turn around then,” was what she said.
His brow furrowed.“Rebax?”
“If I have to take this shirt off, you’ll need to look away.”
Rixavox cocked his head to the side slightly.“Why?”
She made a sound in the back of her throat and he didn’t know what it meant.Embarrassment?Annoyance?Nervousness?It frustrated him because he wanted to learn all of her sounds.
“Because you—you can’t see me naked,” she said, voice rising slightly.
“Why not?” he asked again, lifting his shoulders.“It is natural, is it not?If you wished to see me unclothed, I would show you.”
She made that same choking sound in her throat and he caught a hint of pink in her cheeks.He wanted to grin, but he kept his features neutral.He’d been right.It seemed humans were definitely more shy about these matters than Luxirians.
“What is it about nudity that bothers humans?” he questioned, his voice nothing more than a rasp.
“I—it’s…” she took a deep breath and turned around to face him, backing up a couple steps when she realized how close he was.He frowned, but stayed where he was.“It’s intimate.And like you said,vulnerable.”
“Ah,” he said.“These things are good to feel,nix?They remind you of your mortality.They are…” his lips quirked a little, thinking back to their journey to theRillirax,of her little shriek as they shot up into the Luxirian sky.“Freeing.”
