Their gazes connected as Evelyn slowly lifted a hand and pressed it to the middle of his chest. Masculine pride beat through him at the desire he saw in her eyes.
“I forgot about your…cum,” she finally admitted, her flush deepening.
He made a sound in the back of his throat. “Kruvu?”
“I forgot that it would make me react that way,” she told him with a quirk of her lips. “Even then, even if I’d remembered, I don’t think it would’ve prepared me forthat.”
Khiva made a purring trill in the back of his throat, showing his amusement at her words. “You truly forgot? When that is what the Krave are known for?”
Her smile died a little when he said ‘Krave,’ but then she said softly, “I was so wrapped up in it that I probably couldn’t have told you my own name, to be honest.”
Khiva tilted his head down, his hearts thundering in his chest. He caught her lips in a brief kiss, unable to keep away from her for more than a moment. When he’d first been taught to kiss human females by Madame Allegria, he’d seen the appeal but had never trulyneededit.
With her, heneededto kiss her, to feel that budding, dangerous connection that was growing by the moment.
“I am proud then,” he murmured against her lips. Then he pulled back to study her carefully. “Did I hurt you?”
“I always expected a little pain,” she told him. “It wasn’t as bad as I thought, considering your…um, size.”
Another purring trill rose from his throat.
“What was that device?” she asked next.
“It neutralizes theteelain human females,” he told her. “For immediate…relief.”
“What happens when you don’t have one close by?” she asked quietly after a small pause.
Khiva growled, holding her gaze. “Then you accept theteelauntil it fades naturally.”
He watched her slick, pink tongue dart out to wet her lips. “How long does that take?”
The corners of his lips quirked in a human way. “It varies. It depends on the female species and how muchteelathe male releases into her body. No human female, to my knowledge, has seen theteelathrough to the end.”
Evelyn didn’t say anything, but her eyes dropped to his chest, obviously thinking over his words.
“I probably would’ve passed out long before that happened,” she confessed softly, shooting a shy smile up at him. “Do you get impatient waiting for it to pass?”
“Impatient?” he repeated slowly. “Veki. It it erotic to watch you in that state, knowing myteelais the cause.”
Khiva watched as her eyes flickered between their bodies, to his obviously erect cock, still coated with their combined cum…and some of her blood.
“Oh,” she said, the word coming out slightly breathless. “You, um, recover quickly.”
His lips twitched. “Like I said, watching you is erotic. Natural arousal is very…potent.”
“Natural? What do you mean?”
Khiva stilled, realizing his tongue had been too loose, addled by his desire for her.
“The Keriv’i…” he started, choosing his words carefully, “we have tight control over our bodies. We must if we work for Madame Allegria.”
Realization widened her eyes. “You can control when you become aroused?”
“Pax,” he said slowly. “It helps with…”
“What?”
His lips tightened, once again cursing his loose tongue. “It helps with more demanding clients.”
