She fell apart a moment later, screaming loud enough that I was positive Poe could hear her next door. I smirked, wondering if the God who forsook her could hear her as well. My ministrations slowed, but I continued pumping my fingers in and out of her to prolong her orgasm as a gush of arousal flooded around my fingers. I quickly moved my head back down, lapping everything up as she tried to catch her breath. I didn’t give her a chance to as I brought her to a third and fourth orgasm quickly following. The smile wouldn’t leave my lips as she begged me to stop, and I decided not to push her past her limits tonight. I would someday soon.
I removed her legs from my back slowly, moving her to her side so I could lay next to her. I crawled back up the couch behind her, spooning her as she came down from that high.
“You come so beautifully, baby. I don’t think I’ve ever had as much fun as I’ve had tonight,” I rasped in her ear, biting the tip playfully.
Her body broke out in goose bumps as she took a deep breath in. “Thank you. That was my first orgasm ever,” she saidquietly.
I spluttered, then sat up on my elbow. “Excuse me, what?”
She dug her face into the couch and stilled, embarrassed. “I shouldn’t have said that.”
“No, no. I need to know what you mean. That couldn’t have been your first orgasm. You’re a succubus, for fuck’s sake,” I replied with exasperation, but inside, I was celebrating. Fireworks were going off in my mind, and I was doing stupid dance moves I’d never do for real.
She began slowly, “Part of my curse from Hashem when I was cast down to Hell was to never be able to experience pleasure, but to only be able to feed from it. I found out a little over 100 years ago that there was a way to break the curse.”
My fingers traced circles on her back, the tension returning from the turn the conversation had taken. She paused for long moments, gathering her thoughts. This was a conversation she wasn’t ready to have with me. My shadows released, probably from my own concern, cocooning her in protection from whatever nightmares she might’ve been reliving. She relaxed into me again, pushing her ass back into my hips. I responded in kind, though another round would have to wait.
“The curse started because I disobeyed Adam in the Garden of Eden. Hashem didn’t believe that I deserved to live in such a paradise, being the first woman to tell a man ‘No,’ and because of that, I was sent to Hell. Because I said no, I was to live a life of a ‘whore,’ always giving pleasure, but never receiving it. You’re the first person I’ve touched who I could feel. You’re the first person whose attraction to me wasn’t because of what I could do for you, but simply because you found me attractive. The curse could only be broken by two steps—one was to find someone who wanted me for me, but…” She took a deep breath and stumbled over her words.
“But?” I asked, nuzzling my face into her neck.
She blurted out the next part of the sentence as fast as shecould. It was almost as if she were trying to get it over with and tensed for the blow. “The steps were that I would have to find someone who wanted me for me, but the only person who would ever be able to do that would be my fated mate,” she said, and she drew away from me. I pulled her back down automatically, and she relaxed a little into my embrace, but I could still tell how tense she was.
I stopped breathing, body going still.Fuck. If I needed any other confirmation that my ex had lied to me all those years ago, that was it.
I didn’t stand up and run away like I wanted to do. It wasn’t her fault that my first reaction to almost everything was to run. It was my gut instinct, and had been ever since my ex that we didn’t talk about destroyed my ability to trust people. I was under the impression for centuries that my fated mate was dead, but when I hadn’t died with her, I wondered if that really was the case. I guessed I had my confirmation. Forcing myself to relax, I snuggled closer to Vada. She was tense with the news she just revealed to me. Even she knew I was about to bolt.
My best friend was one of the Fates, for fuck’s sake. Granted, the sisters weren’t the only oracles in existence, and there were so many Gods and Goddesses who were weaving webs between the Fates. I truly believed that the woman from my past was my mate, and that no matter how much I’d wished it wasn’t the case, it was me running from Fate. Instead, they laid the woman of my dreams right on my doorstep, and here I was, sitting here ignoring all the signs. As these thoughts wererunning through my head, I absentmindedly pulled Vada’s hair out of the bun that somehow held up all night.
My fingers ran through her thick, yet fine hair, getting a whiff of brimstone and juniper that I was used to smelling from her. The tension left my body, and I sank further into the loveseat. We were laying in a weird wet spot. I was probably going to have to get rid of this couch now. I smirked.Worth it.
“Tell me what’s running through your head right now, sweet girl,” Vada requested.
I took a couple more deep breaths before holding her a little tighter. I had no idea why, but I’d always loved being big spoon. Maybe it was because I was tiny and the dynamic of the bigger person always holding the smaller one wasn’t quite equitable. All I knew was that right now, Vada was a life-sized stuffie, and I couldn’t get enough. I loved my shadow puppies, but nothing compared to a real being in my arms.
“Well, right now, I’m thinking we should get off this wet loveseat and go take a shower,” I joked.
She laughed and started to stir from our snuggle pile. I held on to her a little longer before releasing her with a huff. My mind and body wanted two different things.
Guiding Vada to my room, I threw my clothes down the laundry chute before making my way to the bathroom. I turned on the water in my giant walk-in shower that could fit a small army, waited for it to heat up, then pulled Vada into the shower with me.
“You have a beautiful home,” she said, coming up behind me and wrapping her arms around me. I soaked in the moment before stepping away.
“I couldn’t ask for anything better. It took many years before I figured out exactly how I wanted it,” I replied, trying to see the place with new eyes.
She gently pushed me back toward the waterfall shower,turning me around toward the wall. I started to wet my hair down, reluctant once again to wash her scent off me. I was still quiet, processing the feelings I was having right now as she took my shampoo and squirted some into her hands. She started gently massaging my scalp, and tingles erupted down my body, pebbling my nipples. I groaned.
“Gods, I can’t tell you how much I love when people wash my hair for me. There’s nothing better,” I said, leaning back into her touch.
“Get used to it, sweet girl. There will be a lot more of this in the future… if you’ll have me,” she replied next to my ear, and I shivered at the quiet timbre of her voice.
“It’s not that I don’t want this, Vada. I do. I’m just so used to being alone. I like my things the way they are. I’m difficult to live with. I’m afraid of getting hurt again,” I said reluctantly. If she could be honest with me, I would be, too.
“Who said we have to move quickly, Adaela? I’ve waited for millennia for you. I can wait longer until you’re sure you’re ready,” she rubbed her fingers through my scalp, and I thought I’d have an orgasm right there. I adored having my hair played with. Almost nothing beat it.
“Breaking out my name now, huh?” I tried to joke. “Are you sure you’re okay with moving slowly? I know when you find your fated mate, things tend to progress super quickly. We’ve only known each other for a couple weeks, yet I think this is the second time we’ve slept together. That’s fast for me. I’m usually a one and done kind of person.” I tried to not so subtly hint at the first night I’d met her.
She chuckled. “I know you’re not that. I’ve not known you for long, but what I do know is that your heart is kind. You love without restriction when you let people in, and you’re a genuinely beautiful soul inside and out. You put on a persona for others when you’re not sure about them, and you comehome mentally exhausted, wanting to escape from the world. I know you need time to wrap your head around this. I’ve known for over 100 years that I would find you eventually. It was why I moved back to Earth. Why I moved here. I never would’ve imagined I’d find you so quickly,” she stated more seriously.
