He licked his way back up to standing, then turned me to face him, both of us now fully exposed.
Cradling my face in his palm, he held my gaze, his gray-blue eyes catching the flickering lights. No one had ever looked at me like that before, not even Eithan, and stars did I love it. Pulling me in, he kissed me so thoroughly that my core heated as if I hadn’t already drunk in all the pleasure I could handle.
He stepped forward, forcing me back as he continued claiming me. The back of my legs hit the bed, and without breaking our kiss, he lowered me down on to it. Leaning between my thighs, he sucked in my bottom lip before breaking away.
Primal yearning stared down at me as he gripped me, sliding me down toward him. I bit my lip, knowing the bed was the perfect height for him to have me this way.
A throaty moan escaped him as I laid bare, ready to be taken as he wished.
He used his hand to guide himself to my entrance, and I questioned his girth as its bulking presence pressed against the part of me that throbbed for him, but my body was well past listening to reason, and my hips tilted up in response.
Without warning, he sheathed the full length of himself, and a gasped sound of my pleasured surprise filled the room as his sheer strength forced me to grasp for leverage and press back. Gods, I was utterly filled to the brim with him. I wrapped my legs around his torso, savoring the pulsing sensation as my body adjusted to his fullness.
A guttural purring noise left him, and he bent down, shifting even farther inside me as his mouth made its way down to my ear. “You’re not a virgin,” he growled.
“No,” I rasped.
He stood, unwrapped my legs from his torso, and rested my calves on his shoulders—nothing but feral delight danced across his features. “Good. I’m going to enjoy fucking you the way I’ve dreamed of.”
Gulping, I gripped the sheets at the promise he’d just made and braced myself.
He slid out of me torturously slow, then paused at my entrance before burying himself deep enough that every thought eddied from my mind.
“Gods, Nyleeria. It’s even better than I imagined.”
He gripped me hard and moved with deliberate intent.
The slight aching throb from his fullness was quickly washed away by the frenzy that multiplied with every thrust, every movement.
He pulled me along the edge of oblivion, bathing me in the trembling sensation. His name was on my lips until I was rendered breathless, that one last movement pushing me over the edge. With no pillow in sight, I bit down on the inside of my arm as pleasure tore through me. Thaddeus spilled all of himself in me, and the reserved sounds finding their way through his clenched jaw and tight grip were only a fraction of what would have rung out if we were truly alone.
Utterly spent, we heaved heavy breaths, words lost to us.
Coming back to reality, I wrapped my legs around him and pulled him toward me, needing to taste him. His length moved inside me as he leaned down to oblige my silent request.
After, he kissed my forehead, no doubt tasting salt, before lifting his weight and gently removing himself. He extended a hand, and I accepted it, feeling lightheaded as we made our way to the lavatory.
Thaddeus turned the taps, and soon we sank into the warm embrace of the bath.
Chapter 26
Sweet Dreams
We basked in the calming water, washing the evidence of the day—and what we’d just done—away. Thaddeus kissed the side of my neck, and I let the back of my head press against his chest, my hands resting idly on his thighs.
“I was terrified today, Nyleeria. Seeing you on the ground… That was no small magic you faced.”
“I know. This got very real, very fast.”
He brushed my hair aside, his touch gliding from the curve of my collarbone down to my wrists, where he entwined our hands together. A smile bloomed on my face as the tenderness pulled forth a memory.
“What?” he asked, sounding like he wasn’t sure if he wanted to know.
“The way you’ve dreamed of, hmm?” I teased.
“You remember that, do you?”
I laughed. “The sex was good, Thaddeus, great, even, but I don’t think there’s a level of pleasure that could make me forget a statement like that.”
