She reached out to touch his hand, her heart hammering in her chest, as she feared he would pull out of her reach. She ached to offer him comfort, but he wouldn’t let her.
Lily smoothed her hand over his arm, down to his fingers, and she held him there when he did not pull away from her.
“Killian…”
“I want ye out of here before it is too late,” Killian whispered, his tone softening this time.
His eyes held hers, and in the next second, his lids slowly fluttered shut, and he drew in a deep breath. Lily moved her hand to his cheek, and he leaned into her touch, sighing out loud again.
“I need ye to go to yer people, Lily,” he said in a strained voice that broke her heart further.
How could she leave him to wage a war on his own? She had no business being here, but she could not bring herself to leave.
“I cannot do that, Killian.” Her words sounded huskier than she intended as he pressed a kiss to the inside of her palm. Her heart pounded now. She could hear the heavy thuds and feel the heat rising through her while her pulse raced.
“Ye have to… I cannae let ye get hurt, and it is impossible to protect anyone right now… I cannae protect ye, Lily. I cannae—”
“I can handle myself, Killian.”
“Ye dinnae understand—”
“I am not leaving you!”
“Ye have to…” Killian tore himself away from her, groaned, and turned around in a circle while shoving his hands raggedly through his hair. “I cannae do this knowin’ ye’re in danger… I cannae breathe when ye’re in danger, Lily… I cannae lose ye too.”
His pain broke her heart, so she went to him, touched his back so he turned around to face her again, and his harsh breath fell on her face.
“I stay, and we fight together,” Lily said, moving her hand to his chest so it rested against his pounding heart. “We protect each other.”
Killian’s gaze searched hers for a long moment before her name left his lips in a pained sigh. He dipped his head and took her lips in the next second, silencing her words, kissing her till she was breathless.
Lily came up for air when he released her lips. She panted and drew closer to him, pressing her needy body against his.
“I cannae… I willnae stop,” Killian growled before taking her lips for another kiss.
“Do not stop,” she urged him just before his tongue swept into her mouth and licked hers.
The kiss was like coming up for fresh air. Killian nibbled on her lower lip, took her tongue, sucked and licked till she shivered with pleasure.
His hands moved to her behind, and he pressed her closer to him so she could feel his hardness. She raised herself on tiptoe, but he lifted her off the ground, wrapped her legs around his waist, and carried her to his desk.
He cleared out his maps and scrolls with one swift move of his hand, placed her on the edge of his desk, and parted her thighs.
“Killian,” Lily moaned when he went down on his knees and pulled down her breeches.
He peeled her clothes off her body before he lowered his face between her thighs and kissed where she ached the most for him.
The first time he had made love to her with his tongue, Lily had been lost. Tonight, she was well aware, burning and wanting to feel not just his tongue, but his hands… his lips.
He kissed her inner thighs, and she cried out before he pushed her down onto the surface so her back pressed against the sturdy wood.
Her toes curled when his tongue licked at her juices. Lily had never felt anything this intense. She shuddered, shoved herfingers into his hair, and cried out his name as many times as she could.
When he brought his lips to hers, she was shaking with need. Killian kissed his way down her neck to her breasts, then he fondled them both before dipping his head to take one nipple in his mouth.
His hands drew her closer to him, and he slid a hand between her legs and stroked her with his thumb.
Killian didn’t let go of her erect nipple as he slid one finger deep inside her. His groan was enough to send her off the edge. Sweat clung to her body, and even the gust of wind leaking into his study from the open window did nothing to quench her heat.
