“Absolutely perfect,” Hesper whispered. I was slick with heat, needing every bit of her as soon as possible.
But I didn’t make a peep, even though the wildfire on my skin threatened to burn me to a crisp, even though my heart beat so hard I thought it might burst through my chest, even though my want for her soaked through my undergarments and onto the mattress below.
With one hand still pinning both arms above my head, Hesper looked me in the eyes as she moved my tunic higher onto my stomach, revealing everything below. The only thing barring her from me now was the silken, lace night shorts I’d bought without her knowing. They were tight, alluring, a little expensive, and I hoped she would rip them to shreds.
“Goddess help me,” she growled.
My tunic was still on, but the way she looked at me made me feel entirely naked. And she hadn’t even touched me infull yet. Even my bones began to feel like molten lava the longer she stared at me.
Her eyes filled with an emotion I didn’t quite understand—astonishment and something else. But then it disappeared, replaced with a relentless hunger that only my body could satiate.
She straddled me, both of her strong thighs pressing in on my ribs. Such sweet pain. Slowly, she unpinned my arms, but I kept them above my head like the good girl I knew she wanted me to be. She gave me an approving smile. My heart leapt at the slight praise.
“Close your eyes,” she whispered dangerously.
I obeyed.
“You’re going to want to scream, but if you make a sound, I’ll stop.” She played with me, making me suffer the most delicious torture I’d ever endured. All my life, I’d told people what to do, spending hours meticulously planning out each detail, rarely succumbing to wants and pleasures save for ones in my own cottage by myself.
Tonight would be different. I’d follow her orders and then, when the time was right, she would follow mine—and she wouldn’t know what was coming for her. She might have ridden dragons, but she hadn’t ridden me. Not yet.
With my eyes closed, my other senses peaked. Every touch and every smell exploded into sharp reality. Her lemony scent surrounded me; her calloused hands were all over me. But then she slowed her touches, making them more intentional, less gentle.
I took a shaky breath, trying in vain to pace my system.
Her hands gripped my hips, squeezing hard. I swalloweddown a yelp. She hesitated, sensing the weakness I almost let show. No matter what she did, I would not make a Goddess-damned sound. The thought of her stopping would be my ruin.
“Good girl,” she whispered, and then slowly, achingly slowly, she took off my night shorts with her teeth. I could hear her smelling them, moaning into the air.
I’d promised Hesper Altanfall that I would be the end of her. But she very well may be the end of me.
When my night shorts were fully off, she laid me bare save for the tunic covering only my chest. I could feel Hesper’s head hovering just above my core, looking, admiring. Her moans turned to pants.
And then she slipped a finger into me, just barely. She dipped her finger in deeper, wetting it. Then she ran it gently along my folds, over my clit. Every touch was a breath, a wisp of motion. It left me aching with so much want, I thought I might never get enough of her. I needed roughness, I needed her to stuff me full of everything she had. And if her tongue was not tasting me soon, I might vaporize entirely.
“You’re so wet for me, Clara,” she said, her infuriatingly soft touches sending my body into a tailspin. “And I haven’t even done anything yet.”
I bit down on my own tongue to stop from yelling at her. Frustration mixed with unending lust filled my veins, and the tang of blood filled my mouth. When she said I deserved punishment for wearing that dress, she meant it. And she was going to dole it out herself. But I kept my mouth shut, my eyes closed, and the rest of my senses aflame.
Finally, she put two fingers inside of me, swirling gently at first and then quickening. I bucked against her, wanting more, needing more.
She let out a harsh laugh.
“You like that, Clara? What about this?” Her swirling motion turned into a deep, luxurious back and forth, hitting the deepest parts of me with her long fingers, then stroking up when she pulled out. I took to biting my cheek and forcing my eyes to stay closed. My hips rocked into her, and whatever self-control she was practicing lapsed.
Her tongue dove into me, tasting all I offered. She licked my thighs, my core, my everything. Like she couldn’t get enough, and I couldn’t either. She groaned into me, the sound muffled by how deeply she delved inside.
My back arched, a low, sweet ache beginning in my stomach. Goddess, I already wanted to succumb to the edge. And she had only been playing with me this whole time. She’d been taste-testing, licking, teasing. She hadn’t even tried to show me what she could do.
The horses outside whinnied, the sound filling our wagon. Hesper took that opportunity to roar and began her work in earnest. Her tongue pressed against my clit, over and over again. My arousal intensified every sensation, and the slightest pressure threatened to send me into another stratosphere. But I held tight, willing my body to hold on until Hesper unleashed herself fully.
She applied pressure with her tongue on my clit and then pulled back. Over and over again. The heat in my stomach turned into something writhing; every part of me synced into this very moment. Still, I held my release at bay. Thatpracticed self-control was giving me an edge in this game we were playing.
Then, she slipped a third finger inside of me. Going in and out, matching the rhythm of her tongue. I saw the stars, the moon, the worlds beyond. Everything exploded. My back arched so high, she had to slam me back down on the bed again. The air knocked out of me, and the thing writhing inside of me readied to bite, to leap, to end me.
Hesper, sensing how quickly I raced toward climax, finally eased a bit. Her fingers slipped out of me, but I would have none of it. I reached down and grabbed her hair, pulling hard. If she could punish me, I could her. A stillness came into the wagon for a moment, and I panicked that she would stop her pursuit altogether.
But then she took me like she had not taken me before.
