I rolled my eyes and scooted away, trying to get off the bed.
“Hey, I’m not complaining,” he said, getting up behind me.
Dimitri’s arms snaked around my middle and pulled my back to his chest. He nuzzled his face in my neck, breathing me in. “You smell delicious,” he crooned.
“What do I smell like?”
He grazed his teeth over my skin. “Sex. And me. And a bit like the sleeping pigeon, but I guess it’s fine.” I gave a slap on his forearm and he muffled a laugh. “Are you sore?” he asked, his voice turning more tender.
I nodded. “Yeah.”
“Have I been too rough with you?”
Biting my lip, I shook my head. “Until recently, it’s been a while since I’ve been with…mates.”
Dimitri let out a soft humming sound before lifting me off the ground to carry me in his arms bridal style. I held back a yelp, worried that I might wake Carter up.
“Let’s get you into a bath,” he said, kissing my forehead. “I’ve been neglecting your aftercare. Won’t happen again.”
He walked around the bed and toward the open bathroom, closing the door with his foot behind us and turning on the soft light.
“Damn, feathers got himself the biggest bed and biggest bathroom of the house,” he mocked, staring at the sunken tub.
“Thewings.” I rolled my eyes. “What a perfect excuse. You know I’ve never actually seen him with his wings out except during fits of anger or during sex? I’m pretty sure he lied just to get this magnificent tub.”
Dimitri strolled to the steps, stepping both of us in before placing my ass on one of the little built in seats and turning to fumble with the faucet.
“You call this a tub? Come on, this is basically a pool.”
The water started pouring and he stayed there for a few seconds, adjusting the temperature.
“Remember our first decade?” I asked, leaning back against the tile. “We were on the run, and were lucky to find a real bed to sleep at night.”
“I think that’s when I started to get back problems,” he taunted, smirking in my direction.
“Ha-ha. Very funny.”
“I know, I am.”
“What I wastryingto say was—there was that one week. Where we found that strange cabin in the woods, near a waterfall.”
Dimitri frowned as he turned the faucet a bit more before giving a satisfied nod and coming to sit with me.
“Yeah, I remember the waterfall. It was hella cold, though.”
I rolled my eyes, nudging him with my shoulder. “It wasn’tthatcold.”
“It was. You just don’t remember because it was a warm summer.”
“Whatever,” I groaned as he folded one of his legs in front of him, placing his arm on his knee to chuckle in his elbow. “I like to think about that time. Reminds me of when we snuck out into the cave back in my clan.”
Dimitri’s eyes met mine and held. “See,thatwas warm water.” I swat at his arm and he didn’t hold his playful laugh, the sound warming something inside my chest. “But yeah, I see what you mean. There weren't really any tubs or showers back then. We considered ourselves lucky to find a freezing stream to fill buckets. That week had been nice.”
He paused, looking at the pouring water with nostalgic eyes. But he quickly blinked, gaze back to being playful. “Plus, unlike the little cave, I got to actually fuck you behind that waterfall.”
I didn’t even have the time to properly gasp before his mouth was on mine.
Not urgent. Not claiming. Not devouring.
