Eryx slides his hand over my neck and kisses me. “Take all of me.”
I wait as my body opens more and I sink down farther.
“There you go,” he murmurs, kissing me.
I rock against him slowly. He moans and rubs my clit with his thumb. We kiss, each of our tongues probing the other—harder, deeper.
I want this but I want—no,needmore.
I need to feel claimed.
I break away from him, and panting, I tell him, “Take me from behind. Go as deep as you can. I need to feel every inch of you.”
He pauses with a question in his eyes. “You’re sure?”
I nod.
With me still straddling him, he stands with one fluid motion.
“I guess someone is feeling better.”
He kisses me again. “You’re the best medicine there is.”
I tug his shirt up, and he lifts his arms one at a time so I can free it from him. Then he slowly bends and settles me on the thick rug.
“Give me everything,” I say. “Take me as hard as you want.”
He swallows, like I don’t know what I’m asking for.
“I trust you.”
Then Eryx kisses me again, and when I flip over, he kisses my back, where the wounds have turned to scars thanks to Stave’s healing. His hands brush down my breasts, down my stomach, to the patch of fur between my legs.
And when he slides into me, I bite my bottom lip. He is big, filling every inch of me like I wanted. He pumps into me slowly, moaning.
He pulls out far, and the friction builds against my clit as he drives back in. His fingers dig into my hips, and I remind him why we’re here.
“Claim me, Eryx. Make me yours. Brand me.”
He bends over and kisses my shoulder. “Tell me to stop.”
“I won’t.”
“I can’t be responsible for what happens.”
“I’ll be just as guilty as you.”
He rises and his grip on my hips tightens.
And then he lets go.
Eryx slides in and out of me frantically, and my breath catches. Pleasure winds around me as he pumps harder, slamming his hips into me.
I let go, too.
His power, his magic, it flows into me—hot, hard, sensual, building until I can’t keep it locked in any longer. It explodes from my hands, and for a split second I see everything clearly.
The shadows he commands coil around us and swallow me whole. I push them away just enough for them to sense I’m in control.
