I slid a hand up to cup his face. “Volpers have three names, did you know that?”
He shook his head, his gaze sliding over my face.
“There is the name we use publicly, our clan name for our kin to use, and a private name given only to our lovers.”
Falken went still.
My public name is Sevarin. To my clan, I'm Rin. But in private, you may call me Sevi.”
“Sevi,” he whispered as he stroked the hair back from my face. “That's lovely. Thank you.” He grinned. “So, we both have private names for each other.”
“Well, everyone knows your name, even if they can't use it.”
“Would you like to call me something else?”
My jaw went slack. “You'd honor my traditions?”
“I honor you, Sevi. Your traditions are a part of you. Now, what shall my private name be?”
I pushed on his chest and moved upward until he knelt, lifting me with him. With his cock still inside me, I straddled his lap and wrapped my legs around him. He twitched, and I couldn't help squeezing him with my channel.
Falken groaned. “I'm trying to be respectful and not fuck you while we're talking about something important.”
“I know, and thank you for that, but a little pleasure isn't going to offend me.” I ground down on him and undulated my hips.
“Stop that! This is serious.” But his lips twitched.
“A private name is usually a combination of letters from your public name. It should sound familiar but different.” I nuzzled his face as my tail wrapped around him.
“Hmm.” He nuzzled me until I kissed him, but it was quick. He pulled back to say, “What do you think of Al?”
I wrinkled my nose. “Obvious and not pretty.”
“Oh, I need a pretty name?” He nipped my lower lip.
“No, but something with appeal.” I thought about it, the letters of his name twisting in my mind. “Falen?”
“Nope. I don't like that.”
We gazed at each other, and then, as if our minds had connected, we said in unison, “Fen.”
Then we laughed.
“Oh, Gods!” Falken, now privately Fen, shuddered. “Stop laughing, or I'll come.”
I settled my laughter into a grin and rocked on his lap. “Not yet.” Then I brought my legs into a kneeling position and lifted myself. Hands gripping his shoulders, I moved down. Then up, and down, and up, moving at a steady pace that made Fen growl and grip my ass.
“Faster!” Grip tight on my ass, he pulled me down, and then lifted me.
Surprised, I flopped about as Fen took over, raising and lowering me onto his shaft. But then I found his rhythm and steadied myself. I couldn't move as fast as he moved me, so I just kept my legs loose and unresistant. Between us, my cock rubbed against Fen's belly, and so when he held us pressed together, I found my release with him. We shouted each other's private names, bodies tight in climax.
Spent, I fell forward. Fen caught me and helped me down onto a pillow. He tucked me in against him, my back to his front, and laid an arm over me. Instead of feeling trapped, I felt cherished and safe. I fell asleep in seconds.
Chapter Twenty-Six
“—collapsed, Sire.”
“When?”
