I propped myself up on an elbow to look at him. “I know.”
“But I’m not sorry.”
“Neither am I,” I admitted, leaning down to kiss him softly.
I stoodunder the hot spray, letting the water cascade over my shoulders as Phoenix’s strong hands worked shampoo through my hair. The shower in my tower room was spacious enough for two. After our afternoon in the greenhouse, we’d barely made it back to my room before falling into bed again.
“That feels amazing,” I murmured, tilting my head back as Phoenix’s fingers massaged my scalp.
His eyes met mine through the steam, a small smile playing at his lips. “You have no clue how beautiful you are. This hair feels like bloody silk.” The dark strands sifted through his large fingers before falling and brushing my hips.
Phoenix’s gaze traveled over me appreciatively, lingering on the places where his mouth had left faint marks. I reached for the soap, returning the favor, working up a lather between my palms before spreading it across his broad chest.
“Phoenix,” I said, feeling stupidly hesitant as I remembered something he’d mentioned on the walk here. “You said the guys wanted to talk to me before dinner?”
He nodded, his expression growing more serious. “Yes. They should be here in about an hour.”
My stomach tightened. “About what?”
Phoenix’s hands stilled on my shoulders. “I think it’s better if they explain it themselves.”
I studied his face, trying to read between the lines. “Is it about the bond? About becoming a shield team officially?”
His silence was answer enough. I turned away, letting the water rinse the soap from my body as my mind raced. The idea of bonding with Stardust as my shield team was both thrilling and absolutely fucking terrifying. What would that mean for my connection to Nightfall? Could I technically bond with both teams? The thought of merging the two groups seemed impossible, they clearly despised each other.
“You’re thinking too hard,” Phoenix said, his hands sliding around my waist from behind. “I can practically hear the gears turning.”
I leaned back against his chest, letting his warmth envelop me. “I’m just trying to figure out what this means. For all of us.”
Phoenix pressed a kiss to my shoulder. “Whatever happens, we’ll figure it out together. There’s nothing that’s too impossible for six grown-ass warriors to figure out.”
His hands began to move over my body again, this time with a different purpose. He cupped my breasts, thumbs circling my nipples until they hardened under his touch. I gasped, my earlier thoughts dissolving as desire flared yet again.
“Phoenix—” I breathed, my head falling back against his shoulder.
His cock hardened against my lower back as he continued his exploration, one hand sliding down my stomach to the apex of my thighs. When his fingers found my clit, I moaned, spreading my legs wider to give him better access.
“Bend over,” he commanded softly.
I obeyed, facing the tiled wall as he positioned himself behind me. His hands gripped my hips, and I felt the blunt headof his cock pressing against my entrance. He entered me slowly, inch by delicious inch, until he was fully seated inside me.
“Fuuuck—” he groaned, his forehead dropping to rest between my shoulder blades. “I could stay buried inside of you all day and it would still never be enough.”
I braced my hands against the wall, pushing back to meet his thrusts. The shower provided the perfect amount of lubrication, the hot water cascading over us as Phoenix fucked me from behind.
“Harder,” I demanded, looking back over my shoulder at him. His eyes flared bright green, and he increased his pace, his hips snapping forward with more force. “Yes,” I hissed as he hit that perfect spot inside me. “Right there, don’t fucking stop.”
Phoenix’s grip on my hips tightened, his fingers leaving marks as he drove into me hard. He was so large that he could move my body any way he liked, and I let him, letting him guide my hips onto his cock, my feet nearly leaving the ground entirely.
“I’m close,” I gasped, feeling an orgasm approaching. “Oh fuck, Phe, make me come?—”
“That’s it, pretty girl, fuck my cock—” Phoenix growled, one hand sliding around to find my clit. “I want you to milk me fucking dry, do you hear me? I want to drip out of you for days.”
His fingers worked in perfect rhythm with his thrusts, and it was all I needed. My climax crashed through me, my inner walls clenching around him as I cried out his name, and it was more of a whine at this point. Phoenix followed moments later, his release pulsing inside me as he groaned my name. Hot cum dripped down my legs as he slowed, still thrusting into me, easing me through it. My thighs were shaking, and my legs felt weak.
Finally, Phoenix slipped out of me and turned me to face him, capturing my lips in a tender kiss. “We should finishwashing up,” he murmured against my mouth. “The others will be here soon.”
I nodded, reluctantly reaching for the soap again. We cleaned each other more efficiently this time, though Phoenix’s hands still lingered on my skin longer than necessary.
