“Honey, I miss you.”
Her shoulders slumped, another fissure forming in her heart. Orianna could feel her mother’s pain, or it seemed like she could. She couldn’t imagine what it was like for Elizabeth to be trapped in her own body, relying on others to take care of her because her own family had abandoned her.
“I miss you, too, Mom.” And that much was the truth. No matter what she was dealing with in her life, Orianna always missed her mother. She wouldn’t go so far as to say they were close, because Orianna had been gone so long, that wasn’t even a possibility. However, for the most part, her mother was the only family she really had.
“I promise I’ll call you in the morning, let you know if I’ve made any progress.”
It pained her to lie, but Orianna knew the truth would only cause Elizabeth more anguish. Worse was the idea of explaining to her mother how she had called off the search, given in to the fact that Amber was dead. Even Barin had confirmed as much, and she was apt to believe the guardian angel. Why would he lie to her?
“I love you, Orianna. Call me tomorrow.”
“I will. I love you, too, Mom.”
The call disconnected and Orianna tossed the phone onto the nightstand. The instant she was on her feet, that damned heat washed over her entire body. It started in her chest, then bloomed out to her extremities before centering at her core. Desire—far stronger than it had ever been—took root, flooding her with need. She stumbled in her attempt to remain steady, catching her weight with her hand on the mattress. Whatever this was, it had its own pulse, raging like a wildfire inside her.
Figuring a cold shower was in order, she tried to get her legs steady. Before she made it three steps, her clothes became unbearable against her oversensitive skin. Orianna shed each piece as she trudged forward. By the time she reached the decadent shower, she was naked and burning from the inside out.
“Sezari?”
“In here,” she answered, surprised when the words came out on a whimper. “Eclipse…”
“I’m here,sezari. Right here, love.”
Still completely dressed, Eclipse joined her in the shower, the water instantly plastering his shirt to his chest, flattening his mohawk. He made quick work of removing the soggy cotton, ignoring his hair after brushing it back from his face.
God, he had a beautiful face. All the stark angles, the black slashes of his brows, and those mesmerizing eyes.
Get with the program, sista!
Yep, that needy chick inside her wanted Eclipse naked, so Orianna began ripping at his clothing, desperate to get to bare skin.
“I need you. It … hurts.”
When Eclipse shifted her fumbling hands away so he could remove his jeans, Orianna stepped back, leaning against the tile, her hands instantly roaming to her breasts, squeezing, kneading.
What the hell was happening to her?
“Please … do something,” she pleaded as Eclipse dumped his wet jeans to the shower floor.
A lightning bolt of desire pierced her when he went to his knees in front of her. With all her inhibitions obliterated by this overwhelming ache, Orianna didn’t even blink when she placed one leg over his shoulder, opening herself for his mouth. She cried out when he sealed his lips to her pulsing clit. Her brain barely registered the exquisite sensation when she detonated, her orgasm rocketing through her. It was the first of many to follow, but no matter how many times he made her come, the heat didn’t dissipate. In fact, she was pretty sure it was growing stronger.
Praying he wouldn’t stop, Orianna grabbed for his hair, tugging firmly as he feasted between her thighs, fireworks going off behind her closed eyes as she orgasmed in rapid succession. When her supporting leg became too weak to hold her, Eclipse was suddenly on his feet and Orianna was no longer on hers. He lifted her easily, her back still pressed to the tiled wall as he aligned their bodies and pushed in deep.
“Oh, God, yes,” she hissed.
She ringed her arms around his neck and held on, loving the way he filled her, stretching her so perfectly. Finesse wasn’t even an option as she tried to find his lips with her own, needing more from him, something to quell this ache she couldn’t seem to sate.
“Relax,sezari,” Eclipse rumbled against her neck, his warm lips blazing fire across her skin.
“I can’t.” She squirmed, trying to get him to go deeper although she could feel every delicious inch of him inside her.
Eclipse pulled back and met her gaze. She knew what she looked like. Hair plastered to her head, eyes likely crazed with this ridiculous desire threatening to drown her.
“Look at me,” he ordered.
When she managed to stop writhing, Orianna met his eyes. They were glowing, brighter than she’d ever seen before. It was there she saw the intent in the silver swirl. Eclipse took over, driving into her with quick, shallow thrusts that soon took a turn. Long and deep, he pummeled her, and as she watched him, she realized he was close. Suddenly desperate to watch him come, Orianna gripped the sides of his face and held him there.
“Come for me,” she pleaded. “Deep inside me.”
