I knew I wasn't alone anymore. I had people who would help me, people who would never let anything bad happen to Keoni.
It was okay to love him. It was okay to be in love with him.
Actually, it was kind of wonderful.
Keoni
Something was different about this kiss, but I couldn't tell what.
When our lips parted, I could feel Zephyr's soft breaths against my lips, and I gazed into his blue eyes. Were all of those emotions for me?
While I'd wished Zephyr would return my feelings since I had that crush on him years ago, a part of me had still been convinced it would never happen. After all, he was Zephyr. The Headmaster. The powerful sorcerer who'd saved mine and countless other people's lives.
For so long, he'd felt unattainable to me, like he was a celestial being among us mortals and I had no right to think about him the way I did.
But when the Sanctuary started having troubles, I realized Zephyr had flaws too. He was human, just like the rest of us—metaphorically, of course. He was stubborn, couldn't ask for help even when you hit him over the head with it, and yeah, he could even be a little arrogant sometimes.
And I loved all of it. I lovedhim.
I didn't know if he was ready to hear the words yet, but I also knew I couldn't say them here. Those weren't words to be whispered in a quiet room like a secret.
Instead, I kissed Zephyr again, turning him around and pressing him into the shelves as I deepened the kiss.
The younger me who'd spent hours in here daydreaming about just this would be ecstatic if he saw us now. Fuck,Ifelt ecstatic, and I'd kissed Zeph so many times before.
Zephyr groaned as he pressed his hips forward, his hard cock brushing against my abdomen through his many layers. My horse half was a lot tougher than my human half, and I imagined it felt great against his erection.
"Do you think you can come like this?" I murmured against his lips, and Zephyr groaned again.
He slid his arms around my waist before sinking the fingers of his right hand into my hair while the left stayed on my lowerback. As we kissed again, he rocked into me again and again, rutting against me as I slid my tongue into his mouth.
Sliding my hand beneath his shirt, I trailed my fingers up and down his back, scraping my nails gently against his skin as he shuddered, his rhythm stuttering as he arched against my touch.
"You make such beautiful sounds," I said as I pulled back so we could breathe, and Zephyr gazed at me through hooded eyes as his head thunked back into the shelf.
I wondered what Zephyr would do if someone walked in and saw us like this. The fact that we were mates wasn't a secret, and I'd caught an eyeful of some of the residents in much more compromising situations, but I knew Zephyr preferred some privacy when it came to things like these. I also knew a lot of the residents saw him as a father figure and would prefer not to see him like this.
Zephyr had probably locked the door already, and if he hadn't, I was sure I'd hear it if anyone came in.
I trailed my other hand down his front, stopping at his bulge. He pushed into my palm, and I grinned up at him. His cheeks flushed a dark pink, his lips parted as he panted softly, and I wanted to take a picture because he looked so fucking sexy. Or maybe I'd just have to make sure I put that look on his face every day. Maybe multiple times a day.
Leaning forward, I brushed my lips along his throat, then sucked his Adam's apple into my mouth. Scraping my teeth over it, I licked it once, then moved to the side, giving the soft skin of his neck similar treatment as he groaned and pushed into me again, his cock straining against his pants.
Moving my hand without pulling away, I unbuttoned his pants and pushed them and his underwear lower, freeing his cock. Giving it a few strokes, I trapped it between our bodies, and Zephyr took over, fucking himself against my abdomen as he bared his neck as far as he could for me.
Gripping his hips, I pulled him closer, and he moaned as he continued thrusting against me, chasing his release as I left my marks on his skin. They'd be hidden by his cloak collar, but just knowing they were there would give me great satisfaction.
"Are you enjoying this?" I murmured against his ear, knowing how much he enjoyed it when I teased him like this. "Does it turn you on, using my body to get your pleasure?"
Zephyr groaned as he sped up, and I grinned against his skin, sucking his earlobe into my mouth as I squeezed his hips tighter. Knowing he was getting close, I pushed forward, returning his thrusts and pushing him further toward the edge.
While I couldn't feel stimulation the same way he did, watching the way he reacted to my touch was satisfying. It made me feel high in a way the pot Silas had once secretly grown hadn't.
"Are you close?"
Zephyr nodded quickly, soft pants escaping his parted lips as he worked his hips against mine. It felt like a dance, a sensual, erotic thing that left me feeling breathless.
Licking the shell of his ear, I trailed kisses over his jaw before claiming his lips in a deep kiss, and he moaned into it as his body shuddered and I felt him come, his release spilling between us as we kept moving.
