Page 76 of Silk and Sirens

The ocean swept its raging waves down his right arm, as if he’d caught a storm within his skin. Another larger wave swept over his left pec, sweeping slightly up his throat in deep, turbulent blues and bruised greys. It seemed to circle like a whirlpool, drawing my eye to the pale scar on his shoulder.

“Is Langdon okay?” I asked warily. I’d heard the shower running earlier, but Caden’s low, murmured words of comfort had been too quiet to catch.

I’d never seen him like that before. Not soft, exactly … but caring. Protective in a way that felt far too intimate for me to witness.

“Get out of the water,” Caden said, his deep voice rumbling through the small bathroom like low thunder. There was no warmth, just a monotonic calm that barely masked the rage simmering beneath it.

I stayed submerged a second longer, letting the warmth anchor me even as shivers rattled down my spine.

Caden took another step forward, his presence stealing all the surrounding oxygen. “Don’t make me repeat myself, Tempest.”

Caden

There was a devious glitter in her eyes, but she still stood and stepped out of the bath.

Water dripped lazily from her body, sliding over her curves, dips, and soft, pale skin. Her nipples were a dusky pink, puckering against the cold and my unapologetic gaze, while her dark-red hair clung around her shoulders in wet strands.

“I smelt smoke,” she said in that fucking voice, the husky tone wrapping around my cock like a caress. I could easily imagine men falling to their knees if she asked, killing themselves just for a taste.

I’m sure many had, considering she was built for sex and seduction.

“Langdon’s been planting explosives in all of Selene’s safehouses. One of the devices went off.” It was a malfunction, and Langdon had been caught up in the explosion.

A flash of surprise in her expression, as if she hadn’t expected me to share the information. “You were supposed to wait until you could hit everything all at once.”

I cocked my head, watching her stand there bare. I fucking hated that she’d witnessed Langdon like that. A man I saw as my brother, suffering right in front of the woman who sold secrets to our enemies. A woman I couldn’t hurt until everything was recovered and destroyed.

So I was going to use her instead. Punish her in such a way it satisfied this vicious craving.

“Get on your knees.”

I fucking loved her visceral reaction, the flash of defiance and heat in her eyes, the brief, stubborn pout of her lips even as she sank to the hard tile. She clearly liked me to make demands, even as she fought it.

“Crawl to me.”

A flush darkened her cheeks, sweeping over her heavy breasts before she went on all fours and slowly crawled to me. Slow and deliberate, her hips swayed with every movement as if she still held autonomy.

Fuck.

She sat back on her heels once she reached me, her pussy glistening as she met my gaze. Electricity shot through my veins, my cock twitching, aching to be released.

“Such a pretty slut.”

Her eyes never left mine as she reached for my waistband. Every inch of skin revealed only tightening the tension between us, like she was clawing back pieces of the control I’d taken.

“Take out my cock.”

She swallowed, determination in her expression as she slowly pulled down the fabric. Her eyes widened at my size, the thick head already leaking pre-cum at the visual of her on her knees. I took my heavy length in my hand, slowly stoking myself as she kneeled in submission.

“Open your mouth.”

She licked along her bottom lip, a smirk teasing her lips. “Make me.”

I wanted to smile at her continued bite, at the way she fought me even as arousal soaked her thighs. There was a sick, twisted satisfaction in knowing I could do this to her, turn the untouchable siren into a dripping, needy mess.

Fisting a hand in her hair, I yanked her head back sharply. Her mouth opened on a gasp, and I took full advantage, pushing the head of my cock past her lips. She immediately started sucking, hot and eager, and I groaned at the wet heat enveloping me. My grip tightened, holding her exactly where I wanted as I rocked my hips forward, feeding her more.

“Such a good girl,” I rasped, “sucking my cock.”