The thought of that fang on my skin sent up a lick of flame inside me.
He must have caught something in my eyes, something in my scent, because Kael crowded up against me, pushing me until my back met the wall behind me. He leaned in close, bending at the knees to inhale my scent. My head tipped back, and I pressed myfingers into his hair to hold him there, unable to keep the moan from rising up my throat.
Spurred on by my reaction, Kael crowded closer, nudging my legs fall apart as he joined his hips to mine, making both of us moan at the contact. He ground himself against me, seemingly unable to help himself, and I panted, as my mind reeled higher and higher.More—I needed more—
Kael tore himself away with a groan, and I whimpered.
“Seranni?”
He looked into my eyes, and I nodded. Whatever he was asking me, the answer wasyes. Yes.
Kael drew back, and with a quick, careful slash of his claws, my blouse and my underthings fell away from my chest. I gasped in surprise, and he grinned down at me, eyes full of mischief.
Then his hand moved to my breast, his eyes full of a ferocioushunger. A few delicious moments later, his mouth replaced his hand, and I arched upward, sliding my hands into his hair and tugging at the soft strands.
Kael nibbled and tasted my flesh, his mouth hot and wet, and I writhed against him, feeling him throb against my thigh. I needed friction, and Kael finally gave it to me, picking me up and drawing me down onto his knee, with a leg on either side of his muscled thigh. I leaned forward mindlessly, pressing down until I found relief, my hips wanting to move of their own accord, desperate for satisfaction.
“Kael, please—”
My keening gasp finally got through to him, and Kael reared back to look at me as my shaking feet slid to the floor, his eyes glowing and his fangs longer than they had been before.I shivered, feeling like I would combust unless I got what I wanted…
Kael reached under my skirt, and I sighed when his hand found me. His eyes went impossibly darker when his fingers dipped into my wetness, and I fell back, clawing against the wall as I arched against his hand.
“Now, Kael,” I gasped, and he nodded, kissing my neck. Catching me up in his arms, he carefully swung me around until the back of my legs hit the kitchen table. I looked behind me, quickly pushing our notes, books, and quills aside. Kael blew out the candles and sent the candleholders clattering as he pushed them hastily aside, and then he was hoisting me up onto the kitchen table with my skirts hitched up to my waist. The cool air on my hot skin made me shiver.
Stepping away, he wrenched his breeches down, and then he leaned forward until he slid into position, his arms tight around my waist and his head nestled in the crook of my neck. Quickly, I slapped one hand against my abdomen and whispered a birth protection spell, nodding when I was done.
The first press of him against me made me gasp and arch. Kael’s head came up, fear in his eyes. But when I grabbed at his shoulders with both hands, feeling hard muscle under my fingers, he smiled and surged closer, rocking deep, pressing every inch of skin against me, driving into me as if he wanted to disappear inside me.
Kael kept his eyes open, his onyx gaze locked to mine. He drew back, and then drove in deeper, picking up the pace, and he gasped at the same moment that the fire bloomed in my center. I could feel the wave rising, the tension coiling in my middle—
“Beautiful,” Kael whispered. “You’re so beautiful, darling.”
He was all around me—in and above me, hot and male and hard, and my world came apart to his heated whispers in my ear. My fingers clutched his back, and I was sure my nails had left their marks in his skin, but he simply moved faster and faster, his low chuckle of triumph in my ear as I soared again, the wave of pleasure rippling through my world. I wrapped my legs around him and squeezed; not wanting to let him go.
A moment later, Kael buried his face in my neck, pressing close as if he wanted to melt into my skin. A pair of long fangs nipped at the skin of my neck, and I shuddered. His tongue soothed the gentle bite, and then shuddering hard, Kael let go with a hoarse cry.
A moment later, he collapsed in my arms, boneless with pleasure.
“Seranni…” he sighed against my skin, and I laughed tiredly.
A moment later, he drew away from me, only to come back with a bowl of water and washcloth. We cleaned each other off, and then tiredly flopped back onto the hard wood of the table.
“Next time, let’s wait until we go upstairs to the bedroom,” I said, and Kael chuckled. A moment later, he turned to me, and I read in his eyes his surprise and then wonder that there wouldbea next time.
Silly man. I would have to take my time convincing him that I wanted him, something I was happy to do.
But first…
“Let’s go upstairs,” I said, battling a yawn. “I’m ready to try that again on a softer surface.”
Kael smiled, but when I sat up, he picked me up in his arms and bounded upstairs, laughing like a schoolboy.
I woke up the next morning with Kael’s arm around my waist, just like the day before.
But today, his bare chest was to my back, and one of his legs was splayed possessively over mine.
The heat from his body was enough to keep me warm, even though the fire had burned low and was now just embers. Was it because of his dragon blood? It was something I would have to ask him about.
