The thought of her face flushing with pleasure convinces me.
The sorcerous syllables spill off my tongue, the meaning clear in my mind even if I couldn’t explain why those sounds will have their intended effect.“Only follow commands that you’d want to do even without sorcery.”
Peri’s expression doesn’t so much as tick. Of course, I haven’t compelled her to do anything concrete right now, only set a boundary for future commands.
She squirms around on my legs so she can straddle me on the chair. The friction makes my dick ache.
The flush I imagined is already spreading across her cheeks, but she cups her hands against my jaw ever so tenderly. “What would you like me to do for you, my sorcerer?”
The answer comes to me like a bolt straight to my cock, tingling through my heart at the same time. And I understandwhy she’s right to trust me. Why she’s totally right in what she said about how the people we are use the talents we have.
Not one part of me wants me to ask her to do something formybenefit. All my thoughts immediately focus on what I can suggest that’ll let me giveheras much pleasure out of this encounter as possible.
My breath hitches around the heady thump of my pulse. My next command tumbles out in indecipherable syllables that nonetheless both our bodies understand.“Tilt your head to one side.”
Peri follows the instruction automatically, peering at me only with curiosity. I take a second to confirm her cooperation before bringing my mouth to the crook of her neck now temptingly on display.
As I meld my lips to her soft skin with a flick of my tongue, Peri gasps. More desire flutters through our bond.
She runs her fingers up into my hair from the base of my skull, setting my scalp quivering with heady tingles. Her other hand grips the front of my shirt.
The slight tug gives me a suspicion of what she’d like to do with that shirt, but she doesn’t proceed of her own accord. She’s letting me call all the shots.
I tease my tongue from the corner of her jaw down to the hollow of her throat and murmur another command.“Take off my shirt and touch whatever parts of me you’d like to.”
It’s the loosest of orders—she could remove my clothes and then stop if she wasn’t particularly inclined to cop a feel. But Peri makes an enthusiastic sound as she peels the shirt off my torso. The second she’s tossed it aside, her hands are tracing over the lines of the muscles I’ve worked so hard to sculpt.
I’ve thrown myself into those workouts mainly to keep my strength somewhere close to what most shadowkind can wield. Feeling my mate caress my skin is an even better reward.
And the sight of the glow that beams from the small spot in the middle of my chest only lifts my spirits now. It’s another reminder of just how much I earned this woman’s trust.
I catch Peri’s mouth in a kiss I didn’t demand but that she gives herself over to happily. For a few minutes, I lose myself in the heat of her mouth and her exploring hands.
The throb of my erection brings me back to our supposed goal. I’m meant to be practicing—and even if the most recent crisis is averted, I don’t know how much longer we’ll have before we’re called back to one duty or another.
I nip the lobe of her ear.“Vanish your clothes.”
I’ve barely finished speaking before Peri blinks in and out of the shadows, returning in her full naked glory. Her own bond mark glimmers between her voluptuous breasts.
Mine. In this moment,allmine.
I can’t restrain a groan before I bow down to lap one of her nipples into my mouth.
Peri whimpers, her hips rocking over me to torturous effect. When I dip one hand between her legs, her arousal slicks over my fingers.
I delve two fingers right inside her while strumming her clit with my thumb. A deeper moan reverberates up Peri’s throat. She clutches my shoulders, swaying with my attentions.
Her voice comes out breathless but as tantalizingly heated as the emotions flowing between us. “You always make me feel amazing, Jonah. I want to do the same for you.”
“You do,” I promise, lifting my head so I can kiss her on the lips again. “So fucking good, Peri. It’s never been like this with anyone else.”
The pleased noise that emanates from her chest sounds like a purr. Her breath is fracturing with the pumping of my hand, but I know I can make her feel even better than this.
“Push up on your knees,”I murmur.
When she lifts her ass, I have just enough room to unzip my fly and wriggle my jeans partway down. It takes barely any effort at all for my cock to spring free, aching to stand at attention for her.
“Sink down until I stop you.”
