Page 80 of A Lick of Flame

“Your skin…it’s soft, like silk.” She tugs on my member, and I groan, putting my hand over hers.

“You probably shouldn’t be doing that.”

“Why?” Her eyes are big and innocent and so fucking beautiful. I drown in them for a few moments.

“I won’t last if you keep that up, and as for being beautiful, aren’t men supposed to be handsome?”

“I suppose so, but not you, Orion. You are beautiful.” She leans in and kisses me, the tips of her breasts rubbing my chest.

“I will take that as a compliment.” I brush my lips against hers.

“You should,” she says against my mouth.

I lean over her, urging her to lay back down on the bedroll, which she does. Her legs fit perfectly around my hips, just as I knew they would.

Her wet heat taunts me. I slide a hand between us. Her eyes shoot open, and she moans as I rub my finger over her delicate bundle of nerves. The one nestled between her folds.

We kiss, caress, and touch, her moans growing louder with every circle of her nub.

“Are you ready for me, love?” The endearment just slips out. I don’t know quite where it came from, only that it left my lips before I could stop it. I shouldn’t have said it. It’s one stolen night and yet, I don’t want to take it back.

“Yes,” she moans, cupping my face in her hands. It’s like she’s trying to imprint every part of me.

Her fingers stroke my ears all the way to the tips, making my toes curl. I moan.

“You like that?” she asks in a breathy voice.

I make a murmur of agreement and kiss her deeply, still stroking her gently between her thighs. She arches into me. Her channel is dripping wet.

“I’m ready,” she whispers, sensing my hesitation.

I want her more than anything, but…this is big. I have a feeling it’s going to change us both. That it’s going to tie us together. One tether will be broken, and another will be forged. It is going to be tough to say goodbye.

I lift her legs a little higher on my body and bite back a groan as my tip breaches her tight channel. I feel like I have died and gone straight to heaven.

It’s like I’m being squeezed in a velvet sheath. Hot and wet. I groan deeply, unable to hold back. I keep really still, looking down into her eyes, which are hooded. I’m shaking a little, barely holding on, and we have only just begun.

Maya’s teeth dent her plump bottom lip.

“This is the part that might sting a little,” I warn her.

She nods. I put my thumb back onto her nub and rub a little until I feel her relax, until her hips start to rock back and forth, until she starts to moan, and then I thrust into her in one bold move. Better to get it over with.

Maya cries out, her body clamping around me. She holds on tightly; her body trembles for a few moments. I pull right back.

“I’m sorry if I hurt you,” I say, kissing her lips, stroking her face.

“It’s done.”

“Yes, it is.” I nod once.

“It wasn’t so bad,” she whispers.

“I’m glad.” I practically choke the words out. The tip of my shaft is being squeezed so tightly inside her. It feels good and I haven’t started moving yet. “Are you ready for more?”

“I’m ready for all of it.”

Kakara be thanked.

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