Sephen reached up to caress his cheek. “It’s okay, Kisano. We haven’t done anything I haven’t wanted.” He arched his body to brush against Kisano’s erection, which remained from when his dragon was in control. “It’s okay for you to want what your dragon wants.”
“Is it truly okay?” Kisano asked in a small voice.
Instead of answering with words, Sephen pulled him down for a passionate kiss. Kisano trembled from the effort to fight back his dragon from taking over.
“I know we haven’t known each other that long, and maybe it’s because I’ve adored Reskin my whole life, but I feel like I’ve known you forever. I want to be allowed to love you, Kisano.”
The confession overwhelmed Kisano. Sephen looked so beautiful and vulnerable in that moment. It filled Kisano with an unfamiliar desire to protect the human. “I never thought I would find anyone like you who could move me more than any book had.” Kisano’s dragon whispered they might already love Sephen, but he wasn’t ready to confess those feelings yet.
Embarrassed by his openness, Kisano indulged in a kiss that grew more passionate as Sephen threaded his fingers in Kisano’s hair. The shifter kissed down Sephen’s jaw before he froze.
“It’s okay.” Sephen stripped off his shirt in silent encouragement. “I want you to continue.”
It was impossible to resist with explicit permission. Kisano showered Sephen in kisses all over. He could smell Sephen’s arousal growing stronger, sending his dragon into a frenzied lust. It begged him to take what was so generously being offered to them. Wisps of orange swirls crept into his amber eyes.
“What do you want to do?” Sephen asked. He caressed Kisano’s cheek when he refused to answer. “I want you to say it.”
Kisano’s voice deepened with lust and dark with need. “I want to drink you down, so I may savor your taste.”
“Then do it.”
Kisano shook his head. “No, I cannot?—”
Sephen shushed his protests. “I’m giving you permission to do what you want because it’s whatIwant, too.” He slid his pants and briefs off his hips.
Kisano moved to help before he could even process what he was doing. When Sephen’s erection sprung free, Kisano inhaled deeply before hesitantly brushing against it with shy fingers.
Sephen’s breath caught in his throat. When Kisano remained motionless, he softly encouraged, “Go on.”
Kisano stroked Sephen’s erection with a light touch. He watched as Sephen’s body moved under his touch, completely captivated by the sight. Kisano repositioned himself to take Sephen’s erection into his mouth, moaning at the exquisite taste of the arousal. He enthusiastically worked his length, egged on by his dragon.
Sephen smothered a cry behind his hand when Kisano’s fangs touched him. A whine got stuck in his throat as Kisano swallowed around him. The way Sephen whimpered Kisano’s name was better than any song a symphony could play.
When Kisano’s curious fingers trailed over Sephen’s entrance, the human came while gasping the shifter’s name. Kisano swallowed the release, burning with a passionate need for Sephen.
“That was amazing,” Sephen insisted. “See? You’re still in control, not your dragon.”
It startled Kisano to realize Sephen was right. His dragon remained close to the surface, but Kisano had been in control the entire time.
“Do you need more proof it’s you who wants me and not only your dragon?” Sephen asked as he hugged Kisano. “You should trust yourself more.”
“Thank you for having such faith in me,” Kisano whispered. How had he gotten so lucky?
It shocked him when Sephen rearranged their positions to end up on top of Kisano. Before he could protest, Sephen removed the shifter’s breeches. “There is no need for you—” Kisano interrupted himself with a gasp when Sephen stroked his aching cock.
As the pleasure built up, Kisano struggled to resist his dragon from taking control to push things further. But Kisano was successful. His reward was getting to come in Sephen’s mouth. “For such a virtuous mage, you certainly are adventurous,” Kisano teased, surprising them both.
Sephen’s laughter delighted Kisano. “I can’t help it! You make me want to do things I never knew I wanted.”
“I understand that all too well.” Kisano enjoyed holding Sephen in his arms. It was the best dream come true of Kisano’s life to spend the rest of the long night cuddling with Sephen as they talked.
Chapter 40
Maseo
“How many times do I have to tell you that you’re too pretty to look this glum?” A comely server set an ale in front of Maseo, who felt as miserable as he looked. Elzbieta’s lighthearted teasing was a rare bright spot. “What’s wrong?”
He took a drink before answering. “I have a bad feeling something is about to happen.”