Page 91 of Devotion

“Thisisreciprocal.” I meet his gaze without wavering. “This is what I want.”

His mouth twists. His eyes are weirdly anguished. “Why?”

I take a loud, shaky breath. “Because I’m scared. And this… this makes me feel better. This makes me feel… safe.”

My cheeks flush at the naked vulnerability of the admission. Gabriel stares down for several seconds, but then something changes on his face. “You promise it’s for you and not for me?”

“I promise.” It feels like my heart is straining in my chest, desperately trying to reach out toward him.

He gives a jerky nod.

Relieved, I rub his thighs. His chest and belly. Then I reach over to unfasten his trousers and retrieve his cock. He’s already partly erect, and it surprises me. I thought I might have to start from scratch in arousing him.

After stroking him with my fingers for a minute, I part his legs more so I can get closer and more comfortable. This cot is lower than his desk chair, so our positioning is different. He slides his hands around my head and guides me closer to his groin. I take him in my mouth and suck him until he’s fully hard.

When he releases a long, low groan, I know this is working for him too. He’s getting into it. Excitement and tenderness rise inside me as I let him slip out, rearrange my lips and teeth, and then take him down again.

“Fuck, baby,” he mutters, holding my head in the same possessive grip he’s always used. “That’s so good. You’re sucking me so good.”

I hum in deep pleasure at the words, moving and swallowing at the rhythm he’s asking for. I breathe in the warm, base scent of him. Feel the tension of his legs on either side of me. The demanding motion of his hands on my head.

I’m surrounded by him. He’s filling me completely. And not just his cock in my mouth. I keep making those wet moans as I work. There’s no way I can stay quiet.

“Is this what you wanted?” His voice is getting thicker and more breathless. He’s already close. “Is this what you needed? To take me all the way like this?”

I make silly affirming sounds around the substance of his thick shaft. My sucking is getting more eager now. I’ve softened my throat to take him deeper.

“Oh fuck, I’m almost there. There’s nothing in the world like your mouth on me. I don’t know what I’ll ever do without it.” He starts rocking his hips as he builds toward climax. “That’s it. You’re so good. Take all of it. Don’t stop. Never stop.”

He’s climaxing on the final words, his body convulsing with the spasms of his release as he comes in several hard spurts down my throat.

I keep sucking and swallowing until he’s through, and then I still don’t let him go. He holds my head in place as I keep applying gentle suction to his softening cock. He keeps gasping, “Don’t stop. Don’t stop. Don’t let me go.”

My body pulses with pride and pleasure and such deep affection I’m not sure my heart can hold it all. I’m holding his ass, my neck stretched into the right position.

And it feels like if I let him go now, I’ll have to let him go forever.

I don’t want to.

I can’t.

I’m not going to do it.

Then there’s a sound from the door to the cabin. Not a voice but a noticeable sound. I jerk in surprise, and Gabriel tenses up with a sharp inhale.

“Stand up.” It’s a woman’s voice, which surprises me more than anything else. “And get your clothes back on.”

All the satisfaction and security of the moment before has fallen into terrified confusion. I let his cock slip out of my mouth but shield him with my body until I’ve tucked him back into his underwear and fastened his trousers.

Then Gabriel eases me back slightly so he can stand up. When I get up too, he moves me behind him in a protective stance.

I huddle against his back, so scared I can barely take a deep breath.

The palace guards must have found us already. Before we even got close to crossing the border.

“You’re trespassing here. You need to leave.” It’s the same woman’s voice. Not loud or angry but bluntly authoritative.

The words are so unexpected that I peek around Gabriel’s body to see who’s there.

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