Page 43 of Fallen

“I can feel you,” Alex gasped. “Let me touch you.”

“No.” Talon grinned at Alex’s answering whine, feeling more powerful here than ever before, with this human willingly surrendering in his arms.

“Oh, Talon, yeah, just like that. Don’t stop, please don’t stop.” Words failed him, and his beautiful moans filled the air.

But Talon did stop, and Alex’s tragic cry rang out as Talon left him on the edge, unfulfilled.

“Come here,” Talon said, hooking his hands under Alex’s thighs and lifting him.

“Wh-What are you doing?” Alex grabbed onto the edges of the tub as Talon guided him into his lap, driving his neglected cock into the crease of Alex’s ass and drawing a gasp from them both.

Talon leaned up, mouthing at the red bruise his teeth had left behind on Alex’s shoulder. “Can we do this? Can I lay you out on the bed and work myself inside you? Fill you up?” An inhuman sound was building in his chest, making his voice rattle. “I want to make your body learn the shape of me, leave my mark behind.”

Alex whimpered. With a splash, one of his hands dove under the water to take himself in hand, his thighs flexing as he worked himself back on Talon’s cock. Talon gripped his hips, aiding and guiding him, taking some of his weight so he didn’t overwork himself.

“Please, please, yeah,” Alex moaned, tipping back to kiss Talon sloppily, pressing his tongue into Talon’s mouth and whining through his nose as his back arched. He came with a cry, grinding down hard on Talon, who saw spots as he spilled between them, water sloshing around them as they quivered through the aftershocks together.

When they’d caught their breath, Alex said, “We came in the bathwater.”

Talon barked out a laugh. “Hit the drain, then. Time to get out.”

Alex climbed out first, fetching towels for them both. He eyed Talon as they dried off, the drain gurgling behind them.

“We can, but just so you know, I’ve never… done that before.”

Talon blinked, trying to catch up. “Can what? Done what?”

Alex smiled, but his cheeks were rosy with embarrassment. “What you said in the bath about—being inside me.”

“Oh.” He understood. Alex was admitting something here. “Oh, little bird, that’s…” The prospect of being Alex’s first—hisonly, if Talon had his way—was very satisfying.

But Alex winced. “Bad?”

“No.No. It’s good. Very good.” He drew his towel around Alex, using it to reel him in. “I will show you everything I know. I’ll make you feelsogood. And,” he heard his own voice go a little high as he spoke the next part, because this was a new stance for him, “if you want to wait a while, that’s fine, too. It doesn’t have to be tonight. Whenever you’re ready, okay?”

Alex nodded, then tilted his head, squinting at him. “You look weird. Why do you look weird?”

He shook his head quickly. “I’m not. I’m fine.”

“Talon.”

He wanted Alex to trust him, so lying would push him away. Better to just be honest. “You’ve never donethat, but I’ve never donethis.”

“‘This’ being…”

“I’ve never wanted to wait until someone was ready. I’m a demon. I’m selfish by nature. But I want you to… wantme. Which means I need to be careful with you. Kind to you. So you’ll be mine.”

Alex smiled softly. He pressed closer, wrapping his arms around Talon and tucking his chin over Talon’s shoulder. “It doesn’t make any sense, but I think Iamyours, Tal.”

A small kernel of warmth and light took root in Talon’s heart. There was sand under his feet and sunlight on his face, here in Alex’s arms. For the first time, he was whole, and he hadn’t even realized he was missing something until he found it.

“I hope so,” he whispered. “And I hope you let me be yours.”

Chapter 14

Alex

Wakingin Talon’s arms felt dangerously good. Sprawled across his warm chest, Alex woke from a dreamless sleep with a smile on his face. When he raised his head, Talon met his eyes with an easy smile.

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