Page 16 of Echo and the Homicidal Sea Panda

“It sure as hell isn’t wrong,” Mael whispered before he nibbled Echo’s neck.

He bit and licked a heated path to Echo’s ear. He palmed Echo’s ass and dragged them even closer together. Mael’s hard cock was a hot brand against his belly. It pulsed with every rapid beat of his heart. A hint of a smile pulled at the corners of his lips.

Mael’s heart beat faster than his.

While the predator looked cool and calm on the outside, his heart thundered inside. Was he nearing the edge of reason, too?

“It’s a simple question that requires a simple answer. Do you… want to know me?” Mael asked again before nibbling behind his ear. “All you have to do is say yes… and I’ll make it hurt so good,pepi.”

Mael’s temptations were too much—and yet not nearly enough. As overwhelmed as he was, he craved more. Echo rocked his hips, rubbing his hard shaft against Mael’s hand. He wassoclose to coming—and his clothes were still on. How much farther could the man push him naked?

When Mael removed his hand, Echo whined. His cock ached for Mael’s touch.

“Do you want me, Echo?”

“Yesssss,”Echo hissed, brows furrowed.“I want you.”

Mael gently pushed Echo back onto the bed while he stood at the edge, staring down, grinning victoriously. When he lifted his long-sleeved t-shirt over his head, Echo caught sight of the dark tribal tattoos coiling over his muscled chest and arms. Yet another checkmark on Echo’s internal bad boy wish list, added to those already there: strong, dominant, and sexy as hell.

The light smattering of hair that sprouted over the pecs was unexpected, though not unwelcomed. The beard should’ve alerted him to the possibility. Orca bodies clearly didn’t follow the same rules as dolphin ones. He allowed his gaze to wander down and smiled at a few more things he could check off—tight abs, thatfuckinghipbone V that caused him to make stupid choices, and another dark trail of hair traveling down toward Mael’s big cock.

And heknewit was big. Even in the midst of his fear, he’d mentally guesstimated its size and how much it might wreck him. However much that was, it would be worth it to try at least once.

Mael reached for Echo’s belt and unhooked it… and cold panic slammed into him. He reached down to stop the orca from going any farther.

Echo lifted his gaze to Mael’s confused one. Mael placed one massive hand on the bed beside Echo’s head. Leaning closer, he hovered over Echo.

“Changed your mind?”

Echo blinked a few times, his mind racing amid the fog of lust. “I need…” He closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. When he reopened them, those black eyes seemed to see all. He sure as hell hoped not. “I need you inside me. I’m too wound up for foreplay.”

“I’m not small,” Mael whispered, a hint of a frown wrinkling the spot between his brows. “I don’t want to hurt you.”

Echo sucked in a ragged breath at the concern Mael had for his comfort, but it came second to his fear of being found out. “I’m sure you’ve scented me, alpha. You’ve got me soaking wet. You’re not going to have any problems.”

Mael searched his face, frowning.

“I need you inside me,” Echo murmured. He lifted his shaking hands to his pants and undid them himself. Shoving themandthe lace panties he had hidden under them down his hips, he rolled to his stomach. “Help me take them off.”

Mael dragged them off and tossed them to the floor without comment. Echo rose on his knees. He pressed his face to the mattress and spread his cheeks wide with both hands, offering his hole as sacrifice.

“Please… I need you…”

Silence filled the room. All he could hear was his ragged breathing and his pounding heart.

The sound of Mael’s zipper going down caused him to jolt. He closed his eyes, sobbing from the need clawing through him.

When Mael pressed the thick head against his hole, he jumped again.

“Iwon’thurt you, little one… no matter how confident you are that you can take me.”

Echo whimpered against the mattress, pressing his bottom closer to the tip. Instead of a cock, a fat thumb sank into his asshole, testing him.

“Fuck,you are wet,pepi,”Mael whispered as he pulled his thumb out and then circled the rim with it. “Is this all for me?”

“All for you,”Echo murmured after moving his head to the side, his cheek against the mattress.

Mael rubbed the head along Echo’s hole, wetting it, before he sidled a bit closer. He squeezed Echo’s ass, cupping both globes in his big hands before swatting at one with his palm. It hit with a crack, causing another tremor to pulse through Echo.

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