Page 19 of Echo and the Homicidal Sea Panda

Mael spun them both over, to their sides, still joined. Echo stretched his arms over his head, arching his back, satiated in a way he’d never known possible.

His languid satisfactiondidn’t last long, though. The cold reality of what they had done slowly washed over Echo. If they were caught together, it might be worse for him than being caught crossing the boundary. Much worse.

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Echo stared up at the ceiling, trying not to let the panic eat away at him. He’d been weak and they’d done the unthinkable. Mael had to leave. They couldn’t do that again…ever.

Mael pressed a kiss to his shoulder before pulling out and climbing from the bed, still wearing his jeans pushed low. His cock was still out and swung heavily as he moved “Fuck, dolphin… I wasn’t expectingthat.”

“What do you mean bythat?”Echo asked, frowning.

Mael wandered toward the bathroom. “I can’t remember the last time I came that hard. I guess what they say about the shy, quiet ones is true. They’re a hot piece of ass.”

A hot piece of ass.That’s all he was. Echo was glad to hear that instead ofpepior the hint of sweetness when Mael said it. It was one and done, and they’d go their separate ways.

Mael emptied his bladder, washed his hands, and then snagged a washcloth from the shell filled with fresh ones. After he wiped his cock off, he brought it to the bed. Silent, he gently cleaned his cum from Echo’s body. He was such an odd contrast, both dominantandtender. While the assertive alpha behavior was a turn-on that shouldn’t have been a turn-on, it was the soft underbelly moments that would be Echo’s undoing.

He stared up at the gorgeous orca, suddenly struck by how much he wanted to be undone.

That couldn’t happen, though.

“Now that you’ve gotten your answers and had your piece of ass, I suppose you can leave,” Echo muttered, pulling away from Mael’s touch. When he rolled over to his bottom, he dragged the tangled comforter over his lap.

Mael stared at him, silent. After a few seconds, he shook his head and tossed the washcloth into the bathroom. “Nah. I’m going to stay.”

Echo’s jaw dropped at the refusal.

Mael climbed into bed and laid his head on the pillow before dragging Echo closer. He closed his eyes and sighed. “Gimme an hour or two and we can have round two.”

Echo had opened the door and offered a quick, easy escape. He’d expected Mael to take it, with pleasure. Why the fuck was he still lying in Echo’s bed?

“Who invited youto stayfor round two?”

Mael lifted one eyelid. “I wasn’t invited for round one, but that didn’t stop me from making you scream.” He closed his eye again and settled deeper into the pillow. “Comfy bed. I approve.”

Echo’s jaw tightened. “You should go.”

In another flash, Mael was on top of him, pinning him to the mattress. Mael captured both of his wrists in one hand and then yanked them over Echo’s head. Echo gazed up at him, shivering. The orca lowered his head, his lips less than an inch away from Echo’s. Echo’s back arched, pressing his chest harder against the steely one above him.

Mael traced a finger down Echo’s cheek. “Do youreallywant me to go?”

Echo opened his mouth to say yes but couldn’t. In all honesty, he wanted Mael to stay. Something deep down wanted it to be the forever kind of thing that it absolutely couldn’t be. “We never should’ve had a round one. Round two is pressing our luck.”

“Should’ve… could’ve… I don’t care much for rules. I wanted you. You wanted me. So we fucked. And it was amazing.” He traced his fingers over Echo’s lips before stealing a kiss. “I plan to fuck you again tonight. Maybe again tomorrow morning before I leave.”

“You think you’re spending the night?”Echo asked, alarmed.

“How else am I getting morning sex?” Mael asked, grinning.

“What if someone sees you here? In the daylight?”

“You live far from your neighbors. No one’s going to see,” Mael said. “And who cares even if they did? We’re not breaking any laws.”

“We both know it’s not that simple,” Echo replied.

“You’re overthinking this,” Mael said, grinning, his teeth bright white against his tan skin. Dimples formed on each cheek, and Echo’s wombs clenched at the sight of them. “And if you’re capable of thought right now, I clearly didn’t fuck you hard enough. I can’t leave until I know you’re completely andutterlysatisfied.”

“This isn’t a joke,” Echo said, fighting a smile as hard as he could.

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