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“And I think I just alienated the two people who might have been able to help us.”

“The admiral and Grimm?” When she nodded, Darian waved her off. “They’re still here. Everyone is in Medical, trying to decide how to go about overthrowing Samair and wondering exactly how much a part you want to play in this. It’s your kingdom, after all.”

She smiled. “Well, if they’re working on it, let them. At least for now. At the moment, there’s only one thing I want.”

Darian raised an eyebrow. “And that is?”

“You, Darian. I want you.”

Chapter Ten

She knew Darian probably needed rest, but she also knew that they both needed this. Before she could say anything else, he’d wrapped his arms around her, pulled her to him, and mashed his lips against hers. She opened her mouth willingly, eagerly, and his tongue slipped inside her mouth, licking and sucking at her tongue.

She sighed happily. She’d never thought this day would come. The sensation of his hair-roughened skin against her made her shiver in anticipation. With one swift movement, he pulled the zipper at her throat all the way past her navel and slipped the fabric of her jumpsuit from her shoulders and down her arms. He bent to one knee as he helped her step out of it and caressed her skin, from her arms, down the length of her back, to the backs of her thighs.

When she stepped out of her jumper, he rested his hands on either cheek of her ass and pulled her pelvis toward his face. His tongue found its way through her curls to her clit where he latched on insistently.

“Ah, yes!” she cried as she pulled his head closer to her core. It was as good as she remembered. Better, in fact. Her body was alive with sensations only he had ever created.

It didn’t take long for him to coax an orgasm from her. Given all she’d been through, given how he always knew how best to distract her with sex, she was more than ready for the eruption when it came. She screamed his name and her legs gave way. The only thing that saved her from a nasty fall was his strong arms. Just like always. He was there to catch her when she fell.

Darian gently laid her on the floor and continued his exploration of her pussy. He bent her knees and pressed her thighs to her chest. Nani reached around her legs to either side of her ass and opened her pussy lips for him. He grunted his approval before plunging his tongue inside her so far his nose brushed her clit.

Again, Nani cried out. The sensations she’d been denied for so long were almost overwhelming, but she loved every second of it. His lips and tongue on her pussy felt so good, and his moans and growls were like the most beautiful music. She always loved the sounds he made during sex. It was the perfect blend of masculine satisfaction.

Finally, he stood, whipped off the pants they’d given him in Medical, and bent to scoop her off the floor. He carried her to the bed with seemingly little effort and placed her in the center. He knelt in front of her, stroking his cock, the lust shining brightly in his eyes.

Slowly, deliberately, he sat back on his heels, still stroking his cock. Nani didn’t need any more of an invitation than that. She immediately moved to her knees and knelt before him on all fours. Licking a trail from his balls to the tip of his dick, Nani grinned when he groaned and his cock twitched under her tongue. She took the head into her mouth then, sucking and dipping until she took almost half of his thick shaft down her throat.

Knowing that was about as much as she could take, she opened her mouth wider and stretched her tongue so that she could lick just that few millimeters more of him. The maneuver also let him slide just a little farther down her throat. She was afraid she might gag a little, but she managed to control it, and when she released him, his cock came back slick with her saliva.

“Enough!” His growl was almost a shout, and he pulled her up by her hair and pushed her back on the bed, pulling her legs high as he descended on her. “The first time I come will not be in your mouth.” He hooked her legs over his shoulders and sank easily into her pussy. “I’m going to come inside this hot, tight pussy.”

“Yes,” she panted. “Please.”

He didn’t start out slow or make any pretense about a tender loving for their first time in twenty years. He slammed into her, each stroke harder and more furious than the last. Sweat coated them and helped them slide easily against one another. Nani gripped his upper arms where they bore his weight on either side of her head. She was sure she’d leave bruises, but she didn’t really care. If it marked him as hers all over again, who really gave a fuck?

“I’ve always been yours, Nani,” he ground out, but she could see the tenderness in his eyes, if not his face. “And I always will be.” He did smile then. “But feel free to mark me any way you like.”

She gave a little strangled laugh then, too, but it was soon replaced with whimpers of pleasure as another orgasm began building inside her where their bodies joined. He growled then and ducked his head to her neck and sucked. The little pain in that sensitive part of her body pushed her over the edge, and she screamed his name. All the while she bucked against him, helpless to control the spasming of her hips and pelvis and pussy. She drove against him erratically, and she knew her cunt pulsed around him, wanting to milk him dry.

With one final, hard thrust, Darian threw his head back and shouted his release. Nani felt the familiar sensation of his hot seed inside her, bathing her with love and the promise of life. She hadn’t realized how much she wanted the chance again, but she did. Not as a replacement for Nadira, but as an addition to her family.

She clung to Darian as he finished, knowing now was the time. They both needed to see Nadira and Mikiel and plan their return.

“Yes, my love,” Darian panted as he rolled them to their sides. “Now. But give me an hour or so.”

“Oh, goodness!” She gripped his head and made him look at her. “Are you OK? We shouldn’t have --”

“We most certainly should have,” he chuckled. “And we’ll do it again before we talk to Nadira and everyone else. But I do need an hour or so. It will be a day or two before I have my full strength back.”

“I’ll hold you, then. Sleep. I’ll watch over you.” Nani smiled at him and, again, pushed an unruly curl from his eyes.

“I love you, Nani. I always have.” He kissed her softly before letting his head fall back to the pillow. “And I always will.”

“I love you, too.” She snuggled into the warmth of his body and pulled the covers with her as she settled in. “Forever.”

“Forever,” Darian said and closed his eyes.

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