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North’s reply was a playful smile. With quick fingers, she unbuttoned her bodice and tossed the material to the floor, then she peeled off her skirt and kicked it away. Tik-Tok drank in her completely naked form on his blankets. The soft curves. The lean muscles. Pebbled nipples on firm breasts, the light pink scar between them. The glistening reminder of her orgasm coating her inner thighs.Shit.He was done for.

North scooted backward, laying down. “Are you coming?”

About to—in more ways than one.

He prowled toward her, placing one knee on the mattress, and leaned over her. “You’resure?” he asked in a tight voice.

“I swear, if you ask me that again, I may have to get my axe.” She grinned, gripping the hem of his shirt, and slid it over his head.

Tik-Tok settled over her then, nestled between her thighs, his cock resting against her lower belly. And he kissed her. Slowly this time. Softly. Even though his body demanded hetake her now. “It might hurt,” he whispered. The thought of hurting her was enough to stamp down his primal urges. “I’ll be gentle, but…”

“It’s okay.” North brushed away a loose piece of his dark hair from where it clung to his lashes. “I trust you.”

She trusted him? A new kind of peace settled over him. He’d been trusted by crewmates before, but North was different. She had come to him with hate, and now… Now it was different. Tik-Tok buried his face in the crook of her neck, kissing and nipping, as he continued to hold his weight off her. She trailed her fingers down each individual scar on his back.

Then he lined himself up with her core.

The first press inside her warmth made him fist the blankets. When he’d gained an inch, North inhaled sharply. He paused, shaking with the exertion, and covered her mouth with his own. His tongue nudged hers, mimicking the slide of his cock into her.

He took his time sinking into her, letting her adjust to his size before going a little farther. North’s groans vibrated against his mouth where he kissed her, pulling a heady growl from him. If it weren’t for her nails digging into his lower back and the way she urged him to move when she was ready, he would’ve risked her axe to his throat to make sure she was still all right.

Finally, after what felt like hours, Tik-Tok was fully coupled with North. The rumble that escaped him came from somewhere deep inside. Their breaths mingled, heavy, as the kiss continued. This was usually when he thrust hard and fast, fucking a female into oblivion, but, instead, he shifted slightly. Another time he would show her hard and fast—but not now.

“Tik-Tok,” North mumbled against his lips. “I want to feel all of you.”

He swallowed hard. “Are you—”

North bit his lower lip hard enough to silence him. “Stop asking that andmove.”

He chuckled, pressing another lingering kiss to her lips, before setting his forehead on the pillow. His gold hand cupped North’s breast, eliciting a pleased gasp from her. Rolling his hips as gently as he could, he pulled back until the tip of his cock was the only thing left inside her. And glided back in. Laboriously, exquisitely unhurried.

North wrapped her legs around him. “Again. Faster.”

Who was he to deny her? He began a steady rhythm, faster, but still tender. The tingle returned to his balls as they tightened, nearing release. But she still hadn’t come again. He slid a hand between their sweat-slick bodies and rubbed tiny, quick circles over her clit.

“Oh.” Her back arched, her breath quickening.

Tik-Tok smiled against her neck. The way she responded to him, the sounds she made, it was a perfect symphony. All leading to a remarkable finish. His thrusts became irregular with more power behind each one, but North didn’t seem to mind. In fact, her walls fluttered. She gripped the sheets tightly, her chest pressed hard against his, and her hips shifted upward to meet each thrust.

“Come for me,” he urged.Begged.

A satisfied scream tore from her as she clenched around his cock, nails biting into his skin.

“Oh fuck!” he roared as his own pleasure barreled through him. His cock jerked with each powerful release. “Fuck,” he repeated on a harsh exhale.

He’d never come that hard in his life.

Chapter Eighteen

North

North’s chest heaved as she stared into Tik-Tok’s scarlet irises, no longer the color of blood, but beautiful as the deepest red rose. Her thoughts were scattered while she continued to stare up at him. She’d known the act of tumbling another must be at least somewhat decent—otherwise, why would so many fae do it? But,gods, she couldn’t string words together to describe it, or all the emotions flowing through her.

Tik-Tok furrowed his brow as he studied her. “Are you—”

“My axe is still in here if you finish that sentence. I’m wonderful.” She chuckled, cradling his warm cheek. “Areyouokay?”

“I’m … I don’t know what I am, my star. But Idoknow I want to keep you in my bed forever.” He settled beside her, his breaths heavy.

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