Page 36 of Enchanted with the Orc
I nodded, looking away from him and tugging my chin from his fingers to hide what I was feeling. I shouldn’t have tried, though, because in the next moment, his face was pressed to the side of my neck, his nose and blunted tusks nudging my skin.
I gasped, releasing his hand to brace myself against his hard chest and shoulders. “E-Enka?” I stuttered, heat flooding low in my stomach as his scent and heat surrounded me. A low growl left his throat, making me tremble against him.
Oh dear Goddess Mother, I’m so wet I can slide across this seat.
“Whateveryou need from me, Tasia,” he groaned, nudging my throat with his nose again. “However many times you need it. I can give it to you.”
My entire body ignited, and I was just saying “fuck it” to the part of my brain that was telling me it was a terrible idea when a loud screech sounded on the other side of the room. I pulled away, my head turning in the direction of the sound. Enka’s did the same, but his giant hand moved to my lower back, keeping me close to him.
A little harpy was laughing so hard, her wings fluttering and her head thrown back, that she had screeched. My daughter, ever the entertainer, was in the middle of the group, regaling them with a story as they jumped in the bouncy house in the far corner.
“I’m glad she’s having a good time,” I told him, struggling to breathe, ignoring the push of my fingers into his chest, feeling his muscles, andprayingthat he would ignore it too.
“Me too,” he murmured, smiling that sweet smile before he turned back to face me. “But as I was saying, Tasia,” he started and I cringed inside.
He didn’t spontaneously forget that I was trying to jump him?
“I’m here for whatever you need,” he whispered, tucking my hair behind my ear. The tickle of his fingers on my skin sent a zing of heatstraight to my nipples—which hadnothingto do with where he was touching. “Anytime you need it.”
“Thank you,” I told him, ducking my head and avoiding his probing stare. “That’s really sweet of you, but you’ve done enough for us.”
“You know what I mean,” he said in that low voice that did things to my insides anddefinitelymoistened my already sopping panties. “You know what I’m saying to you.”
Dammit Tasia, be brave.
Taking a deep breath, I looked up at him, and his lip curled in a seductive grin in response.
Fuck. Me.
“I know what you mean,” I gasped, unable to catch my breath. “I knowexactlywhat you mean.”
“Good,” he murmured, leaning down. I held my breath, hoping and dreading the press of his lips, but he only put them against my forehead. “I want you to feel safe and comfortable around me. To know that I’ll be whatever you need me to be.”
My fingers were still clinging to his shirt, caressing his muscles in a way that wasentirelyinappropriate when surrounded by a group of children. I forced my hands away, tucking them under my ass so they would behave and then I nodded. “Yep.”
His smile was feral now, and he leaned in to run one of his tusks against the skin of my neck. My moan was dragged out of me. I didn’twantto feel pleasure, but I lit up like a wick when he touched me.
It was dizzying. I’d never experienced anything like it. Being with this orc was unlike anything I had ever felt before. The tingle under my skin and the heat that was rising inside me was something I’d never encountered.
The laughing squeal from the area of the bouncy castle had me turning to look at my daughter. She was surrounded by a group of new friends andshe looked so happy I grinned.
“I have to thank Darak,” I said, turning to look at Enka. “This is perfect for her birthday. I never thought I’d be able to give her anything like this. Especially after we ran.” I ducked my head, embarrassed.
“I thought we’d be on the run for a while. I was so scared that she would ask me about her birthday. Thank you for this as well,” I said looking up at him, sure that my gratitude would be going in my eyes.
“There’s never any need to thank me for anything,” Enka said, his brow furrowed. “Anything I do, I want to do.” He looked as though he wanted to say more, but his eyes slid away. His gaze snagged on my daughter. “I’d do anything I can for her,” he admitted, sending me an embarrassed smile. “She’s the daughter I always wanted.”
I bit my lip, struggling to keep my thoughts to myself, but his head tilted as he kept looking at me.
“You don’t know me yet,” he said in a low voice. “But you can tell me anything and I’ll never react like he would.”
The words were like a blow to the chest. I hadn’t realized that was what I was doing until he pointed it out. Going for honesty, I sent him an apologetic smile as the words spilled from my lips.
“But she’snotyour daughter,” I bit my lip, knowing he wasn’t David, but also knowing that he was a huge male with muscles the likes of which I’d never seen before in my life.
He nodded, shrugging. “One day maybe.” His voice was earnest and it caught at my heart like nothing ever had.
“What are you saying, Enka?” I asked him and his expression grew serious just as a little rocket launched itself at his legs.
