Page 106 of Of Rime and Ruin
The tunnel opens into a vast cavern. Golden light streams high above, where the thin ice brushes the surface of the Rime, bathing the library in an orange sunset glow. Frozen stalagmites rise from the floor to form pillars of ice. Shelves are carved into every wall, each pillar, lined with old tomes. The water hums with ancient magic. A few tablets float aimlessly, dancing to the remnants of the book-keeper’s lingering charm.
Nahla gasps. I release my hold on her, and she spirals into the room, spinning and staring in open wonder. Grinning madly.
Pride swells my chest. I knew she’d like it. And, fuck, she’s stunning when she’s this happy.
Aethan!she screams.You’ve been holding out on me!
I rumble in approval. Aethan. Yes, that’s my name.
Beast, yes, but also king.
It’s yours, Sunfish. All yours.
She stops her spin, turning to stare at me in wonder. She kicks her tail, barreling toward me. Gratitude slams into me through our mental connection moments before her body connects. Her hands slide over my chest, my shoulders, into my hair.I knew it was you.
I rumble.I’m glad.
She climbs me until her lips find mine, hovering a scale’s breadth away.Kiss me?
My heart stutters. Her kissing books. Sunfish wants to demonstrate.
And when Sunfish wants something, I deliver.
I brush her soft lips with mine. Her tongue slips into my mouth and slides over my sharp teeth. I growl, and her fingers tighten in my hair.
I was right. She tastes like the sun.
Then our frenzy begins. We are two bodies, groaning and sliding together, desperate to become one. I let my instincts take me. My hands on her hips. Her ass. Her breasts.
Fuck, these breasts. So supple and perfect.
I kiss them. Suck them. Run my tongue between them. Her nipples harden at my touch.
All the while she moans. Her emotions blaze through my mind, matching my own. Desire so strong it threatens to engulf us both.
This kissing, I like it very much.
Her hands slide over my muscled stomach. Trace the V of my hips. My cock bulges in the sheath moments before she finds it, cups it, and coaxes me out of hiding.
My length springs free.
She pauses. Stares. A flash of awe, then fear.
You’re fucking huge in this form.She wraps her hand around the base, but her fingers can’t touch.How’s it going to fit?
I purr at her praise, growing harder still. The king is large, but I am more so. Bigger. Better. Stronger. Made for bringing her pleasure.
I will fill you to the brim, Sunfish.
Her arousal floods the water. With my knuckle, I slide along her tail, finding the warm slit at her center. I’ve seen her pussy in two-legged form. But this slit is deeper. More sensitive. She will take my cock easily, I’m sure, and I will make her come on it, over and over, until she turns to reedgrass in my arms.
She trembles as I tuck my knuckle into her heat. I can’t use my claws; I would tear her soft skin. So I massage softly, seeking the sensitive bud at her apex.
Her pleasure sears through our connection, and she arches her back, pressing herself into my touch.
Found it.
With eagerness, I rub her spot. She mewls and gasps. Her tail flicks restlessly, convulsing as pleasure racks through her.
