Page 139 of The Forsaken Heir
“Damn, got it,” Rasp said, holding his hands up in surrender. “Calm down.”
Aurelius walked out, looking refreshed and only slightly disheveled. The walk back to his room was subdued and quiet. Aurelius was at home with the silence, content with enjoying our company in the quiet.
At the door, Cassius wrapped Aurelius in a tight embrace. “I thought I’d lost you, you dumb kid.”
Aurelius patted his father’s back. “Not this time. Takes more than that.”
“I suppose it does,” Cassius said. “A good quality to have, if I do say so myself. You get to bed and rest. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Vincent lunged forward and threw his arms around Aurelius. There were no words, just an unspoken understanding. Vincent, who’d been overlooked his entire life, and Aurelius, the man who’d seen his worth and done his best to build him up.
Vincent finally released him, and it looked like it took all his willpower to do so. “I’m glad you’re home,” he said, then hurried after Cassius down the hall.
When they were gone, Aurelius gave me a cocky grin. “And what about you? Are you happy I’m home?”
“Are youreallyasking that?”
“Admit it, you were thinking about me every minute, weren’t you?”
“You’re an asshole.” I rolled my eyes, then sighed and pressed my palm to his chest. “I did. Not every minute. Everysecond.”
He put his hand over mine, and the heat of him flooded through me.
“I can’t even tell you how much I missed you. There’s no way to put it into words...” He gazed into my eyes, sending a million unspoken words into my mind with that look. “You’re the only thing that got me through all of it.”
“Why did you order Vincent to take me away?” I asked, the question slipping out before I even had time to think about it. That thought had been stewing in my head since it had happened.
He shook his head in exasperation. “To get you to safety, Elle.”
“I was getting away, though. Vincent could have stayed to help. From what I’ve seen, he’s the strongest dragon you have. He’d have been better off helpingyou. You could have gotten out.”
Aurelius put his free hand to my cheek, and my knees went weak at his touch. “Get out and know that you were lost somewhere in Laurent territory? Absolutely not. Never.”
Tears spilled down my cheeks. “But they hurt you.”
“Look at me,” he commanded, and I obeyed, unable to help myself. “Everything I went through was worth it. I’d do it again a thousand times if it meant you were safe.”
His words struck me with thunderous force, and I could see in his eyes that he was telling the truth. Couldanyonetruly do that for someone else? To go through what he’d gone through for me?Me?The person whose parents had casually cast her aside like she was nothing?
This was true emotion, real connection.
Love?
I curled my fingers into his chest and hauled him toward me. I pressed my lips to his with a fervent and hungry desire that I could barely comprehend. It was like my body and soul were starving, and only he could satisfy me.
Aurelius wrapped his arms around me. His hands slid down to cup my ass, and he backed us into his room, kicking the door shut without ever taking his mouth from mine.
Fueled by the terror and stress of the last couple days, my desire forced me to throw away all inhibition. I’d almost lost this man, and he was with me again. There was no way in hell I’d take that for granted. Every ounce of the fear that had burrowed into mybones melted away under his hands. I wished I could melt into him, become part of his body. Anything that might bind me to him even closer than I am now.
Aurelius’s hands roved over my body as we stumbled to the bed. He palmed my breasts, squeezed my ass, and gripped my hips. His need poured into me with every touch and every kiss.
Reaching down, I cupped his thick erection through his pants. A moan escaped my throat as I imagined him thrusting into me over and over. Ineededhim. Right now. The release, the connection, the closeness… I was desperate to feel all of that.
Tearing my lips from his, I dropped to my knees and unzipped his pants. I freed his cock and licked my lips before I took him into my mouth. The heat of his skin warmed my tongue and made everything else fade to the background.
“Oh, God,” Aurelius hissed and thrust his hips forward, sinking into the back of my throat.
Having him inside me, in any fashion, sent a thrill straight to my core. My heart My pussy ached, dripping wet and hungry for him. After everything he’d been through, I wanted him to feel good. To feel everything I wanted him to feel. Nothing would have pleased me more than watching him shudder in orgasmic bliss.
