Page 58 of Great Falls Cadet
“That might be the best part,” Tye says, his earring glinting dangerously, a match to the silver flecks in his eyes. This close, I can see his constellation of freckles and suddenly long to trace them with my lips like I used to do in Lunos. His fingers trace the tender bruise around the curves of my cheeks, my resulting shudder having nothing to do with pain. “Do you want to know what I’m thinking now?” he whispers roughly.
“No.” My voice comes out in a croak. My sex clenches around the emptiness inside it, my whole body longing for Tye—the real Tye, my mate. Longing to finish what we started against the tree. The heat pooling between my thighs is enough to warm the bath with no help from the brazier. My pulse quickens, the aching along the insides of my thighs radiating through my core and burning away all common sense.
Tye’s teeth flash, leaning forward until his lips touch my ear. “I am thinking that I can’t stand the scent of those royals on your skin. And that if I don’t dive into a frigid bath right now, I’m going to lose the battle to replace their scent with mine. Very, very fully.”
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Tye
What in the names of all the bloody stars did Tye think he was saying?
The truth.
The wrong truth. The impermissible truth. Beneath the water, Tye’s cock strained so hard that it actually pulsated with his rising heartbeat. The bruises covering the girl’s skin looked even more livid than before, and the thought of someone—some male—having laid his hands on her waking a primal beast inside Tye’s chest. The same beast that smelled Lera’s arousal as he towered over her small form, tracing her curves with his hungry gaze. Another moment and Tye would lose all control altogether.
And that wouldn’t be fair. Not after what he’d done to Tiga.
Releasing Lera quickly, Tye curled his hands around the edge of the pool. Lifting his chin toward the ceiling, he forced air into his lungs. Focused on the sounds of gently gurgling water and dripping condensation echoing off the tiled walls. Anything to relieve the hold on his shaft.
It didn’t work. No. Everything inside Tye suddenly demanded his scent—yes,scent—all over the lass before him. Needed it. And the part of his mind that had any rational thought left, the one telling him that men did not do such things, was quickly becoming irrelevant.
He had to go. Run. That was the only way this would end without him inside Lera, taking her so hard that her screams echoed from the bathhouse walls.
Lera stepped forward, her knee bumping against Tye’s throbbing shaft. The sudden jolt of sensation made him leap to his feet.
A glaze settled over Lera’s deep-chocolate eyes. Her nostrils flared delicately with her quickened breaths, her engorged nipples tantalizing atop the gently bouncing breasts. Even the light touch of freckles along her perfect cheekbones was bloody arousing. She’d been so blazing hot when he’d fingered her against the tree, the thought of what that channel would feel like around his shaft stole Tye’s air.
“Tye?” Lera breathed, her fingers touching the crest of his hip. The sensation went right to his engorged cock.
“I wasn’t kidding about the scent,” Tye said breathlessly.
“I know.” The way Leralynn said it made Tye think she really did know. Understood it in a way that he couldn’t himself.
That did it. What little self-control Tye had remaining fell apart as a deep possessive instinct had him gripping Lera’s head.
Tye pressed his mouth over Lera’s, her lips parting hungrily to let Tye’s tongue slip inside. He’d intended as much. Planned to savor her sweet lilac taste. To linger there and then muster control and pull away. Right up until Tye tasted the drop of blood on Lera’s split lip and felt his world blur around the edges.
Tye cupped Lera’s face, holding her steady as he plunged into her sweet mouth, claiming every tantalizing taste of her. His. His. His. Tye took Lera deeper, swallowing the moan that escaped her mouth, the sound vibrating through his aroused nerves.
Her fingers dug into his back, pulling him closer. The molten heat from Lera’s mouth reached so deep inside him that Tye’s heart raced, tripping over its own beat. Deeper. Deep enough to kindle a flame that had lain cold since Tiga’s death.
Cupping Lera’s lush thighs, Tye hoisted her up onto his waist. The girl’s legs wrapped instinctively around his hips, her toned muscles linking their bodies like pieces on a perfect puzzle.Stars.Such a small, strong, vibrant creature.
Lera’s foot kicked at the top of Tye’s undershorts, struggling to pry off the wet cloth. Tongue still savoring her mouth, Tye released one hand to loosen his front flap, his cock springing free so hard that he and Lera both inhaled at the sudden smack.
With his hand still low, Tye brushed it along Lera’s opening, discovering a wet, warm slickness that made him groan with need. Tightening the arm holding Lera against him, Tye plunged a finger into her channel.
The needful moan that evoked was the most beautiful sound Tye had ever heard.
His second finger went in, teasing and stretching her blazing tightness. A third.
Lera’s channel clenching around him, the girl broke the kiss with a frustrated growl. “I. Want.You.”
Tye attempted to chuckle—he prided himself on making women soar, drawing out their pleasure and frustration for a climax that would shatter their world—but the attempt came out raspy and strained. He couldn’t play. Tye needed to take her. Now. Fast and hard and permanent. It wasn’t just his cock, with its engorged shaft pulsating in anguish, but something much deeper that demanded he connect. That hemate,as if he were a wild predator instead of a man.
Panting, he gazed up into Lera’s face. Her muscles strained, her heart pounding so fiercely, he could see the pulse at the side of her neck. A droplet of sweat beaded her temple, close to her glazed brown eyes. The thought of being inside all that heat and power drove Tye as mad as Lera’s lilac scent, which spurred his heart every time he inhaled.
Flashing her teeth, Lera bent her head and bit Tye’s ear. Hard.
