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“What doo—” There’s a wooden door in the wall on my side of the counter now. One that wasn’t there a moment ago.
“You will feel as if you are being torn asunder,” Odi says. “There will be some pain. But that is normal.”
I nod and exhale. “I’m ready.”
The door handle is warm against my palm and a shiver passes through me, and I don’t know why, but I get the impression that I’m holding hands with a live entity. As if it’s welcoming me. I twist and tug and stars fill my vision.
So beautiful.
So fucking beautiful…
“Edwin, no!”
“Padma?” I make to turn, but phantom hands grab hold of me and yank me into the unknown.
The final thing I hear before the stars swallow me is Padma’s desperate scream of horror.
But the stars…oh…wow…
Chapter 19
ORINA
Lorenzo kissed me like he was making love to me. Deep, passionate, panty-melting kisses that left me wet and pulsing. His hands roved over my body, under my sleep tee, and down my shorts, teasing my pussy with featherlight touches before dipping in to circle my clit. He swallowed my soft cries and moans as he edged me over and over until I wanted to cry with frustration, and only then did he enter me with his fingers and tip me over the edge. I ground against his hand, gripping his fingers with undulating pulses that made him curse softly under his breath and reclaim my mouth in a bruising kiss.
“I want to fuck you so badly,” he growledagainst my mouth.
“Then do it.”
“I can’t hold the muting spell and lose myself in you like that.”
He’d recharged enough to put up a barrier to give us some privacy because keeping our hands off each other was almost painful now that we’d decided on giving us a shot.
I moved my hips against his hand, riding the wave as my chest tightened and my breath stalled.
“Fuck, you’re beautiful.” He kissed my throat, my jaw, and found my mouth once more.
The climax faded, leaving me trembling and weak.
“I want to touch you too,” I gasped against his lips. “Make you come and—” He nipped my bottom lip then sucked away the hurt.
“Not tonight, heart. Tonight, this is enough.”
He brought his wet fingers to his mouth, his gaze locked on mine as he sucked them clean of my juices. My pulse spiked because that was sexy as hell.
“Lorenzo…” I reached for his waistband, but he gripped my wrist and pinned it above my head.
“So impatient,” he teased.
“I think I’ve been extremely patient. We both have.”
He kissed my jaw and nuzzled the spot under my ear. “Mmmm, I guess we have, so a few more days shouldn’t hurt.”
My heart sank because he would be leaving for the city once he dropped me back to Dracul.
I didn’t want him to leave, but I didn’t want to comeacross as needy either. I’d always managed on my own, and even though I had several people to lean on now, that didn’t mean I should start using them as crutches.
He released my wrist, playfulness replaced with concern. “What are you thinking?”
