Page 39 of April's Fool
“Then you won’t. Just as well, I love the idea of taking you.”
I reached for him. He came into my arms easily. The warmth of his skin sliding against me caused me to groan. Despite the bite of fear, I was still hard.
Mori reached for the soap, poured some into his hand and grasped my length. “Let’s do something about this, shall we?”
I pressed closer, wrapped my hand around us both, and stroked. Mori’s head fell back with an exhalation. “Fuck, Damon.”
Our mouths met as we worked to bring us both over the edge. Within a minute, he was following me over.
We spent a few minutes enjoying the water and kissing. “Hmm, I don’t think we saved any water, do you?” Mori teased.
It was just what we needed to break through the last of the tension.
“No, but it beats showering alone.”
Dinner was at a small restaurant a few streets away from the hotel. The atmosphere was cozy and friendly, with food that made my mouth water. I found the realm was so similar to earth with the same animals, and foods that took influence from humanity with their own added demon spice. Demons liked things hot.
A river cut through the city with multiple bridges connecting the two halves. Together we ambledaround Djalling, crossing the river many times. Keren kept a safe distance from us, allowing me to sink into this moment.
“Are you okay, about earlier? I didn’t mean to press a boundary.”
I sighed. “You didn’t know it was an issue for me because I hadn’t told you. Now you know.”
“I won’t push.”
“Yeah, I know. I trust you Mori. From the moment I met you, I knew you were good.”
He pulled me closer to him and kissed the top of my head. “I’m so grateful for that trust, though I admit it wasn’t mutual at first. When I first met you, I was suspicious of you.”
“Did you wonder why a ruthless hitman was in your precious son’s life?” My question had more than a little bite to it. His words had stung.
“No. I realized almost immediately that you loved Cody and were protective of him. I was… jealous. Instead of admitting that to myself, I tried to convince myself you were untrustworthy.”
“What convinced you?”
Mori was silent as he thought. “When you figured out how to free Toth. It was so selfless. You could have left him there to suffer, but you saw how much Cody was hurting.”
I stopped walking and turned to Mori. Going onto my tiptoes, I kissed him sweetly. He had just proven he saw me, not the killer I used to be.
Parker had given me a fresh start. I was determined to grasp onto it with both hands.
“Shall we head back?”
“Let’s.”
Together, we turned and began walking to the hotel.
If anyone looked at us as we rode in the elevator to our suite, it would have been clear what we were about to get up to. If it wasn’t Mori’s glittering dark gaze hooked on me, or my smug grin as he held me tightly against him, it would have been Keren’s long suffering sighs and eye rolls that clued them in. The demon needed to go get some. I meant Keren. Mori was totally getting some as soon as we were alone. I wasn’t sharing him.
Mori practically slammed the bedroom door in Keren’s face before pulling me towards the bed.
With care and precision, he stripped me and then removed his clothes, leaving his tie for last.
“This,” he said, holding the tie up, “is for my naughty tail. I want you to tie it and my hands to the bed.” With a smile, he handed the tie over.
“Mori—“ I ran the silky material over my hands.
“I know you trust me. This is for me. I don’t trust myself.” He climbed onto the bed and draped his hands and tail on the pillow above his head.
