Page 50 of Take No Prisoners
Niall growled and nearly toppled Efren through another doorway as he lunged for him, catching him around the waist.
"Easy, love."
"You're already trying to get rid of me? No wonder Olivia hates you." Niall was as giddy as he was clumsy. He placed tender kisses along Efren's jaw as the captain held him in place.
"Ah, but she doesn't hate me." Efren laughed when Niall sucked on the side of his neck. "We just established that."
"You are impossible!" He laughed.
Efren dragged him further into the room. A cool blue light from an enchantment on Efren's dresser filled the room. The eerie glow made Efren shine like a deity. Niall leaned against him and sighed.
"I want you to stay with me, but only if that's what you want," Efren said.
Despite the noncommittal words, Niall heard the undertone of rejection. Efren expected him to leave. Niall wasn't about to leave, but he was too tired to argue. When Efren flopped him down on the nearest soft surface, his last thought was that he should remove his boots.
He woke before dawn to the lapping of nearby waves. At first, he thought he was on the ship, but then he realized he wasn't moving with the sound. A trail of moonlight crossed the foot of the gigantic bed.
A soft shadow lay beside him. Efren's mass of dark curls took up most of his pillow and hid his sleeping face above his bare broad shoulders. Niall did his best not to disturb him as he scooted closer and pulled the sleeping captain to his chest.
Efren hummed and wriggled closer. Niall's cock had been dozing, but the motion felt so good. He hadn't changed out of his clothes, but he was naked now, and so was Efren. Niall did his best to relax and think about anything but the man beside him. He was still overtired from the upside-down sleep schedule. Soon, he was asleep again.
The next time he woke, the pale pink light of dawn allowed him to see the room in its entirety for the first time. The white-washed masonry walls were bare above a white dresser and wardrobe on the opposite side of the room. The bed where he lay touched both side walls. Efren's pocket watch sat open on the lowest shelf of the headboard, displaying the time as just before seven. The others were lined with books. Bits of shell, polished rock, and other minor curiosities kept the books company where there was a square inch between the spines and the edge.
Efren shifted against him, and they both moaned when Niall's semi-erect cock caught on the edge of Efren's hole before fitting into the groove between his cheeks.
"Good morning," Efren whispered.
"Good morning. Did you have fun undressing me last night?"
As good as Efren felt against him, it was even better to see the amusement in his eyes when he rolled over. "I had even more fun having my way with you."
"Oh?"
Efren shook his head. "No. I was almost as tired as you. I was going to dress us both, but I couldn't keep my eyes open long enough." Efren traced Niall's clavicle with his thumb and halted at the divot between them.
Niall's breath caught at the possessive look in Efren's eyes. "We're awake now, and your training won't start until eight."
Niall glanced at the pocket watch again. "We have an hour to bathe, grab breakfast, and walk back to the docks."
"Bathing's as easy as jumping in the ocean." Efren leaned closer. "We'll grab breakfast on the way to the training ground. The walk is short enough."
"You don't need to talk me into it." Niall had been half-hard since he'd opened his eyes. With Efren's hands on him, he was already at full attention and leaking.
Efren pushed Niall onto his back and kissed his way down his chest, pausing to tease his nipples with his tongue. He never took his gaze from Niall's, and Niall was certain he already knew fire magic because he thought he was going to combust from that look alone.
Efren continued down his body, licking a trail of precome from his navel and digging his nose into Niall's groin. The move was so primal, Niall's cock jumped, slapping against his stomach and leaving another trail of precome behind.
Efren chuckled as he lapped it up again and then licked a stripe along the groove between his groin and thigh. Niall moaned. He didn't want to be the only one losing his mind to pleasure before breakfast, though. He twisted his body downward, trying to leave Efren some room as he angled himself closer to his prize.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"The bed's plenty big enough," Niall teased.
"It is." Efren sounded pleased. "You look so good like that."
"I can't let you have all the fun."
Efren adjusted his shoulders and Niall's hips to make it easier, and Niall licked his first stripe from Efren's tip to the base, relishing the musky salt of him.
