Page 38 of Incubus with Benefits
“You know, that might actually work.” She closed her eyes and leaned into me. “Honestly, this already feels better.”
“Good,” I murmured, nipping the shell of her ear. Her magic and her body responded instantly, spiking with lust.
My hands roamed her body, cupping her breasts possessively, before skimming over her curves to squeeze her perfectly rounded bottom. I nibbled a fiery path down her neck.
And with me touching her, loving her, and worshiping her, she sealed her home with no misfires. I insisted on carrying her down the stairs to avoid dirtying the nearly pristine soles on those dead-sexy shoes.
Lily tucked into the passenger seat with Shadow curled on her lap. I kept one hand on the wheel, the other resting lightly on her knee. Just enough to remind her I was right here, and as long as I was around, nothing would hurt. She was mine to protect.
“You know,” I said, glancing over, “you can stay over as long as you like. All you have to do is wear those heels.”
She gave me a sideways look. “You’re just trying to distract me from what happened.”
“True,” I said, flexing my biceps enough to catch her eye. “But also because you’re fucking hot and you drive me mad.”
She didn’t respond right away, but her shoulders, which had been up around her ears, relaxed. I slid my hand a little higher, resting it on her thigh, my thumb tracing slow circles.
“I’m still a little freaked out,” she admitted. “But being with you helps.”
At a red light I reached over and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, letting my fingers linger along her jaw. “Good. Because you’re safe with me. I plan to keep you close until you forgetwhat fear feels like, and if that doesn’t work, I’m going to fuck the fear right out of you. It’s hard to be scared if you’re screaming my name.”
She turned her face toward my hand, brushing her cheek against my palm. I let my thumb graze her lower lip, and the little minx caught it with her teeth.
“You might just have to,” she whispered.
The angry blare of a horn behind us snapped me back to the present. The light had changed, and I should’ve been paying attention.
The rest of the drive home felt like an eternity as I drowned in her presence, caught between the lingering scent of her fear and the lust building between us.
As soon as we rolled into the garage, I stepped out and circled around to open her door. The moment she got out, I scooped her and Shadow up and ascended the steps.
At the top of the stairs, I told Lily the code to my door, and we stepped into my apartment. Once we were inside, Shadow hopped out of her arms and left to explore the new environment. She wasn’t attacking me anymore, so that was good, though she’d glared at me all the way up those stairs.
I carried her straight to my bedroom, kicked the door open with my foot, and deposited her into my bed.
She looked up at me, eyes wide and tired. The bags under them told me everything. She was exhausted and frayed at the edges.Her fear still clung to her, and I hated it. Nothing should ever make her feel that way. And I knew exactly how to fix it.
“You’re safe now,” I growled. “No one can touch you here but me. I’ll take care of you, Lily. I’ll make you forget everything but me. Let me take it all away. Let me show you what it feels like to be worshipped.”
“I’d like that.”
Chapter 18
Lily
Julianwasonmein an instant. His demon limbs shot out from behind him to grab my arms, stripping me of my clothes like they were the wrappers to the ultimate present. The only thing he left on were my shoes. He really did like those, didn’t he? The male species was so simple to please.
He arranged me on the bed in a big cross, then leaned back against the wall, arms crossed, as if to admire his handiwork.
“So perfect,” he murmured.
The more he looked, the more I became aware of the fact that I was completely in his control. I was offered up like a sacrifice at the altar of his bed.
He approached, looking like he couldn’t decide where to start first. He touched me lightly, his fingers feather-light as he trailed them all over my body. And when they brushed over my chest, my nipples tightened into tiny buds. Then he was crawling over me to take one into his mouth, lashing the tightened bud with his tongue. He traveled over to the other side and did the same, lavishing attention on the other perky nub.
Satisfied, he started kissing and nibbling a red-hot trail down my body. He went achingly slow, tormenting me, until all I wanted to do was shove him down with my hands. But my hands were trapped over my head.
I squirmed, trying to hurry him along, but all I got was a soft chuckle in return.
