Page 34 of Sea and Sky
While he waited for Gavin to finish his preparation, he paced the hallway, uncomfortable. The leather pants didn’t allow for easy movement, but would provide protection if Gavin released his dagger scales. Damon had told him tales of men losing hands when they came in contact with a hostile eggborn. Kyler did not wish to be among them.
He fingered the jewels in the window frame. Glittering gold dust shimmered.
Dragons and their hoards.
Bare feet slapped the stone floor. Kyler turned to find Gavin approaching, naked.
Sea stars, why did he have to be naked?
With every step, Gavin scanned Kyler’s body, taking in every inch of him. Kyler found he didn’t mind. In fact, he wouldn’t mind if Gavin wanted totouchevery inch of him… as long as he took the awful leather with him. He wasn’t sure he wanted to follow through with what he’d said earlier. It was smart to keep his distance other than when they were trying to put on a show, but Kyler still craved touch and Gavin’s was so gentle.
No. No. He couldn’t think like that. Just friends. That’s all they were. All they could be. A prince and a pirate could never be true lovers. And certainly never a bonded pair. It was unheard of. Kyler’s death would most likely be swinging in the gallows with the rest of the crew. That or—
Gavin’s lips twitched into a smile. He ran his fingers through Kyler’s hair, almost messing up the braid. Kyler leaned into the touch, needing the show of sweetness. He absorbed it like air and let it wash away all his earlier irritations. His heart pounded so hard. The haze of his desire rose, swirling between Gavin and himself.
Gavin moaned. It was the only signal before his lips crashed into Kyler’s. Quickly, the kisses trailed across Kyler’s jaw, down his throat. Then Gavin worked on undoing the buttons of the leather coat. Kyler held his breath. Torn between wanting Gavin to keep going and making it stop.
No one was in the hallway with them. They didn’t need to make a show.
Gavin crushed him against a wall. Mouth mashed against his almost painfully. He wrapped his arms around Kyler’s waist and ground against him.
Kyler wanted to melt into every sensation, but this had to stop. He took the prince’s face in his hands, forcing Gavin to look into his eyes. He really didn’t know how to stop the haze, but hoped he could take the prince out of his stupor somehow. “Gavin, we have an adventure. Remember? The stone? Your Task.”
“Mmmhmm. Just a little taste.” Gavin’s tongue laved at Kyler’s collarbone.
His legs were wobbly, heart pounding again. He wanted to slide to his knees and take that big cock in his mouth again. Better yet, wanted to know what it’d feel like filling him. He shook his head. Snap out of it, Kyler. Stop this.
“Gavin. Please. Damon is—”
“Everything okay, Kyler?” He hadn’t even heard Damon approach.
The haze dropped to the floor. He swore he could hear it sizzle across the marble. With a smirk on his face, Damon tipped his head.
“Just fine,” Kyler answered, breathless from Gavin’s attentions. Kyler couldn’t very well tell Damon he couldn’t control himself, especially with the hard dragon cock pressed against him.
Gavin stepped away, shaking his head as if trying to keep away a bee, leaving Kyler to stand on his own. But Kyler was jelly-legged. He couldn’t think. Couldn’t look at Damon because all Kyler wanted was for Gavin to slam him against the wall and fuck him right there.
So he did what he could and took Gavin’s hand. Big. Warm. Calloused. Perfect. “We should start our adventure, don’t you think?”
Chapter 15
Behindthepalace,Kylerpeeked over the cliff edge, watching the water crash against the boulders. Even so far from the spray, he could smell it. Salt and turmoil. Churning, churning. Just like his stomach.
Attendants milled around behind him, setting everything up for the adventure.
Gavin wrapped his arms around Kyler’s waist. So gentle, comforting. “I’ll keep you safe, promise.”
“I know. I was just thinking. Nothing important, just how pretty the sky looks this early.” He tipped his face to the sun.
Haze circled Gavin, who sighed into Kyler’s neck before he nibbled and licked. Kyler shut the world out. Letting the caresses carry him to better thoughts.
“Oh!” Princess Ailey ran toward them.
The sudden appearance of the princess had Kyler’s haze falling away. Gavin kept his arms wrapped around him, but stopped his ministrations to Kyler’s neck. “Please forgive me, Kyler.”
Kyler could only nod. The princess was so close. She also wore appropriate dragon riding attire, though her gloves looked a little thicker. He wondered if she also hated how hot the leather made her. Her hair was pulled away from her face in a simple braided bun.
“I’m so glad you haven’t left yet. I’ll be joining you.” Ailey stood in the clearing with gloved hands on her hips. Determination plastered over her face. “I have my own saddle. It’ll be here momentarily.”
