Page 137 of The Demon's Fire
“I am.” He slid between her legs.
“I have a few other faults. I don’t cook or clean house. I work long, long hours.”
“Again, lucky you. I have a housekeeper who cooks. And I also work long hours. I only need you. I’ve been alone too long. Many of my own breed have ostracized me. I’ve lostfrerons. I lost my parents. I can’t lose you. It makes me crazy how you’ve got Cerberus’s bullseye on your back.”
Skyler stroked his arm. “You won’t lose me, Kole. Whatever you tell me to do to stay safe, I’ll do.”
Kole leaned in closer as Skyler curled her fingers around his shoulders. “After the Firebrands eliminate Cerberus, I want us to live in Knife’s Edge. You can commute to work from there.”
Skyler pictured the red, hot desert of Kole’s region, its sagebrush, constant wind, and sparse vegetation. “Okay.” She bit her lip as if hesitant. “It sounds as if we’re negotiating the terms of our mating. I need to be up front, Kole. I don’t think I want children.”
“You’d make a great mother, Frisca.”
“No, I wouldn’t. Look at my role model. He taught me nothing about love or kindness. Is this a deal breaker?”
Kole understood his life expectancy was much longer than Skyler’s. After she passed, he would be alone again. No family. But when he saw the reflection of his love in her eyes, he had his answer. If she was his only family, so be it. For however long. After all, he hadn’t expected her. She was more than enough. “It’s not a deal breaker.” He bounced back with a grin. “I want sex. Often.”
“So, this is a negotiation?”
“Yes.” Sweeping his hand across the counter, sending a bowl onto the floor, Kole gentled Skyler onto her back.
She laughed, rising onto her elbows. “I insist on frequent sex.” She frowned. “But…”
“But what?”
“You said demons need an orgasm every day. Maybe more often. How have you been handling things since we got back?”
Kole waved a hand. “With this. It gets me off but no ejaculation. We fully sate ourselves only when we shoot seed. And, as you know, we emit semen only with another being’s help. You’ll be the only help I seek, Skyler.”
“Oh.”
He angled over her, trailing kisses along her neck. “Did I hear jealousy in your question? Surely, you don’t see my hand as competition.” His lips roamed lower while his fingers slipped under her shirt. When he found skin, he traveled until he molded his palms to her breasts.
Skyler shivered. “I’m not jealous. But … I might want to watch sometime.”
Kole froze. His head jerked up. “You want to see me masturbate, Frisca?”
She eyed his crotch. “Yes. I touched you when you had iron poisoning, but I want to learn what pleases you.”
Kole scooped her into his arms, storming toward the bedroom. “Here’s the deal. I’ll jack off for you if you take those sweet, long fingers and stroke your pussy.”
Skyler’s eyes widened.
He set her onto the bed, drew his shirt over his head, and kicked off his boots. “But first, I didn’t hear the answer to my question.”
“The proposal has been negotiated and signed. It’s a lifetime deal, Kole.”
“It is. Now if you aren’t naked by the time my clothes hit the floor, Frisca, I’ll rip everything off you.”
She tore at the buttons on her blouse and wiggled her skirt down her hips, tossing both onto the floor. Skyler licked her lips when Kole unzipped his pants and stepped out of them.
“Don’t forget the panties and bra.” He stood in front of her, his heavy cock jutting out.
Her throat bobbled as she swallowed, unhooked her bra, and slipped off her panties while Kole stared as if he’d never seen a naked female. He thought he might come like a randy youth when she leaned onto both elbows, raised her knees, and spread her thighs. “You first, demon. I expect a show for my money.”
He wrapped a hand around his aching, swollen dick. But he didn’t move. He tilted his head to the side, his voice raspy. “I’m waiting. Touch yourself.”
Skyler’s fingers trembled as they trailed down her stomach toward her sex. When they dipped between her folds, she moaned, her lilac eyes fixed on him.
