Page 38 of The Poison of the Earth
She shakes her head minutely, but sits, listening. Ollie takes a breath, and Kai is concerningly silent, but my eyes do not stray from Ollie. “I am already in awe of you and I barely know the smallest part of you. I believe my admiration and devotion will only grow.”
She arches an eyebrow in an obviously skeptical way but remains silent.
I turn to Kai. “I love you, Kai. I always will. I will not give you up.”
I place a hand on Ollie’s knee and smile winningly. “I hope you do not mind my keeping another lover, too much, sweetheart.”
She purses her lips. “You told me you were a water Fae but not which variety, Lonan.”
It seems an odd change in topic but I answer, “I’m an ishka.”
Kai flinches. It is not a secret, but we do our damndest to keep my, and his, heavier powers under lock and key.
Oleander blinks in that unperturbed way of hers. She seems to be able to hide a lot of emotion when she wants to.
“So, we’re both essentials; we are compatible and can’t be having sex. I suppose it’s good for you to keep a lover to take care of your needs.”
Her voice is even, chilly, no hint of emotion.
I lean forward, “Excuse me?”
A small, sweet smile plays at her lips. “Our varieties are compatible. I absolutely cannot become pregnant before I take the throne or I will risk my legitimacy. More importantly, I cannot be pregnant, nor have an infant, in the middle of a war. Don’t you agree?”
“Well, yes...”
“So that means we cannot have sex.”
“But...” I start, “There are herbal means of managing that...”
She shakes her head firmly. “None are decisive. It’snotworth the risk.”
I feel a pang of hurt at that. “Oleander, I do not know...” I stop and shake my head, throwing a glance at Kai. His face is odd, unreadable. I turn back to Ollie. “I already burn for you, sweetheart.” My hand moves from her knee to her thigh.
She smiles at that, putting her hand over mine. “I did not say we needed to remain chaste, Lonan.”
My cock jumps at the mere suggestion of Ollie’s lips around it. I glance to Kai, who is stone-faced, and back to my little Queen. “Here?” I grin. “Now?”
“Mmm,” she responds and I stand, pulling her to me. Her face tilts up and I kiss her. She tastes sweet with a hint of some overripe fruit. She parts her lips at the same moment that her body sways into mine. I gently wrap my arms around her andshe lets out a tiny breath into my mouth. I slowly pull my mouth away, only to kiss along her jawline, up into her white hair, and down, requiring me to bend. I groan and grab her around the waist, turning and sitting on the couch. Her legs spread over me, perfectly responsive, and her hands rise to cup my face. I can feel the heat of her sex against me through our clothes and I moan.
I hear Kai shift and my gaze snaps to him, “Don’t leave, flame, please.”
He sits back, crossing his arms. Ollie’s hands turn my face back to her.Jealous creature, I think smugly.
We kiss again, my hands on her hips. As I kiss downward and my teeth nip at her neck, her hips rock against my hard cock. I groan into her flesh.
The heat and the motion of her is almost enough to undo me. I grip her hips tightly. Her hand slides to mine, and she tugs it upward, over her soft dress, to her nipple.
I smirk, “Did you want something, sweetheart?”
“Yes, please, Lonan,” she whimpers, pressing her chest into me.
I pinch and worry her nipple, one following the other, over her dress. She squirms delightfully on my lap before kissing me again. I’m absolutely overjoyed and overwhelmed at this show of affection and need from her. I kiss and tease and pinch and play as much as I can in this position. Eventually her sounds of need are too much and I grip her hips.
“More, sweetheart?”
“Oh, gods, yes please, Lonan, please,” she gasps, her head tossed back.
I stand holding her, and her legs instinctively wrap around me. I grab her ass, kneading, to her little adorable noises of desire, as I turn us, kneeling. I gently place my mate on the couch and pull my body back from hers, though I don’t know how I manage.
