Page 151 of Eclipse Sector
All you have to do is bite me for that to be true,I reminded him.
He growled low in his chest, the sound vibrating through me in a wave of possession.
I would do it right fucking now, macushla, but I don’t think you want me to rut you in front of an audience. And I’m not quite sure I want to share you in that way, either.He nippedat my lower lip before pulling away.Go back to reading. I’ll be listening. And keep your walls up.
His jarring change in topic left me winded and a little flustered as I glanced around the room.
Everyone was gaping at Cillian.
Well, not everyone.
Prince Cael was grinning. “Trying to convey a point?”
Cillian abruptly turned around and kissed me again, startling me even more.Get back to work,he demanded into my mind.I want to know what else that passage says.
I almost asked him,What passage?
But then I remembered what I’d been doing before his erratic behavior had begun, and I jolted against him in response.
Easy, love,he murmured.No reactions, remember?
His teeth skimmed my lower lip again, his dark eyes burning into mine. “How’s that for a message, Prince?” he asked, still looking at me.
“I would have added more tongue” was Prince Cael’s succulent reply.
A fire lit in Cillian’s gaze, one I felt searing me to my very soul.
“If you two are going to fight, take it outside,” King Kieran interjected. “My office is too crowded for this shit.”
“But this is what you wanted, wasn’t it?” Prince Cael said, his silky tone causing both Cillian and me to look at him. “You asked me to join the mating pool to prod your Elite into action, yes?”
King Kieran stared at him, one dark eyebrow arching. “Did I say that?”
Prince Cael smiled again. “No, but we both know that was your intention. And it looks like it worked.”
Go back to Ashlyn’s passage, Cillian whispered into my mind.And ignore the conversation we’re about to have.
What?
Take advantage of the distraction, Vana,he told me, then released me to join the two men as King Kieran asked, “Would I do that?”
“You would absolutely do that,” Cillian muttered. “Just like you would fuck with sleeping arrangements to ensure Ivana and I shared an igloo. Oh, wait, youdiddo that.”
King Kieran snorted, but I caught the amusement dancing in his thoughts.
He was playing a game.
One Cillian must have asked him to play.
As a distraction, I realized, recalling what Cillian had just said.They’re distracting everyone so I can focus on what I’ve found.
Glancing down, I reread a few of Ashlyn’s lines.
I mean it, Stars. Just focus andblockout everything else.
Swallowing, I did what she asked once more and continued scanning downward.
And focus on your talent.
