Page 368 of The Spider Queen
“I guess there’s nothing else to really talk about, is there?”
“Nope.”
“Should we seal this devil’s bargain with a kiss?”
He growled. “I had other plans on how to seal the deal, Stella.”
“Well, what are you waiting for?”
Lucifer cradled my cheeks in his hands and stared deep into my eyes. “I’m not waiting for anything. Not anymore.”
Then his mouth was on mine. My fingers sank into his hair, dragging him closer as lust coursed through my veins.
We stumbled out of the bar into an elevator. He took me to the penthouse suite where we clambered for one another; our lips fused together, our hearts beating in sync.
After, when the rays of dawn peeked through the curtains, he curled his wings around us, sheltering me in his strong, protective embrace.
My eyes were drifting shut as Lucifer’s fingers drew lazy circles on my skin. “Are you happy, starlight?”
I smiled, even though he couldn’t see me, and brushed a kiss across his wrist. “Yes.”
“No regrets?”
“None.”
His lips replaced his fingers as he kissed his way down my body. He rolled me onto my back and loomed over me, his massive and powerful wings extended. Lucifer dragged his tongue across the inside of my thigh and then moved to the heat of me, worshiping me with his perfect sinful mouth.
“Say it, Stella,” he commanded.
I moaned.
“Say. It.”
“You first,” I begged.
He lifted his head from my body to gaze at me with languid eyes. “I love you.”
I smiled. “Prove it.”
Lucifer dove back between my legs and licked me until I came.
“I love you, too,” I whispered, my throat raw from crying my pleasure.
“I know.” He pressed a kiss to my thigh and chuckled.
We were silent for so long, I wondered if he’d fallen asleep. But then he stirred next to me, his warm breath teasing my skin.
“Lucifer?” I asked.
“Hmm?”
I sat up so I could look into his eyes, my hand reaching out to stroke his cheek. He took my palm and placed it on the rapid beating of his heart.
“Are you tired?” he asked.
“No.” I swirled my fingers over his chest.
“Do you want to talk?”
