His voice got lower and more growly as he continued. “I want those pretty little nipples in my mouth, while I touch you. I want your legs around my back, my hands on your ass, while we get as close to fucking as possible.”

“Really?” I breathed.

“Yes.” He dragged his thumbs over my hips. “That all sounds okay?”

“Stop teasing me and do it already,” I demanded.

A dark laugh escaped him. He rolled me over in one fluid motion, and then lowered his face to mine.

“Last chance to back out,” he murmured, his lips brushing my mouth as he spoke.

“For you too,” I countered, my chest rising and falling hard against his.

His lips curved upward for a moment, his eyes growing electric before he pressed his mouth to mine.

He was new to all of this, so I didn’t hesitate to part my lips and slide my tongue into his mouth. We groaned together as we tasted each other, and shit, Aev learned the right way to kiss me,fast.

The hand he wasn’t using to hold his body off of mine buried itself in my hair, gripping the back of my head as he kissed me.

Thunder cracked overhead, but I barely heard it at all as Aev’s mouth made love to mine. He may as well have been consuming me, and if he was, I wouldn’t bother stopping him. The rain started to pour, drowning out the sounds of anyone around us, but we didn’t bother pausing.

Aev’s hardness pressed against my core, and my legs wrapped around his back, pulling him as close to me as he could possibly get.

A huge drop of water splattered on my cheek, and I paused.

Aev slowed and then pulled away, opening his eyes.

I peered around him, tugging one of my swollen lips into my mouth as I stared up at the top of the tent.

Rain was falling through the fabric, and Aev was already on his way toward being drenched. The water that had hit my face must’ve come off ofhim.

“It’s just rain,” he told me, retaking my lips.

I kissed him for another minute before I pulled away to laugh at the fact that he was dripping all over me. His lips stretched in a sheepish grin as he wiped rain off my nose.

“Sorry,” I told him, still grinning.

“Not your fault. We both need a more secure place to live.” He wiped more rain off my face as it dripped out of his hair and onto me.

“Aev!” Someone yelled from outside the tent. “The klynnas always hunt in the rain. We need you and Dakota out here.”

His smile faded.

Mine did too.

“He’s right,” Aev admitted, slowly easing himself off of me. His erection tented his pants, and I tried not to let myself drool at the sight.

He handed me my tank top, and stepped back as I tugged it over my head. There was hesitance in his gaze when he looked at me, and I couldn’t help but worry that I’d just screwed things up between us.

“Still friends?” I asked him.

“Of course, Thorns.” He flashed me a small smile, and I returned it.

Hopefully, all was still well.

The male faelooked like they were preparing for war when we emerged from the tent. None of them had any kind of armor on, but they stood in organized groups, solemnly watching the sky as water poured from the clouds above the trees

Aev didn’t hold my hand, or otherwise acknowledge what we’d just done. The swelling in my lips had already gone down, too, so there was no evidence that we’d been making out for who knew how long.