Addison smiled. “Anyway, I was wondering if I could take her to the healer.”

“What for? Is she injured?”

She shook her head. “No, but she’s still self-conscious about her defect. One of the other children pointed it out, and she just went silent for a little while. I wanted to see if there was anything the healer could do.”

“You can ask if you want,” Tyler said. “But I’d be surprised. The healing art is the power of repairing the body, not altering it. It can’t make Cassia’s body into a different body.”

“You’re probably right,” Addison said, looking down. “I just want to be sure we’ve tried everything. I know how hard it can be to have a defect.”

The moment the word crossed her lips, Tyler’s eyes flared, and he straightened up to his full height.

“Who told you that you have a defect?” he hissed.

Addison shrunk back. “Well, you know. I can’t shift. I’m a half-blood.”

Tyler laid his hand on the bed and crawled over Addison. “Some people find their power in shifting. You found it in technology and in caring for others. Your body is not a defect. I would like to see anyone who believes so strongly in shifting make themselves as beautiful as you are right now, for even a moment.”

He growled slightly and kissed her on the cheek. She smiled. He appreciated that she didn’t flinch or pull herself away. She was a brave and beautiful girl.

He caressed her face with his fingers. “I want to show you just how beautiful your body is.”

She relaxed, and he kissed her on the neck.

“I want to love your body the way that you should love your body.”

His hands slipped under her shirt and pulled it over her head. Her body lay on top of the covers, smooth, glowing, and luscious. He could just see the tips of her nipples poking against her white bra.

He lay his chest against her stomach, and they felt each other’s warmth and passion flowing through their skin.

He wrapped his hand around the center of her bra and, after checking for a quick nod from her, tore it away, too. Her breasts were every bit as beautiful as the rest of her body. He cupped the right one and gently squeezed. She shivered in pleasure.

“Do you have any idea how long I’ve wanted to do this?” he whispered to her.

“I wish you’d done it sooner,” she said.

He took one of her nipples into his mouth while his hand explored between her legs. First, he touched her through her skirt, producing a gentle, warm feeling, but he quickly slipped his hand under the fabric and touched her directly.

She was wet and inviting, and the moment his finger reached her, she moaned and arched her back. The two of them pressed into each other, feeling the other’s strength against their bodies.

“I don’t regret any of the time I’ve spent with you.”

He kissed down her stomach, over her belly button, and to the edge of her skirt. Finally, he grabbed her skirt and underwear with both hands and pulled them down. Addison worked them down her legs and off as he stared down at her fully naked body.

“You really think I’m beautiful?” Addison said. Tyler let out another growl, this one softer and more friendly.

“I think that you are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.”

His cock stood straight up, hard and erect, as if answering her question itself.

“Please,” she whispered. “I want you inside me.”

Tyler looked down into her beautiful eyes and at her hair splayed over the pillow. He bent his elbows, and the two of them kissed passionately on the lips. They were both full of excitement … full of the desire to keep exploring each other.

The tip of his cock teased the wet, warm lips of her pussy. The two of them locked eyes, and then, with a single, confident motion, Tyler pushed deep inside of Addison.

“Oh, fuck,” she said breathlessly and pushed back on him.

“You are perfect,” he told her. “You are everything I’ve ever wanted.”