Go on.
Soren’s eyes shifted to her center as he stroked his length.
To do something likethisin front of each other was unthinkable. Although, if she cared to admit it, watching him come undone was making her entirely weak.
Starting easy, she cupped and rubbed her breasts.
His approval didn’t last long. He flashed his pointed canines. “Lower.”
Soren.
Lower.
Her fingertips trailed down her stomach, landing between her thighs.
Soren’s hand was roaming brutally over his tip. By thelooks of it he wasn’t going to last. “Do you see what you do to me?” His voice was rough.
“Yeah,” she breathed, finding her most sensitive spot and pressing down. “You do the same to me.”
Soren’s predatory grace gave way to wild hunger. He flew across the carriage and landed between her legs.
He groaned on her skin, as if starved.
Thessa gasped as he became a blur of tongue, teeth, and feral heat. Clutching the window coverings for leverage, she writhed, whimpering a string of curses. Every time she’d try to slide back, he pulled her closer. When her hips would lift, he’d shove them down. If her knees dared press closer, he’d tear them apart. He was a serpent, suffocating his prey in the most brilliant of ways.
Through their bond, she asked,why won’t you let me have all of you? I need you. Every part of you.
Soren swore as his body shook. His mouth hovered over her center as his hot breath came out in bursts. The feeling sent waves rippling inside her. With his head down between her thighs, he whispered, “You’ve thoroughly destroyed me.”
Thessa sighed, thinking how his mess could’ve easily been solved.
Still crouched between her legs, he eyed her. “Not even the elixir you keep taking will help your campaign. Even the best ones have their faults. If you were to fall pregnant, do you understand what that means?”
Did he think she paid no attention in Immortal Anatomy lessons? “I understand pregnancy leads to a child, but the elixirs are effective, at least for a majority.”
“See. You admit it.”
Thessa closed her legs, shoving him out. “You’ve taken the fun out of this.”
He exhaled, sliding up to sit beside her. “It’s not the chance of a child I’m concerned about.”
“Just tell me why then.”
He paused, running fingers through his silky, black hair. “I wish to never pass my powers on. To be this different … is a burden. Living in a world where we are hunted, is a burden.”
This form of nobility was frustrating and although she understood, her eyes rolled anyway.
He toyed with her breast while nuzzling into her neck. “Forgive me.”
“For now.”
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LECTURE NOTES FROM ANIMAL HUSBANDRY:
Horses require a substantial amount of feed and water. The addition of oats to their diet will keep them full, while salt blocks ensure they stay hydrated.
Hooves clopping on cobblestones chimed in her ears.