“Give me your other hand,” he said. He began to rub it, using his fingers to knead into her palm. And as he worked, he pressed the back of his hand into her belly. He moved in slow circlesand watched as she shifted uneasily on the wall. If the emperor did choose her, he would be a lucky man. She was ripe for erotic play, and so eager to learn.
“You must tell me,” she said again as she pulled her hand back from him.
He grimaced, burning with jealousy.
“Ko Zhi Hao—” she began, but he interrupted her.
“I will kiss you if you ask. You need do nothing more tonight.”
She frowned, clearly confused. “That’s it?”
That was everything. She had to ask.
“That is all.”
She leaned forward, her face flushed, her eyes bright in the moonlight.
“Please kiss me,” she said. Her tone was breathless, her desire obvious.
“Have you ever been kissed before?”
Her eyes widened. “I could never.”
Of course not. He would be her first.
“Then I shall go slow.”
He leaned into her, letting their breaths mingle, and then he slowly pressed his mouth to hers.
Her lips were wet and supple. He moved gently across them, waiting until her mouth slipped open of its own accord. Then, when she did, he teased his tongue inside.
He felt her breath catch, and he waited until he could control his movements. His blood was roaring in his body, his dragon already leaping forward again.
When he finally allowed himself to slip inside, she was heaven itself. Her tongue darted forward to meet his, daring minx that she was. And as he pressed forward, she let her head drop back so he could plunder her mouth.
She tasted of hot lychee sweetness, and he would never again eat that fruit without thinking of this moment.
And then she tried to take control.
The way her tongue abruptly thrust against his shocked him. He’d thought her a shy virgin, but this was a boldness he hadn’t expected. Her tongue twisted and teased his, and if they hadn’t been perched on top of a rock wall, he might have risked it all to take her.
She was a wildcat.
And in that moment, he resolved that he would have her for his own.
Chapter Five
Ling Xin wasno fool. She understood that what she was doing was scandalous. Indeed, her father might truly kill her if she were caught. But she knew that this wonderful man was teaching her things she needed to know.
He was also taking advantage of her. Of course, a man wanted a girl to help his dragon roar. And she, in turn, was delighted to find that she enjoyed such a thing as well. It wasn’t just learning about something so basic to men and women. She adored the thrill of it.
She was kissing a handsome man in the moonlight. She was feeling his strength pressed against her, twisting tongues and feeling her belly liquify. Oh, she wanted to feel it all! But she knew this was crazy dangerous.
So she pressed her hand against his chest, pushing him back and felt a moment of panic when he didn’t move away.
And then he did.
Her breath was heaving, her heart pounding. And when he looked at her like a man about to take what she so wanted to give… Well, this was the thrill and the danger.