Page 34 of Calling of the Crown

Finally finding my voice amid the bliss snaking its way through me, I whispered, “I’d love nothing more.”

I didn’t think it was possible, but his smile widened. He leaned down and pressed his lips to mine. His kiss was like pure serotonin, and the surge of warmth and desire that flooded my system each time he kissed me was a drug I didn’t mind being addicted to. His tongue parted the seam of my lips and flicked against mine. I whimpered, pressing further into him and deepening the kiss.

“Is that dress still heavy?” Rune asked in between breathless kisses.

“Crushing,” I answered.

“Ah, well, we can’t have that.”

His lips swept over mine in a hungry graze while his hands made quick work of untying the lace bindings on my back. The silk dress slipped down my figure, pooling at my feet and leaving me in only my panties.

“Better?” Rune asked, nibbling on my neck while his hands found my exposed breasts. His thumbs curled over each peaked bud, eliciting a sharp pang of desire that shot through me from head to toe.

“Almost.” I tugged the tunic he wore over his head until he was in only his dark slacks and silver button-up. I bit my lip as I worked the buttons on his shirt. “I have to say, one of my favorite things so far about this Kingdom is the clothes. Why don’t humans dress this way anymore? I could get used to seeing you like this.”

Rune smirked and gave my body a slow, sensual once over. “I could get used to seeing you dressed like this.”

I peeled his shirt off and tossed it aside. “I’d hardly call panties being dressed.”

“I disagree. It’s the most important part of being dressed.”

“How do you figure?”

Rune’s eyes glazed over with a smoky, lustful look. He gripped me under the butt and hoisted me into his strong arms. I fingered the ends of the ribbon that still tied back half of his hair as he set me down on the edge of our bed.

“Because,” Rune started. He spread my legs apart and ran the tip of his tongue along the fabric of my underwear, right where I ached for him. “They’re the most fun to take off.”

If that wasn’t enough to make me slick with want, the sound of fabric ripping at the seams was. One second my panties were on my skin, and the next, Rune’s clawed fingers were grabbing them and shredding them on the sides until he was able to simply pull them away like a lifeless kill.

My entire body trembled with anticipation as I kept my thighs spread for Rune to see and get his fill of me. He licked his lips hungrily, and that was the last thing I saw before his head dipped between my legs.

“Ahh!” I gasped as I immediately felt Rune’s tongue tasting me like a starved man finally being given a feast. My hands tangled into his hair, and I fell back against the duvet in a hot explosion of pleasure. I arched my back and spread my legs wider to give him better access to my pulsing clit. He happily took the chance to circle and suck on the bundle of nerves, eliciting another moan from my throat.

“This is what Heaven tastes like,” Rune groaned against my flesh. “I’m sure of it.”

“I want you,” I gasped.

He growled, which only added to the sensation of his tongue rubbing against my sensitive core. An inferno blazed within my gut, and as his tongue quickened its flicking against my clit, the inferno turned into an all-out detonation as I came with Rune’s name on my lips.

Rune straightened and stared down at me, his lips glistening with my arousal. He slowly licked the moisture from them, and seeing the sensual motion just made my ache for him even stronger.

“As much as I want to bury my cock in you right now,” Rune began as he grabbed my hands and pulled me into a sitting position, “I told everyone downstairs that I’d talk things over with you and bring you right back. We’ve already been gone longer than I meant to be, so this is all we have time for right now.”

I glanced down at the clear outline of his massive shaft trying to burst free from the confines of his pants. I teasingly dragged a finger over the rock-hard erection and batted my lashes at him. “Are you sure about that?”

Rune’s entire body stiffened, and his jaw worked. His voice was rough, like he was fighting to get the words out as he choked, “Don’t tempt me right now. It’s taking every bit of willpower I have to step away. I’m focusing on all the things I can do to you later once we have more time.”

“Oh?” I asked, dropping my voice lower. I let him help me to my feet. “What things would that be?”

The seductive smirk returned to his lips as he spun me around and pressed into my back, letting me feel just how much he wanted me right now. His palm circled my throat and tilted my head back while the other cupped my breast. His lips grazed my ear, sending a shiver down my spine, and he whispered, “It involves having you against me like this and bending you over that bed so that all you can feel is me driving deeper and deeper into you.”

I swallowed hard, and it took every ounce of strength in me to keep my knees from buckling. “Can’t wait.”

He planted a soft kiss on my shoulder before stepping away to pick up his shirt and tunic from the floor. “It will give you something to look forward to while we finish dealing with General Anus.”

Throwing my head back in a laugh, I went to my wardrobe and grabbed a far simpler dress to wear. “You mean Angus.”

“Isn’t that what I said?”

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