Page 37 of An Empress of Earth & Darkness

She couldn’t even take in the surroundings of his room as her head fell back against the cool stone and all of his hardness pressed against the heat of her body. Still dripping wet from the rain, he licked up her neck all the way to her ear, and a primal moan earthed from his throat just as one left hers too.

“It has been too long since I heard those moans from your lips,” he said as he pulled at her ear with his teeth.

“Has it?” she managed to say through wavering breaths.

“You know it has, angel. Don’t you agree?” His free hand started to roam over her skin.

It made her toes curl. “I have also thought about this, I can’t lie to you.”

He pulled back slightly at that, a cheeky grin curling in the left corner of his mouth. “You have?”

She swallowed and nodded.

“Now you need to tell me what you thought of,” he demanded in a voice so low and raspy that it sent a tingle straight to her core.

Unhooking her legs from his waist, she slid down him slowly, and it sent a shiver through his whole body. Reaching out for the button to his leathers, she said, “I thought of doing this.” She undid the catch, and the opening to his leathers gaped open, revealing a little trail of dark hair.

Emara could feel the flames of dominance that burned in his muscles to take over, but surprisingly, he let her lead.

For now.

Once she had unclipped the fastening, she kneeled, taking his leathers to the ground, revealing every inch of him. She kissed up his thigh, and his head fell back as a hiss left his throat.

His eyes clenched shut. “You thought about teasing me, did you?”

“I thought about doing everything with you.”

He curled a finger under her chin, and she met his gaze. “Stand up, angel, and I will tell you what I thought of.” His eyes glistened with wickedness that made her heart leap.

She stood, meeting his gaze again.

“I thought about you, on my bed, with nothing but that little winter solstice present on.” He looked down to take in her body and then back up to her face. “But since we don’t have that intriguing garment tonight, it doesn’t seem right to keep this one on.” He pulled at the thin strap of the dress and tugged it off her shoulder.

Her heart squeezed in her chest as his grin widened and turned wicked. He turned her so that she faced the wall, her hands slamming into the brick with how quick he had moved her. He quickly unhooked the fastenings of her dress, and she could feel her exposed skin greeted by his lips.

Why did he have to tease her to the brink of extinction every time?

A tightening ran up her core and into her stomach. But by the Gods, did she love it.

Torin ran his hands down her back, taking the dress with it, grabbing her underwear as he went. He moved it over her ass and then her thighs, and she felt the warmth of his hands on her skin.

He leaned into her as the material of her soaking dress hit her toes, and she could feel every rock-hard muscle press against her spine. She gasped a little, her fingernails scratching into the cool stone as the hardness of his shaft pressed against her opening.

“The last time we went exploring, I was very careful with you,” he announced as he swept her hair over her shoulder so that it was hanging down past her face, covering her nipple.

She was exposed to him, her hands still on the wall, and he must feel how ready she was for him.

Oh Gods, she was ready.

“Mmm,” she hummed back as a dangerous pleasure rode through her, his cock almost entering her as he ground against her ass, his strong thighs moving her to where he wanted.

“I don’t think I can be as careful this time, angel. Not when I see you like this.”

“Then don’t be,” she rasped.

He grabbed her, moving her from the position she was in and spinning her to face him.

A thrill ran through every single part of who she was. Even her darkness beckoned to him for a taste.

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