Page 63 of Crown of Draga

His thoughts were cut off by her sharp words. “This was never pointless,” she snapped at him. “To acknowledge how we feel and then try to explore that? That is not pointless. We both knew this was never going to be long term. There is simply no way for that to work.” She crawled into his lap and held him close.

Nash closed his eyes in bliss and pressed his face into her neck, breathing her in. It was too much to resist. He then pressed a kiss to the hollow of her throat, convincing himself that’s all he would allow himself to do. Adelina tasted like salty sweat, jasmine, and something delicious he couldn’t identify. It made him want to taste her more to see if he could find out exactly what it was while he still could.

The desire to learn her taste shattered his control.

She gasped when his lips moved to the hollow of her collarbone and he gently kissed the skin there. It was a sweet taste, subtle and difficult to identify. Nash licked her neck up to her earlobe and nibbled softly. The sharp metal tang of her earring hid some of that sweet taste. He smiled as she started to tremble when he rubbed his cheek along her jaw, stubble scraping across her delicate skin.

Finally his lips found hers and he took his time kissing the corners of her mouth, her bottom lip and then he pressed his mouth fully against hers. The entire time she had let him adore her, Adelina had held as still as a statue but when he kissed her rough and hard she opened for him and devoured him in return.

Her tongue demanded entrance. The way she sucked his bottom lip made his cock hard enough to throb and Nash groaned, pulling her as close as he could. He wanted her so bad it hurt. The last time he’d nearly taken her on the terrace and Adelina had pushed him away. It hadn’t just left him feverish and wanting, it had hurt him emotionally, more than he’d anticipated when she’d rejected him. As if he somehow wasn’t good enough for her.

That thought was enough to make him pull back despite his desire. “Maybe this isn’t a good idea,” he managed. Nash had to physically hold her away from him. Adelina was a lot stronger than she looked.

The way she saw through him made him shudder. “I’m so sorry for the last time,” she whispered, touching his cheek with such tenderness his chest ached. “I wasn’t sure of what I wanted then, but now I am.”

“What is it you want?” Nash asked. His voice came out husky and deep with his desire and wanting. Every muscle strained against his careful control. All he wanted was to strip her out of that dress and show her how he felt.

Adelina stood and pulled him to his feet. She wrapped her arms around his neck and stared up into his eyes. The intensity made his breath catch. Adelina looked at him like he was the only male in the universe that she could ever trust and his hands gripped her waist, fingers flexing into her soft flesh.

“I want to have this one day with you, one more night to be with you Nash,” she said. “I may never see your beautiful face again. There may never be another chance for you to frustrate me.” Her laughing smile made her eyes twinkle as she teased him.

The feeling of her pressed against his entire body was almost too much. Nash took a deep breath and focused on her words. This was too important to be distracted.

“But we can have this small amount of time while it’s still available. This way I’ll know what I’m missing out on, rather than having to wonder for the rest of my life.” Her smile was sad, but she meant every word. “I’m done letting life pass me by. I’m an adult and can make my own decisions about my own life where I’m allowed.” Adelina rose up on her tiptoes and kissed him sweetly, softly.

Nash could feel her nipples harden against his chest through the thin fabric of her dress and he groaned. Before he went one step further he had to be sure. “You’re positive you want me?” he asked. “I don’t want you to feel pressured because of my own desires.”

Adelina’s fingernails pricked his shoulders hard enough to hurt and it made his back arch it was so delicious. Her breasts rubbed against his chest with the movement and there was no doubt in his mind she was aware of exactly how hard his cock was against her.

“I want you for myself,” she growled against his throat. “I want you for me and no one else.” Adelina actually bit him, breaking the skin of his shoulder through his shirt.

Nash completely lost control with that claiming, whether she knew what she was doing or not. He scooped her up with a growl and carried her to her bedroom. There was no turning back at this point, even if he tried.

He kissed her all the way to the bed, loving how she wrapped her legs around his waist. The friction made every step send a spark of pleasure through him. She moaned into his mouth when he laid her down. Nash never once broke the kiss as he climbed up.

Nash held himself above her, rubbing his hard cock against her clit slowly in circles; he could feel how it drove her wild. Adelina clutched at him and groaned when he kept the pace steady and slow. He wanted more than anything to bury himself inside her, but if they only had a little while together he wanted to make it count.

Nash would make sure she would never forget him and every male after him would pale in comparison. “I plan to take my time,” he told her, kissing a trail down her neck and over the curve of one of her luscious breasts. Nash looked into her flushed face. “Are you comfortable?” he asked.

Adelina gasped when he nuzzled against her nipple and the sound shot straight to his cock. He could barely move in his leather pants and involuntarily his hips pressed between her legs. Gods he wanted her so badly.

“I am,” Adelina said. Her sharp intake of breath when he brought her nipple into his mouth pleased him. “There is – something I want you to know.”

Instantly he stopped. Whatever she had to say he would give her his undivided attention. Nash wanted Adelina to enjoy his ministrations without distraction. “What is it?” he asked. “Did I hurt you?” Nash cursed internally. He had to pay more attention. His body mass was much denser on Draga Terra and he could easily hurt Adelina.

“No,” she said with a smile, caressing his cheek. “I simply wanted you to know I’m not very…experienced.”

His eyes widened in surprise and Nash propped up on his elbow so he could get a better look at her. Adelina blushed under his scrutiny. Holy gods, she was telling the truth. “How?” he asked. “Never mind I don’t want to know. I’ll be careful, I promise.” Nash bent down to kiss her sweet lips. Vanilla, he decided. She tastes of jasmine and vanilla.

“It’s not just that.”

Her breathing quickened as Nash turned his attention back to her nipple. He sucked it through the light fabric, teasing and nipping gently before turning to her other one.

“I don’t want to disappoint you,” she breathed as her hands clutched his shoulders.

Those deadly, sharp nails of hers pricked his skin and he loved how he could make her lose control. Nash made sure to gently roll one nipple between his fingers while he sucked on the other. Her words meant nothing to him. There was nothing she could say or do at this point that would disappoint him. Nash was already too lost in her scent, in the sounds she made under his attention and the way she rocked against his cock. If he wasn’t careful he’d lose control before he could even slide inside her.

“You can’t disappoint me,” he finally replied. He grabbed the top of her dress with both hands and yanked. The fabric tore in half down her body, exposing her to him fully. He groaned when he saw she was completely naked underneath the dress. “Do you always prance around the palace without underthings?” he demanded in a teasing tone.

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