Page 30 of Wings of Desire

Echo subtly nods, peeling herself from my chest to glance at the state of the cot beneath us, giggling. “We may need a sturdier place to sleep,” she says, pressing her lips to mine.

My cock is still inside her weeping cunt, and though the moment feels lost, I am shocked by the way she lifts her hips to glide back down against my shaft. Shivers rise over my skin, forcing a moan from my mouth.

“I want you to keep your pretty eyes on me and only me. If they close, I will make you regret it,” I grit through my teeth as she gracefully rolls her hips.

My mate does as I instruct, staring down at me with adoration glistening in her eyes. As I find my rhythm, Echo’s fingers sneak their way to the underside of my wing, just below the crux of my arm. As her delicate fingers stroke my wing scales, I shudder in pure delight.

The sensation is all-consuming. My hands grip at her as I sit upright, clinging her sweet little body against mine. The way she flicks her hips in small circles as she touches my scales has my body vibrating. I cannot release without my precious mate finding hers first.

Fingers slide between our bodies searching for her nub and my claspers tickling searching as well. As my fingers glide over its slickness, I appraise her with rapt attention.

“God, yes. Keep going.” She keens as she writhes against my subtle ministrations.

I rub it in tiny circles, pumping into her cunt. Her fingers leave my scales briefly to grip my abdomen, digging her blunt claws into the flesh as she cries out in ecstasy.

My mind empties.

The taste of her, the scent of her, the feel of her against my skin. Everything ceases to have meaning. Nothing matters but this glorious creature who belongs to me.

The throbbing of my cock and the sensation inside my stomach coils tighter and tighter as her cunt grips me, her heat pulsating as her release crashes over her.

“You are mine,kukali, all mine,” I utter against her flesh as I press deeper into her aching wetness.

Echo whines, “You are mine.”

As her lips utter those words, I come undone. Gripping at her body, I growl as my release rocks through my entire body with such force that stars dot my vision. I scarcely breathe as wave after wave of sensation wracks through every fiber of my being. I feel as if this encounter is the first time I have ever felt this much pleasure. My mate, my love, she is everything I have ever desired and more.

“I love you,” she whispers against my skin. My heart thrums, full of emotions that I can hardly find words for.

Gently, I lay back against the leaves of the cot, holding her tiny body close, unable to let her go for even a moment. Stroking her hair tenderly, I feel the sting of grief well in my chest. The world as we know it may cease to exist within these next few moons, but I have her and she me. I will protect her until my dying breath.

“Xakiras?” Echo’s voice is full of hesitation, and I feel her heart racing.

Pressing my lips to her head, I softly reply, “Yes, my love?”

The lingering silence is unsettling, but I wait patiently for Echo to find her courage. Eventually she finds her voice, lacing her fingers with mine. “No matter what happens, know that I choose you, that I choose us.”

The terror she must feel knowing that a war is brewing between my people and theukolistand that hers must submitto the caliphate or perish unnerves me as well. We have nothing to fear. Everything will go as planned if she tells her people the truth of what transpired.

“We will remain safe,” I whisper into her ear. “I assure you that no matter what comes, you and I will remain safe.”

It is not an empty promise. I will never allow anything to harm her. My mate is mine to protect and I have faith in theKugitaurishe would not lie to us. Even if we feel uncertain and the shadows linger all around us, I know that we will survive it together.

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