“I want you like this and every other way.” He paused, a wry smile peeking through the lust glazing his face. “And clearly there are many more than I ever thought possible.”

She couldn’t help but laugh, the visions from earlier still dancing in her head.

The smile disappeared from his face as he brought his lips to her ear. “I want you on top, from behind, hanging from chains, strapped to the cross—”

Vita interrupted him, relaxing her thighs and spearing herself onto his cock. He let out a yelp, but without missing a beat, moved his grip to her ass and began to fuck her in earnest. He heaved her up and down on top of him, thrusting to meet her with each stroke.

She was an utter wreck, letting her muscles go limp as he plunged into her, each jerk of his hips bringing her closer to the edge. She pressed her palms to the headboard for support as Verian found her breasts with his tongue, licking hot strokes across her nipples that matched the ones pumping into her cunt.

Ecstasy raced through her as she let herself be consumed by him, consumed by euphoria.

“Fuck, sweet girl, you take my cock so well,” he groaned, leaning against the headboard, enthralled by his own rapture.

The praise burned through her, curling her lips into a smile even as her muscles coiled with tension.

Another climax struck her and she tightened against him, moaning his name as she rode through waves of bliss. Before her aftershocks subsided, there was warmth between her thighs, Verian’s seed filling her as he groaned into the crook of her neck.

Vita’s head was spinning, her panting breaths slowing as they remained intertwined. Sticky seed dripped from between her thighs as he softened inside her, though he didn’t remove himself. He ran his fingers against her, tickling her inner thigh as he gathered his seed, then pressed them against her lips.

She eagerly parted them, tasting his salty essence as she had back at the Temple of Unera. A devious look flashed across her eyes as she sucked hard on his fingers, Verian groaning in response. In a flash, his hand dropped to her neck, squeezing tightly as he slowly started to thrust his hips.

“Oh, my sweet little love. Two is not enough?”

She felt him stiffen inside her, just slightly, and Vita couldn’t resist the delighted squeal that escaped her despite the pressure at her throat.

“Do you want me again?” he asked, sage eyes already hooding once more.

She nodded, titillated by the breathlessness caused by Verian’s firm grip, by the hardening of his cock.

“On all fours then, sweet girl. I told you I wanted you every way and this time I need your ass in the air.”

CHAPTER 37

Vita

VERIAN HADN’T BEEN LYING about wanting her every kind of way.

They’d already been up twice in the middle of the night contorting into different positions, when Vita felt a now familiar bulge against her ass. The pale light of dawn trickled in through the window as he pressed against her, one firm hand gripping her hip.

“Haven’t you had enough, my sweet soldier?” she asked with a laugh.

“I’ll never have enough of you,” he murmured in response, though he slowed his thrusting.

There was a soft kiss at her neck, too brief, and then he heaved himself out of the bed. In the light of day, he looked like the statue of aGod, each muscle and curve intricately carved from stone. He was getting dressed, pulling up his pants and lacing them at his waist.

Why was he getting dressed?

“Where are you going?” Vita asked, her voice husky from lack of sleep.

Verian didn’t meet her eyes as he searched for his tunic, finding it in a heap on the floor. “I must return to the barracks. My shift begins soon.”

Despite the calm of morning, a pinch of panic gripped her chest. “You’re leaving me?”

When he turned to her, the grimace on his face told her all she needed to know. “I’m sorry, sweet girl, but I can’t just skip my duties.”

“What am I supposed to do? I have no job, no money, no place to stay…”

Verian shushed her, stepping up to the bed and taking her hand. “It will all work out. I paid for three nights and I will return before then. Please, just trust me. I have money saved, and we’ll figure out a more permanent place for you soon.”