Page 76 of The Mirror in the Mountain

“It’s not that.” In fact, it was entirely the opposite; the primal need to claim her after what had happened practically redirecting the blood from my head. She started to undo her robe, but I caught her hand in mine, then smiled at her impatient huff. “Are you sure? Are you even…okay?”

The question sounded stupid just coming out of my mouth. Of course she wasn’t. Not when I knew exactly what had been done to her.

“No,” Eva said simply. “But I don’t want to think abouthimanymore. Not tonight. And if we aren’t getting back to sleep anyways, I want…” The deep, lush feeling of her arousal across our bond left no questions about what, exactly, she wanted.

And maybe I also needed the reminder, the comfort of how right we were together. A chance to chase away the nightmares that would surely haunt me should sleep not elude me entirely.

I knelt before her on the bed, dragging her hips to the edge. “Then let me make sure you can’t think about anyone else but me.”

My shadows spooled from my hands, gently tugging her thighs open. Eva let out a gasp as my mouth found her, rolling my tongue against her wetness. Her head fell back as she tilted her hips up toward me, my hands obligingly sliding beneath her.

I licked her hungrily, greedily, feeling her fingers tighten where she had laced them into my hair. Letting her moans drown out the blame of my thoughts as her thighs began to quiver, tightening around my ears.

“Wait.”

I stopped immediately, starting to back away.

Her fingers fastened around my wrist, yanking me back to her. “I didn’t mean for you to stop. I just wanted to see you when I…”

“Tell me what you want, hellion,” I demanded. “Tell me exactly what you want me to do to you.”

Heat burned across our bond, like a fire in my blood. “Lie down.”

Untying my robe, I let it fall to the floor. Then I crawled onto the bed, leisurely following her orders. Impatiently, she pushed me back against the pillows, her fingers digging into my pecs as she straddled me. Casually, I folded my arms behind my head. “Any more orders, Your Majesty?”

Eva bit her lip, slowly releasing it between her teeth. “I want to look into your eyes when you make me come.” I could feel myself harden even further, but I stayed carefully still, though my shadows coiled around her. “But first…”

She traced a finger down the lines of my abdomen, tantalizingly slowly. Carefully avoiding my injured thigh as she shifted lower, her hand wrapped around the base of my hard length, twisting her wrist as she stroked me. Then she leaned forward, teasingly licking the glistening bead of moisture at the tip before wrapping her lips around me. I let out a full body groan as she took me all the way inside her mouth.

Every thought slid from my mind as I bumped against the back of her throat. She hummed before moving back on my shaft, the vibrations deliciously torturous.

“Eva.”

My balls tightened as she moaned around me, her gaze fixing on mine as she picked up the pace. The sight nearly broke my control.

“Gods, Eva…” I said her name like a prayer. “If you keep doing that, neither of us are going to get what we want.”

Grabbing her, I pulled her up my body so she sat astride me. My shadows ran down her hips, looping lightly around her thighs, my hands sliding down the curve of her waist as she gazed down at me with a hunger that mirrored my own.

“I need you,” Eva whispered.

Entwining our fingers, I slowly pushed inside of her, ignoring the pain in my thigh.

Her head fell back, a cry of pleasure breaking from her lips. I sunk into her until she was seated against my hips, my shadows obediently sliding between her legs.

“Eyes on me, hellion,” I ordered. “And don’t you dare look away.”

Her eyes snapped to mine. I stilled as she pressed her hand against my chest. Then she rolled her hips, lifting herself up and down to encompass me inside that wet warmth again and again—each cant of her hips driving me to the edge.

Wrapping my fingers into her hair, I pulled her head to mine. She kissed me eagerly, her tongue tangling with mine as I thrust up into her.

“Youareinjured you know,” Eva said, a flicker of concern crossing her face.

“And yet, I’ve never been happier about it.”

I kissed at the dimple that appeared by the side of her mouth, relishing her exasperated smile.

“In retrospect, I’m surprised it took you this long to stab me considering the way we met.” I raised an eyebrow. “Just try not to make a habit of it.”

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