Page 117 of Blood Feast

Let go. Lio echoedhis demand with a flash of power in her mind.

Cassia’s magic flared back at him, and she let out a sharp groan.

Yes.He caressed her with his thelemancy again.Your magic feels so good.

Another measure of her power unfurled. She slid her knee up his body, the inside of her thigh rubbing his leg through their robes. He found her bare knee with his hand and pushed the fabric out of their way.

He let waves of his magic roll into her, coaxing out hers.Is this what you need?

Pleasure eddied through her aura, and her magic waxed.Oh, Goddess, yes.

You know it’s safe to lose control with me. Let’s remind your magic of that.He kissed his way down her neck.

He bit her throat slowly, not breaking her skin, and listened to the guttural sound she made. Slipping his palm up and down the soft skin of her inner thigh, he matched the intimate touches with strokes of magic in their Union. Ephemeral tendrils of power pressed up under the surface of her aura. He could almost taste it, and his mouth watered.

He cupped the tender curve of her breast through her clothes. Massaging her, he bit harder.

You’re torturing me,she accused.

He trailed his other hand all the way up her thigh and slipped his fingers into her curls. He found her warm but tight.

I want you,she protested.I want younow.

Your fear of your power is making it hard for you to relax tonight.

That’s not fair.

Our magic and our bodies are one. You have to release one for the other to follow.He smiled down at her.Fortunately, I can help with both.

He tugged her collar down and pressed her breast up out of her robes. Holding the small handful taut, he rolled her bare nipple between his fingers. The heady sensations flowed into their Union. Between her legs, he stroked into her slight dampness over and over until she was wet enough to slick his entire hand.

His body was torturing him now, ready to feel that wet heat wrapped around him. She squirmed on his fingers, and he groaned at the wanton invitation.

Unreleased magic shuddered through her, and her fear broke through the haze of their pleasure.

That made him even angrier. She shouldneverfeel fear in his arms.

Do you want me to stop?he asked.

She threaded her fingers through his hair.No. I refuse to stop.

Your determination is one of the most beautiful things about you.

He feathered reassuring kisses over her neck. Keeping up a slow, teasing rhythm at her breast, he began to swirl his fingers around her most sensitive bud.

She brought her knees up on either side of him and pushed him more firmly against the wall. Her breath warmed his throat.

He lifted his head, his eyes widening. Her feet weren’t touching the floor. An elated laugh came out of him. “Look! You’re levitating.”

She looked down at herself. Then she wobbled against him, grabbing at the front of his robes.

He caught her with a touch of his magic. “Look at me.”

She met his gaze, and he saw hope in her eyes at last.

“Forget about everything but how much you want this.” He drove two fingers inside her, stroking her kalux with his thumb. “Trust your instincts.”

She canted her hips into his touch, her knees clamping around him. Supporting her back with one arm, he lowered his mouth to her breast to suck her nipple, letting his fangs tease against her soft flesh.