“I need…I need…you.” My chest felt like it would explode. Every time he hit that special spot that put me on the brink, he slowed down, leaving me on the edge for minutes.

Without stopping the motion with his fingers, he brought his face closer to my center, laying a tender kiss to the inside of my thigh. “All…mine,” he said before flicking his tongue against my clit. Another groan escaped him. Then he took my clit between his lips with just the right pressure, adding his relaxed tongue to massage it as he sucked.

My knees buckled. Chrome’s free arm flew up to catch my hand, giving me something to balance on. I suddenly became aware I wasn’t being quiet in the slightest.

Chrome tugged on my hand as he shifted from his knees to lie on his back between my legs. “Sit on my face and let me make you fall apart.”

My legs could hardly hold me vertical much longer anyway, so with shaky thighs, I gladly lowered myself onto his mouth. His tongue instantly began to slowly lap at my opening. The electricity that already hummed in my veins intensified and shot through my body. I drooped forward, bracing myself against the wall as Chrome’s mouth brought me closer to pure ecstasy.

He groaned into my pussy. “You taste like oblivion. I’m forever lost to you.” His tongue lazily caressed my opening several times, before dipping in and out, as if he had all the time in world. Pulling my clit between his lips, he applied just the right pressure as he sucked, putting me on the precipice of nirvana. I rolled my hips over his tongue, unable to control my body’sneeds.

“I’m gonna…” I whimpered.

“Come for my tongue, little savage,” he rasped. He pushed two fingers back inside me while never relenting with his mouth.

My core tightened; I was wound up, I couldn’t breathe. I threw my head back as I allowed the shockwaves of pleasure to surge through me. My inner walls clenched tight as the euphoric explosion catapulted through my body.

Chrome squeezed my hips, rocking me back and forth over his mouth, consuming every bit of my release.

My body went limp, feeling drained as I worked to even my breaths and ride out the aftershocks that Chrome continued to induce after the fact.

A banging on the door had me bolting upright, adrenaline shooting right through my weakened state as I stood to remove myself from Chrome’s face. I cursed, using the wall to hold me upright as I searched for my discarded clothes.

The banging continued. “Chrome!” Blaize’s muffled voice yelled from the other side. “I know you’re in there. Open up.”

Light-headed and weak, it was a struggle to get dressed in a frenzy. “Relax. Go get a shower and get dressed,” Chrome said, wrapping his arm around my torso, pressing a tender kiss to my forehead. “I’ll be here when you get out.”

I sighed in relief. “Thank you.”

Like the rest of his room, the oversized bathroom was similar to mine with the natural oasis theme. However, there was a masculine touch that I found made me feel safe.

I took the time in the shower to process what had just happened. How I’d lost myself to Chrome in the heat of the moment. As much as I felt I should feel ashamed, I didn’t. Whatever happened between us felt right, natural.

After cleansing my body and allowing the warm water to relax my muscles, I left the shower before I could overthink too much longer. I didn’t know what this meant for us or where we stood, but I felt I’d earned a semblance of happiness at this point.

When I returned to his room, fully dressed, Chrome sat on the edge of his bed, his knees bouncing anxiously as he stared at the door.

I froze. “What’s wrong?”

Turning to meet my gaze, he said, “Sergeant Hogan is here, waiting for us downstairs. They needed me to let down the wards with Onyx to let them in.”

“Oh.” I let out a breath, relaxing my shoulders as my mind jumped to the worst-case scenario. “Did he bring the book?” I towel-dried my hair.

Chrome nodded and rose to his feet. “We should get going. Everyone is waiting on us.”

“Okay.” I found a hamper in the corner by the bathroom and discarded the towel. “Let’s go.”

I moved to reach the door when Chrome’s hand wrapped around my neck from behind, spinning me around to meet his lips in a demanding kiss that claimed me. “Just so we’re clear, we’re not even close to being done.”

I nodded dumbly, desire igniting my veins once again. “Okay,” I whispered, afraid my voice would show how much I wanted his promise to hold true. Becausedamn.

Chrome’s lopsided grin told me he knew exactly how I felt. He stole another kiss, this one softer, before grabbing my hand and lacing our fingers together before heading to the door. “Let’s go.”

Before we reached what I’d come to learn was called the War Room, Chrome and I dropped hands. Whatever we were, I wasn’t ready to go public with it…yet.

The table housed our group, plus a few human rebels. One face stood out.Dash.

I narrowed my eyes at him, to which he flashed me a beaming smile. “Nice to see you again, Your Highness.”