Page 401 of Evil Hearts

Then his mouth was on her again, mapping the landscape of her body with lips and teeth and tongue. He laid her back against the stone, cradling her head with infinite tenderness even as his touch set her aflame.

The real gargoyles stood sentinel around them, stone faces forever frozen in fierce devotion. The ones who could not watch and enjoy as these were never more than stone. So, they bore silent witnesses to a love that had endured through centuries of darkness, only to emerge tempered and unbreakable.

Warmth from his mouth moved over her shoulder, traced along her collar bone, and then followed the sound of tearing fabric as he ripped her dress enough to suckle her nipple in his mouth. His tongue traced intricate patterns over the sensitive flesh.

She moaned and arched into him, her fingers tangling in his hair as she lost herself in sensation.

Aldric moved with a slow and deliberate purpose, alternating between gentle nips and soothing licks. Each touch sent a jolt of pleasure straight to Elena’s core, building an ache that only he could relieve.

Her breaths came in short pants as Aldric continued his teasing assault on her breast. She felt like she was on fire, every nerve ending buzzing with electricity. And when he finally switched to her other breast, adding his hand to the mix to gently knead the neglected mound, she thought she might just combust from pleasure until he lifted and started a path lower leaving a trail of fire in his wake.

He kissed and licked his way down her stomach, pausing to dip his tongue into her navel before moving lower still. The thin cloth of her dress was no match for the warmth of his lips.

Elena’s heart raced as she watched him lower himself between her thighs. She knew what was coming next and yet the anticipation still sent shivers down her spine.

His mouth moved over her folds with practiced ease, eliciting a soft whimper from Elena’s lips that was cut short as his hands shimmed up her thighs and pulled her underwear down to her ankles before dipping his head back between her legs.

“As I said, we have all night.”

She moaned as his tongue delved deeper, finding all the right spots to make every muscle in her body tense with pleasure. She clutched at his hair, urging him closer even as she tried to keep herself from getting too carried away too quickly.

But Aldric seemed determined to make her lose control. He continued to torment and tease until Elena thought she might go mad with desire. Her hips arched off the stone bench in an attempt to bring him closer, but he held firm, keeping her firmly in place.

She writhed under Aldric’s touch, releasing a string of unintelligible words that were half pleas and half praises.

He made sure to give equal attention to every inch of her most intimate parts until she was trembling on the edge of ecstasy. And just when she thought she couldn’t take anymore, he stopped abruptly and lifted his head.

Her eyes flew open, meeting his dark green ones filled with a mix of amusement and desire. “What-?”

“Shh,” he hushed her with a finger to her lips before sliding his body up hers

Elena’s heart was racing as she lay beneath Aldric, her body humming with need and desire. She could feel the heat of his skin against hers, their bodies fitting together like pieces of a puzzle.

Aldric’s lips found hers in a gentle kiss, his hands roaming over her body as he pressed himself closer to her. She could feel the hard length of him against her thigh, and it only added to the ache between her legs.

He nipped at her bottom lip before pulling away slightly, his eyes roaming over her face.

Before she could say anything, Aldric leaned down and captured her lips again in a searing kiss that stole all thoughts from her mind.

His hands were everywhere, leaving trails of fire in their wake as they roamed over every inch of her body. Elena couldn’t hold back the moan that escaped her lips as he trailed kisses down her neck, pausing to nibble on the sensitive skin behind her ear.

She reached between them and stroked his cock, never tiring of how much harder it was than a normal man’s and still not understanding how he never hurt her.

His wings fluttered over her as if covering her, but she knew it was a sign his control was slipping— that he couldn’t hold them up.

Aldric’s fingers brushed over her slick folds again and in an instant he’d removed his cock from her hand and seated himself to the hilt. His moan mixed with her gasp of pleasure and once again, everything vanished except for her gargoyle and her.

Elena’s hands gripped at his shoulders as she adjusted to the feeling of being stretched and filled by him. He moved slowly at first, but then his pace quickened as her knees fall further open, begging him to go faster, harder.

Elena’s head fell back against the stone as she lost herself in his speed.With each thrust, she could feel herself getting closer and closer to the edge.

Aldric shifted and leaned down to capture one of her nipples between his teeth. The unexpected sensation sent a jolt of pleasure through Elena’s body and pushed her over the edge into ecstasy.

She cried out his name as she climaxed, feeling him shudder against her as he followed suit. They rode out their orgasms together before collapsing together on the church’s roof.

They lay entwined beneath the indigo canopy of the sky. Sated and spent.

“I never thought,” Elena whispered, her voice thick with emotion. “I never could have imagined...”

Aldric’s hand stroked her hair in a soothing rhythm. “Neither did I, my love. But I am eternally grateful for this second chance.”

“Do you think our memories of the past will ever unlock?”

He chuckled and the sound warmed her. “I think after two decades if we’ve not found them, they’re no longer ours to find. We just have to live with these new memories.My heart will always be yours, day or night, stone or flesh. You’ve given me more than a taste of life, you’ve given me a reason to live when the sun goes down.”

“Do you think our boys will find this…what we have?”

“They’re our boys, aren’t they? I am certain they will.”

She lay her head on his chest, staring up at the indigo canopy of the sky. She never missed teaching art, but she always missed painting the city and with her boys grown and her husband officially retired, there was no time like the present to pick back up her brushes.

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