Page 9 of Blood, Shadow & Claw

My breathing hitched as I pressed further, chasing something I clearly didn't understand. From the tense way Ajax held me, he was clearly on the edge. However, he didn't pull away or admonish me. He allowed me a safe space to explore. There is no pressure, no shame, just acceptance and understanding.

I cried out in frustration a few moments later when I couldn't get the relief my body so desperately needed. It wasn't until my plea hit his ears that he finally moved.

"Please," I whimpered.

"God, you are perfect, Mazie. What do you need?"

I'm sure my face was beet red, but I didn't care. Taking his hand, I placed it between my thighs. "Right here, I need you here."

"Have you ever done this before, Mazie?" he asked gently.

I shook my head.

"Have you touched yourself on your own?"

I bit my lip. "I have a few times. But it's never quite like what the books say. I end up feeling more frustrated than anything else."

Ajax's hands tightened on my hips. "I won't leave you frustrated. That I can promise you."

His hands sank into the waistband of the black boxer briefs, and he slowly began to slide them down my body. I could smell my arousal filling the air, and it embarrassed me.

Ducking my head, I avoided eye contact until Ajax returned my gaze to his. "What is it?"

I huffed. "It's embarrassing."

"Nothing is embarrassing between us. Tell me."

I took a deep breath and then blurted it out. "I can smell myself. You know, there is a smell from there."

Rather than move away, Ajax parted my thighs even further, sticking his face far too close to my sex.

"What are you doing?" I cried out in a strangled voice.

"Investigating," he said with a wink, and then, to my horror, hebrought his face closer and licked the seam of my sex. "Hmmm, seems perfect to me. Open up, baby; let's have a look."

We both froze over his usage of the word baby. It had slipped off the tongue so naturally that the endearment had my throat tightening. I had been nobody’s special person before.

His eyes met mine. "I meant nothing inappropriate by that."

Deciding to show the real me, I went for it by saying, "I've always loved it in books when she calls the hero Daddy. Does that totally creep you out?"

He considered for a moment as he rubbed the tip of his nose against my heated flesh, driving me wild. He flashed me a devilish grin and replied, "Maybe you need a special daddy to make all your hurts disappear."

I felt a gush of heat between my legs. I liked that—a lot.

"What do you want, baby girl?" he asked, his breath teasing my swollen sex.

"Please, Daddy," I whimpered. "Make my pussy feel better."

He chuckled at the term I had used for my sex. But he didn't balk at it. I figured I might as well be me. After all, I was naked for the first time, begging Ajax to get me off and calling him Daddy. The time for pretense was gone.

Ajax leaned down and pressed a soft kiss on my inner thigh, sending shivers down to my core. His hands caressed my hips as he looked up at me, his eyes burning with desire. "Beautiful," he whispered, taking in the sight of my body that he held against his chest. The look in his eyes made it clear that he wanted me just as much as I wanted him. He licked his lips nervously before leaning forward again to taste me for the first time. The soft brush of his tongue against my sensitive folds had me arching into him, needing more. "Mazie," he groaned, feeling how wet and ready I was for him.

Slowly, he worked his tongue inside me, circling my clit while one hand slid lower to tease my entrance. The sensation was unlike anything I'd ever experienced before - warmth spread throughout my entire body as he licked and sucked on my sensitive flesh. I cried out, unable to contain the moans that escaped my throat. Ajax's touch was skilled; it felt like he knew how to make me crave more ofhim. His fingers slipped inside me, rubbing against the spot that seemed too sensitive for words. I clung to him tighter, needing the pleasure that was building inside me to become explosive.

My nails dug into his skin, urging him to go deeper as he used his teeth on my clit gently before swirling his tongue around it once more. I could feel myself getting closer and closer without understanding why everything was happening so quickly.

Ajax's fingers trailed further down, brushing through my sodden folds before he pressed two digits into me. I gasped, feeling the unfamiliar stretch as he slowly pushed them deeper, his knuckles gliding against my wet flesh. He took his time, allowing me to adjust to the intrusion while his thumb strummed over my clit in slow circles.

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