Page 21 of Princess for the Space Cowboy

“Just a pretty walk,” he says. “It’s a favorite place of mine, and I want to share it with you.”

We walk through the archway that leads out of the main government offices. A few moments later, we’re in one of those hovering vehicles that zips us across the landscape and drops us off beside a shimmering lake.

“This is Lapis Loch. You showed it to me just the other day,” I say.

He nods as he falls into step beside me. “I did, but I want to show you my favorite place.”

He leads me through some silvery-blue trees down a path lined with stones. Everything feels hushed and quiet here. He turns down another path, and the guards fall back. He says to me, “This area is under protection.”

He has explained to me before that there are areas that have special protection powers because they’re important to his people.

We keep walking, and I try to stay focused. This ridiculous thing happens when I’m alone with Asher. I become wildly turned on. It’s almost embarrassing. Here he is, trying to show me something important to him, and my panties are wet. I silently laugh to myself. To think that before I met Asher, I would’ve rolled my eyes so hard they almost fell out of my head if someone had told me that I would want any man this much.

He keeps leading me through the trees until the path turns again, and the view opens up. I realize we’re on the opposite side of the lake now. I can see the town on the other side of the lake, rising up into the misty blue mountains. My breath catches in my throat.

“Oh, it’s beautiful, Asher,” I breathe.

He smiles down at me as I turn to look up at him. “It is.”

There’s a small bench here, and he catches my hand in his, tugging me with him as he sits down.

“Come closer,” he says, bringing me between his knees. Our gazes are almost level. He’s so tall, and I’ve come to love that I always feel sheltered and protected with him.

“How are you adjusting?” he asks, his thumb brushing along the side of my wrist, the touch utterly distracting as if licks of fire emanate from it.

“I love it here,” I say fervently.

“Good.”

He leans forward just slightly and slides his other hand around my waist, coaxing me forward. Seconds later, we’re kissing, and I let myself tumble into it. Kissing him is alwayssovery good. His tongue glides against mine, his mouth commanding and devouring at once.

Before I know it, I’m making these little whimpers in my throat and arching against him, almost frantic to get closer.

Asher murmurs, “Easy, love,” against my lips.

But I’m too frantic. I need him. I need him inside me. We fumble, and I free him from his laced breeches and straddle him as he tugs my skirt up around my hips. His fingers tease into my dripping wet pussy.

“Oh, sweetheart. All for me,” he growls.

I bite my lip and rock my hips over the hard ridge of his arousal. I rise up as he positions his cock at my entrance.

On the heels of a shuddering breath, I sink down over him. He controls my descent as I sheathe him.

This, justthis, is exactly where I belong. Joined with the only man who is meant to be mine.

“Look at me,” he rasps.

I open my eyes to find his gaze waiting. He rocks his hips, slowly nudging deeply each time. The friction from where we’re joined sends piercing jolts of pleasure through me. I’m chasing my release, near desperate for it. Just when I think I can hardly bear it anymore, he reaches between us, and his fingers tease over my swollen clit. Pleasure crashes over me and through me. I’m shaking from the force of it.

I hear myself crying his name. He grips my hips tightly, thrusting upward, and I feel the heat of his release filling me.

We shudder together as I curl against him. He wraps his arms around me, holding me close.

My heartbeat echoes with the rhythm of his.

Chapter Sixteen

ASHER

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