She moved round behind him and examined the dorsal spines that ran the length of his back from neck to sacrum. Soaping her hands, she stroked them over his shoulders and down the spines.
“That feels good,” he said.
When she reached the last spine, she slipped a finger beneath it and touched the little patch of raised scales she found there. He jumped.
“Kalehsha, what are you doing?”
“You said having yourbalinzhgland stimulated is pleasurable,” she explained. “I want to do it for you.”
“There’s no need. I receive more than enough pleasure from you, beloved.”
She reached round with her other hand and took hold of his cock.
“Just enjoy the ride, snake-boy.”
She stroked her fingers over the gland, noting with satisfaction that even the smallest touch made him squirm. She circled it, then rubbed it, and he groaned loudly.
His shaft was now impossibly thick and hard. It strained upwards, thedendraalong its ridged length pulsating rapidly. She slid her hand up and down until his hips started to jerk.
“Drek’aa bereshdo not stop,” he ground out. The spines on his back rose and she knew he was close.
“Come for me,” she whispered. “Come for me, snake-boy.”
The gland under her fingers suddenly softened. Vahn threw his head back and bellowed with the intensity of his release. Kara watched, wide-eyed, as hot, white fluid gushed over her hand and into the bath.
The Vraxian sagged, spent.
“That looked amazing,” she said, hugging him from behind. He turned to face her.
“Youare amazing.” He gathered her to him and kissed her soundly, then let his head fall back onto the edge of the bath in deep contentment. “Vannla’s Sword, there are no words to describe how I feel.”
“So that’s what it would be like if we were to make hatchlings?” she asked casually. He opened one eye.
“It would be better. Because you would feel the same pleasure, but for very much longer.”
“Something to think about.”
“And are you?” He sat up, eyes glinting. “Thinking about it?”
“Maybe. I think so.”
“What are you saying,kalehsha?” He put a finger under her chin and tilted her face towards him. His gaze was intense and she swallowed, suddenly feeling shy.
“I’m saying that after we’re married – not straight away, not for a while – but at some point we can talk about having children. If you still want to, that is.”
He stared down at her silently for so long she thought she’d said the wrong thing. But when he kissed her, it was like nothing she’d felt from him before.
His lips were so tender, so loving, her heart swelled with emotion. He held her as if she were the most precious thing in the world. As if she meant more to him than life itself.
And when he finally let her go, he whispered the words he’d long ago written into her soul.
Until galaxies crumble and stars fade.
Forty Eight
Ela tried to outpace Rhyn but he was one of the few males who was taller than her. He easily kept up and he wasn’t even hurrying. He was sauntering. It annoyed her.
“Don’t you have somewhere else to be?” she said acidly.