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As she threw the empty gun to the ground, Kryxis tugged her back by the ankle and lifted himself on top of her. He bent her legs up with his blue hands, keeping her knees locked to her chest while one red hand took a hold of her wrists, pinning them above her head. He sank his hips down, putting his heavy weight on her before one of his cocks pressed against her opening, thesmooth red one first by the feel of it. He pushed inside her, and she gritted her teeth as he slid deep.

“Fuck,” she groaned as he moved on her, starting slow, until he found his rhythm. His tail curled against the bed, ripping into her sheets as his thrusts quickened. She could feel his power, the feralness of his movements making her flush instantly. Then he slowed and slipped out of her, and pressed his blue cock to her next, slipping it in, the ridges rubbing along her, making her inhale sharply. His strokes deepened again, while his red cock hit against her core.

His thrusts shook the bed, and she worried someone might hear in the unit next door and they’d come knocking. But he had her pinned in place. Seeing the dark fire in his half-lidded eyes told her there was no stopping. He slowed again and switched back to the red and went harder.

He switched several times in and out, greedy to feel her, and her poor thighs were beginning to feel the brunt of his need, her body trembling underneath him.

When his blue sank deep for the last time, he let out a low growl, his body going rigid. She felt him throbbing, then felt a sticky warmth as his red pulsed against her stomach.

Teeth bared, a low snarl rose in his throat, one red hand moving to encircle her throat possessively, claws pricking the back of her neck as he shuddered above her.

As he grew still, the bed stopped shaking, and only their breaths could be heard in the silence. Kryxis pulled out, releasing his hold on her while lowering his head to rest it against hers.

“Xia Vassala,” he whispered.

She locked her gaze with his. “Yes,” she said, not sure what he was really saying but feeling like that was the right answer.

The slits of his pupils shrank, his nostrils flaring. He nuzzled her neck, his body rubbing against hers.

“Okay, big guy.” She chuckled, patting his ribs. “But I need to clean myself off again.”

He rubbed a little more until she pushed at him gently and he forced himself off her, though it seemed to pain him. “Vassala,” he repeated. “Lillak.”

She nodded. “I know.” She smiled at him, and he gave her an oddly intense look back. Like he was seeing her for the first time.

Unthinking, she reached up and kissed one side of his mouth. He grew still as she pressed her mouth to his. When she drew back, he tilted his head to one side as if confused.

She laughed a little as she brushed her fingers across his jaw. “That’s called a kiss.”

“Kissss?”

She nodded. “Between lovers.” She pressed a hand on her heart then to his chest.

“Vassalar.”

That’s right. Lovers.”

He grunted, nuzzling the side of her head. This was her reality now. A vrisha as her lover. The odds of them finding each other and choosing to be together were so mathematically low they bordered impossible. And yet here they were. What a strange universe.

She lay with him for a moment before sliding off the bed. “Be right back,” she called over her shoulder as she returned to the bathroom. Cleaning herself up, she noticed blood trickling down her legs. At first, she worried it came from inside her, until she realized it was from little cuts against her thighs where Kryxis’ scales had cut her. That would take some getting used to.

As she dried off and slipped on her robe again, she stepped out to see Kryxis sitting on the edge of the bed, waiting for her. She still couldn’t believe he was here in her room.

She was about to ask him if he wanted something to eat when a notification went off on her computer. Strolling into thekitchen, she opened the mail log and saw it was a message from Nadine. The heads had scheduled for her team to meet within the hour.

“I have to go out,” she told him as she went for her dresser and took out a clean pair of pants and shirt. “Only for a little bit.” She was about to order him to stay put but then remembered the items he had brought her. She turned to face him. “You can leave one more time.” She put up a finger. “To put back the items you stole. Then you come right back.” She pointed to the ground. “And don’t you dare let yourself be seen.”

Kryxis grinned at her. “Xi azia.”As you wish, he said. She was getting better at understanding some of his words at least.

“I want you back in here before I return. Got it?”

“Xa.”

“Good. And I mean it, Kryxis. No more messing around.”

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Kryxis

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