Page 45 of Devilish

I bit and sucked at the tender flesh of his neck and collarbone as Kai writhed beneath me. His breathing came faster now, choppy and disjointed as he raced toward the release he so desperately deserved.

I wanted to feel that, wanted to experience his unraveling when he finally let go. So I brushed my lips over his and growled, “Take your pleasure, you beautiful boy. Take it, and enjoy the fuck out of it.”

Kai bowed up off the bed, angling his hips into mine, and a second later he cried out my name and buried the side of his face into the pillow. His warm cum sprayed all over my hand, cock, and stomach as he let himself fall over the edge.

It was both a glorious and tortuous sight to behold, my dick throbbing and wanting its own release. But the trust he’d shown here tonight wasn’t something I would break for a quick orgasm. No matter how badly I needed one.

Instead, I kissed his nose gently, shifted off him, and got out of bed to grab a warm washcloth. When I came back into the room, Kai was in the exact same position, legs relaxed, arms above his head, eyes shut. He looked so peaceful that for asecond I thought he was asleep, until I reached for the tie around his wrists and tugged it free.

Kai’s eyes opened, and I cleaned him up and tossed the cloth into the wastepaper bin to deal with later. I gently rubbed the muscles of his arms, then brought his hands to my mouth and kissed his knuckles.

“Now that’s what I call a thank you.”

Kai gave a satisfied smile as I drew his hands to my bare chest.

“Can I… Do you mind… Can I stay here, with you?”

Something about the way he asked made me think he expected to be told to leave. That was the last thing I planned to do. But not wanting there to be any kind of miscommunication, I reached for the blanket at the end of the bed and brought it over us before wrapping my arms around him and pulling him in close.

“Of course you can,” I said, and kissed the top of his head. “Butif you’re planning to sleep with me again, don’t think you’re going to do it all the way on the other side of the bed.”

Kai tipped his face up to mine, and I took another taste of those sweet lips.

“I like it right here,” he whispered.

“Then that’s where you should stay.”Forever…

Somehow I managed not to saythatout loud. At least, I thought I hadn’t, since Kai’s heavy eyelids drifted shut. But as I lay there and listened to his breathing even out, I knew I was in a world of trouble.

Because I wasn’t sure forever would be long enough.

17

KAI

THERE WEREN’T ENOUGH words to describe how I was feeling. Not last night, when Lucien had taken control and given me the most unreal orgasm of my life. Not when he’d held me close after until I drifted off to sleep. And not this morning, when I woke up still in his arms.

This couldn’t be real life. It was never this good. Any minute now I’d wake up and face cold, hard reality. But for now I snuggled in closer, breathing in the scent of Lucien’s skin and the remnants of his cologne. The combination was intoxicating, my new favorite, one I wanted burned into my memory so I’d always remember.

His fingers trailed up and down over my bare back, and I closed my eyes and enjoyed his touch. There was nothing better in the world, I was convinced of it. I didn’t know how he could be so many things at once: gentle and powerful, comforting yet so damn irresistible. Now that I’d experienced both, there was no way to choose. I wanted it all, because it was the combination that made Lucien endlessly appealing. I’d simply never met anyone like him before.

Lucien’s fingers found their way into my hair and massaged my scalp, and I moaned.

“This is how you wake up,” I murmured, mostly to myself, but Lucien chuckled.

“You like to touch and be touched.” It wasn’t a question, more like he was making an observation.

He wasn’t wrong, and maybe the fact that he’d noticed should’ve made me feel embarrassed, but it was hard to feel that way when I was curled up next to him.

“I do when it’s you,” I admitted.

“Fuck.” He tilted my chin up so I was looking at him. “I love that.”

“Yeah?”

“There’s nothing I would enjoy more than your hands on me,” he said, leaning down to graze his lips against mine. “And mine on you.” He kissed me and then leaned back suddenly. “On second thought, maybe I can think of several things that would come close.”

“Oh, I can definitely think of something.” I grinned as I reached up to trace his lips with my index finger, remembering just how hot it had been to have his mouth exploring me…and my cock.

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