Page 74 of Jewel of the Sea

He lowered his gaze, and his pupils expanded once more. She touched a hand to his chest; his hearts beat rapidly against her palm, and he released a shuddering breath.

Aymee smiled and curled her other arm around his neck, leaning in to kiss him. He returned the kiss and his muscles tensed.

Her nipples rasped against his skin, the pressure increased with each of their heavy breaths, and jolts of pleasure shot straight to her core. She hooked a leg around his waist and drew them closer together, but that would be all — this was abouthim.

His mouth tasted of salt and something wholly Arkon. She slid her hand down his chest, over ridges of muscle, past his lean stomach, and halted it at his pelvis. He swayed his hips into her palm and gasped against her mouth. Something hard bulged beneath his skin, and he stilled as her fingers dipped lower.

“Aymee, I…I don’t know...”

She lifted her head and met his gaze. Apprehension and desire warred in his eyes.

“Trust me, Arkon.”

He nodded, tipped his head back, and closed his eyes. “Always.”

Aymee watched his face as she explored with her hand, searching until the tips of her fingers touched upon his slit. Gently, she stroked along its length.

Arkon’s shaft pushed out against her palm; she grasped it.

The ladder rungs groaned as he tightened his grip and hissed through his teeth. The cords stood out on his neck, and his brow creased.

He was hard and slick, and her hand glided over his length easily. Only when she reached his base, and something brushed over her skin, did she lower her gaze.

His cock was darker than his normal skin at its tip and darker still at its base, where four thin, two-centimeter-long feelers writhed. Moisture glistened from his shaft. She lifted her hand and rubbed her fingers together.

He produced his own lubricant.

“Aymee.”

She looked up. Arkon had tipped his chin down to look at her with uncertainty in his eyes.

Aymee smiled, replaced her hand, and curled her fingers around his girth. He was hot and thick, velvet over steel. Her gaze locked with his as she stroked him, setting an easy rhythm.

“You’re beautiful,” she said.

Arkon groaned. Two of his tentacles slid along her legs, up the backs of her thighs, and over her ass to caress the bare skin of her back.

Aymee trailed her lips over his chest and up his throat until their mouths met once more. He kissed her deeply, desperate with need, and she gave all she could. His tentacles moved around her sides to caress the undersides of her breasts. She moaned into his mouth, grinding her pelvis against him as she tightened her leg around his waist.

His hips rocked, and his stomach quivered. His motions grew more hurried, frenzied, seeking. She squeezed, quickening her strokes.

Arkon tore his mouth from hers with a growl. He threw his head back, expression drawn, teeth clenched. His shaft thickened, growing impossibly harder before a loud groan of pleasure burst from him. His body trembled and jerked as he came. Aymee didn’t relent until he sagged forward, shivering in the aftermath.

She moved her hand to the base of his shaft and pressed a fingertip to his pulsing feelers. Her core clenched as she realized where they’d touch once Arkon was inside her.

His shoulders rose and fell with his deep, ragged breaths. “That was... I… I do not have the words.”

Aymee chuckled and flattened her palm on his chest. His hearts pounded.

Releasing the ladder, he pulled her against him and fell backward into the water. He floated on the surface with her laying atop him and ran the tips of his tentacles along her spine. His bare skin, despite the solid muscle beneath, was soft. She laid her cheek on his chest and listened to the sound of his heartbeats, content as they drifted. Occasionally, his tentacles moved in the water, directing them well away from the broken ceiling.

“Thank you,” he finally said, awe in his voice.

Aymee laughed, lifting her head to look at him. Her hair fell forward. “It was my pleasure.”

Chapter 15

Alow rumbling roused Arkon from slumber. He opened his eyes and listened as the sound built to a peak and faded away. He could feel it, too, but only barely.

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