Page 17 of Orc's Mate

“There’s food in the bag. Feel welcome to eat.” He grabbed clothing and strode toward the river.

I fully intended to grant him the same privacy he gave me, but I couldn’t help it. Curiosity might be my downfall, but I peeked through my lashes as he tugged off his clothing and stepped into the water.

I didn’t see much, just the shadow of his cock and his nicely shaped butt. He was greenish gold all over, and the sun seemed to stroke his skin, making it gleam.

More tingles spread through me, confirming my earlier suspicion. I was attracted to my new orc husband, and I wasn’t sure what—if anything—I should do about it.

There was one thing Icoulddo. I completely turned away from the stream and faced the fire. I didn’t look Odik’s way until he was fully dressed and walking back toward me.

“You’re sore again,” he said after we’d finished eating. “Let me massage your back and legs.” He patted his lap.

Should I refuse him? His touch had sparked something inside me I wasn’t sure I wanted to explore again. Not when I was already attracted to him. But he’d eventually be my full husband, a thought that didn’t frighten me any longer.

He patted his lap again. “Eleri.”

Nodding, I rose, and he tugged me down onto his lap facing away from him. His fingers gently worked down my back, stroking at first, then deepening his touch. He worked out each kink and seemed to know exactly where I was sore the most.

In no time, I was melting, struggling not to moan where I sat in his lap. Heat pooled between my legs, and even for a virgin, I was savvy enough to know what that meant.

He eased me onto my back beside him and rubbed one of my legs, then the other, moving his fingers carefully and with just enough pressure to make me melt some more.

“I’ve never been with a male,” I blurted out as he finished kneading my right thigh.

“Why not?”

“Because no one wanted me.” Maybe Birgid’s husband who’d winked that one time would’ve taken me if I’d offered.

Or maybe he hadn’t winked. He’d had something in his eye.

“That, I cannot believe,” Odik said.

“You’re too kind.”

“I’m being honest. Iwant you.” His voice sounded hollow. His gaze glided across my body like a caress, and more heat slicked through me, centering in my core.

“Have you ever touched yourself?” he asked.

“What?” I barked, starting to sit up.

He gently pressed me back to the ground. “I asked if you’ve ever touched yourself.” His eyes landed on that place between my legs that throbbed.

I shifted on the grass, flushed and overcome with a need I’d never felt before.

“It’s all right if you haven’t,” he said. “Always be honest with me, and I’ll do the same with you.”

“Ihavetouched myself.” The words jerked out of me. I was deficient enough already without coming across as completely inexperienced. “A few times.”

His head tilted, and a smile flitted across his lips before he smoothed them. “Would you do it right now?”

I sucked in a breath.

Heat smoldered in his eyes. “I want you to show me what your body enjoys, Eleri.”

Chapter11

Odik

Icould smell the faint essence of her heated musk before I started massaging her right thigh, and it made my cock roar with approval.

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