Page 41 of The Jorogumo

I nodded as much as I could, and that was all it took for Liam to spill into my mouth with a shout, his whole body shaking. I swallowed every drop of his cum, humming at the taste, then pulled back and sucked in some of the arousal still hanging in the air around us. I couldn't take it all, because Liam was still in the hazy, floaty afterglow, and suddenly having it taken away would feel like plunging into ice cold water.

Rising up to my full height, I used the sharp end of my front leg to cut Liam out of his bindings, and caught him in my arms just before he tumbled to the floor. It seemed my bindings had been the only thing holding him up, and that probably shouldn't have made me so happy.

Carefully, I carried him over to the hammock, then climbed in beside him.

As soon as I was horizontal, Liam wrapped his limbs around me, clinging to me. Hugging him close, I pushed his hair out of his eyes, and waited patiently until he opened them.

"Hi," I murmured, making him smile.

"Hey. That was..." he shook his head. "I don't think I've ever come that hard before."

I grinned as a sense of satisfaction filled me. I was pleased I'd given my mate pleasure, and better than anyone else at that.

"I'm glad."

Rolling his eyes at my smugness, he leaned forward and kissed my cheek, placing his palm on my chest.

Pulling back, he glanced down as he slowly started moving his hand over my chest, and I sighed softly, happy to let him explore me to his heart's content.

Usually, I got nervous when someone wanted to touch me in intimate settings like this, worried they'd take it further than I was comfortable with. But with Liam, I wasn't worried at all. I trusted him completely, and I knew he would be mindful.

"I love how warm you are. Smooth too," he murmured, and I smiled. "You don't mind this, do you?"

"Not at all. You can touch me as much as you want."

He glanced up at me, then, his lips curving up in a small smile. "I really, really like you, you know."

Smiling widely, I leaned down and pressed my lips to his for a soft kiss. "I really, really like you too."

Liam chuckled against my lips, and we lay like that for a while, exploring each other with our hands as we shared kisses.

When dinner time rolled around, we took a quick shower—it just wasn't good etiquette to go to dinner stinking like sex—before making our way to the dining room and having a meal with our friends.

I loved how quickly Liam had made a place for himself in the Sanctuary, and I knew that whenever he was ready to move, he'd be welcomed with open arms. For now, that was more than enough for me.

Liam

After dinner, we returned to Haruto's place, and curled up together on his hammock. It was too early to sleep just yet, so I pulled my phone out, swiping over to a streaming app.

"Wanna watch something?"

"Sure. I'm not much of a TV person. What do you recommend?"

"Have you seen any of theMarvelmovies or shows?"

Haruto blinked, then shook his head. "I've heard of them, but I never really got around to watching any."

"Well, we can watch one now. How about we start at the beginning?"

Haruto nodded, so I found the firstCaptain Americamovie and hit play.

Twenty minutes later, Haruto washooked. When he shushed me for the third time, I realized this had been a very, very bad idea.

Sighing, I wrapped my arms and legs around him—he'd webbed up my phone so we didn't have to hold it, which was pretty nice—and decided to let him enjoy the movie. I understood his fascination, after all. It was a great movie, and it was only because I'd rewatched it so many times that I wasn't as excited as him.

Dropping a kiss on his warm chest, I tucked my head against his shoulder and watched the movie with him, cheering along at the important parts.

When the movie ended, Haruto turned to me with big eyes and a bright smile. "That was amazing. How many more are there?"

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