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The Bloodstone Grimoire lay on the scarred wooden surface and I pulled the blackened silver dagger from the spine.

The blade was sharp—like obsidian. Like glass.

So sharp he wouldn’t feel the kiss of the magically honed edge against his skin.

“What— Avril, what are you doing?”

Valen’s voice cut through my thoughts, and I glanced down at the dagger in my hand.

What was I doing?

He hadn’t seen it—had he?

I glanced over my shoulder at him. He was still bound by my magic, but concern was starting to bleed through the lust in his eyes.

“Are you okay—”

I set the dagger down and turned back toward him. “I’m fine,” I said— Just… wanted to light some more candles.”

A lame lie, but one I could cover with a wave of my fingers.

The candles sputtered to life and Valen relaxed just a little as I walked back toward the bed.

“Get over here and fuck me.”

“That was the plan,” I replied.

I stopped beside the bed and looked down at him. The candlelight flickered over his naked body and caressed his sculpted flesh like a lover.

I trailed my fingers lightly over his hip and up his ribs before moving over his chest. His tattoos swirled beneath my hand, and his eyes held mine as I climbed onto the bed and straddled his thighs.

“How does it feel to be the one in charge?” he asked with a sly grin.

If only he knew how many times I’d taken charge…

“I think I like it,” I replied as I rose up on my knees. His cock twitched, but I had no intention of touching it. Not yet.

I rubbed my hands down my breasts and plucked at my nipples until they were hard peaks. Valen’s eyes devoured every movement hungrily and his cock twitched as I moved my pussy closer, teasing him with my heat.

One hand slid down between my thighs, and I sucked in a breath as I rubbed my clit in small circles and then pushed my fingers inside.

A soft moan escaped my lips as my fingers were drenched in wetness.

“That’s not fair,” he said through gritted teeth.

“I know,” I murmured as I coated my fingers in my arousal and pulled them from my pussy to show him how wet I was.

My fingers glistened in the candlelight, and Valen’s deep blue eyes darkened with lust as he growled and opened his mouth.

Before he could say anything, I pushed my fingers between his lips.

He sucked them hard, but kept his eyes on me as he licked them clean and grazed them with sharp teeth.

“Fucking tease,” he groaned as I pulled my fingers out of his mouth and reached for his cock.

I held him with a firm grip as I rose higher on my knees and rubbed the head of his cock against my soaking slit.

“Fffuu—”

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