Page 318 of A King's Oath

“Taunting me every time I open the drawer,” he tore the wrapper with his teeth.

“I am dead serious. What do you need a condom for?”

“Relax,” he pushed her back. “I got it for tonight.”

“Do you remember how to put it on?” She cocked her head. “But then, you two were never the best of friends.” She sputtered.

“Solanki blood finds its way,” he rolled it on, coming over her on his elbows on either side of her head. Her laughter died.

Samarth nuzzled her nose with his own — “This time I wanted to do it right. God forbid something happened, I didn’t want you to be left with anything that would weigh you down.”

“Your child cannot weigh me down.”

“I know. But my guilt never dies. I love Brahmi, I love that she came into the world and you nurtured her so well,” he caressed the hair off her temple. “But I cannot forget that you did it singlehandedly while I was drilling oil and playing polo.”

“It has passed now.”

“It has passed. And it will not be repeated.” His hips lowered over hers, skimming her pelvis. “Are you ready?”

“Yes!” Her hips rose to seat him. “Of course yes!”

He slid in and realised it wasn’t as smooth a sail as he had imagined.

“Give it a second… it’s been like that since Brahmi’s birth. At this time of the month. The dryness…” Ava squeezed her eyes shut.

“Is it hurting?”

“No… it’s just mortifying.”

“Look at me, Raje.”

Her eyes popped open.

“I won’t be able to last as long as I used to either.”

Her hesitant face broke into a smile.

“We are old, Samarth…”

“No,” he reached down and used his fingers to twirl a rhythm he remembered she loved. Her mouth opened in a gasp. A pleasured gasp. “We are just different.”

“Don’t stop doing that…” her eyes scrunched shut again, her head thrown back. He nipped the space behind her ear, making her buck. He added the gyration of his hips in that same motion. She moaned. She got easier to slip into. And like the last eight years didn’t stand between them anymore, his body tunnelled into hers and his hips slammed down on hers.

“Oh fu…” her eyes popped open. “That was so good!”

“It was,” he tried controlling the urge to pull back out and slam back in.

“Feel dry still?”

She shook her head.

“Can I move?”

“Move!”

She was already beginning to tighten around him.

“You’re close,” he pulled out and rocked in slowly. “Let go.”

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