Page 167 of A Soul to Guide

Supporting himself on all fours and rising, he looked down to see she was covered from navel to neck in his seed. Not even her face had managed to avoid being hit by a stray streak. It was everywhere because she’d been bouncing him as she stroked.

With deep pants, he asked, “Why did you...?”

He wondered if she’d realised the cold pang from the aftermath of last time had still been nagging at him.

Her smile was so pleased and triumphant. “Because I wanted to.” Then she leaned up and pressed a kiss to the side of his snout. “I guess this is what I’m wearing for the rest of the day.”

Merikh grunted as his cock jerked at the idea of an outfit made solely of his release.

He looked down at her body, her thighs still spread around his waist. If she didn’t watch out, she was in danger of him sinking his tongue back into her.

He’d only come twice, and his stamina was superhuman.

She should watch how she teased him.

Gazing down at the comely female curled up on her side across his lap, Merikh radiated contentment.

She’d originally asked if he would mind taking her to the bed so she could rest for a while, worn out from their intimacy. As she was prattling on about how she didn’t think she could walk there herself, Merikh’s insides had twisted.

Like last time, he could tell she wanted to be held.

She had gone out of her way to reassure him about the things that had bothered him, and he had wanted to do the same for her. What she yearned for was something a normal person could give her. Her request wasn’t absurd – if it had been given to anyone other thanhim.

So, Merikh had done the only thing he could think of.

He’d carefully picked her up into a safe cradle within his strong arms, lifted her while he stood, and crossed his cave. He sat down in the only chair available and placed her across his lap.

He’d waited to see if she would oppose it. Only when she curled into him, laying her head on the inside of his arm and the chair’s rest, did he finally relax. Then he drew his arm from under her legs and crossed it over her so he could hold her hip.

The front of her was still covered in his seed, and he didn’t mind that it was spreading over his torso. As long as it was still staining her in his scent, he was pleased.

Raewyn cupped her hands near her chest to nestle them between their bodies. She didn’t close her eyes. He thought she may not actually be tired, just physically exhausted.

He didn’t know what he was supposed to do now. All he wanted was to stare at her, but he was unsure if that would make her uncomfortable.

“Thank you,” she softly whispered as she gently rubbed her nose and cheek against his round but firm stomach.

A tingling emotion spread through his entire body, something he was totally unfamiliar with. He was still full of tension until she spoke those words.

His hand curled so he could hold the back of her exposed nape, and he was surprised by her light shiver. “You’re so warm.”

It was summer. Perhaps it was because he was a Duskwalker, but no element bothered him. Most humans couldn’t stand the current heat that billowed on the wind. Her skin, however, always seemed to have an iciness to it, so he pressed his forearm more firmly over her to give her warmth.

The longer they sat there, though, the more his limbs nagged at him. Even though he was greedily drinking her in with his sight, the stillness was bothering him.

“May I touch you?” he asked hesitantly.

Raewyn groaned while burying her face into the side of his stomach and shook her head. She brought her knees higher to prevent him from having any chance of touching her between her thighs.

“I don’t think I can take anymore right now.”

Bloody hell, she was painting him as a deviant who had no other thoughts than sex.

“Not like that,” he huffed with a slight bite to his tone. “Like this.”

He demonstrated what he wanted by slipping his claws down the arch of her nape. As a little mewl fell from her lips, her neck arched, and her head tilted in a way that gave him more surface to play with.

She nodded, and with her lips closed, said, “Mhm.”

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