Page 34 of Lost Companion

He grinned. “I wonder why she would do that.”

“Oh, zip it, honourable Overseer.”

“You may call me Rath. I want you to use my name. In fact, when we are naked, I want youonlyto call me Rath.”

She stared at him. “What?”

“You heard me. Your ears are keen, your mind is sharp, and your body wants me.” He gave her a frank look. “I very much want you as well, Riley, so do you want to remove your dress, or shall I tear it off you? That can be its own kind of fun.”

She slid the dress off her shoulders. “That’s a little advanced to me.”

“Do you know what the capsule did to you?” He removed his boots and slipped off his shirt.

“Based on where I feel arousal, it restructured me a little.”

She stood and let the dress fall to the floor. She sat back on the edge of the bed and wiggled her butt a little. “Nice fabric.”

He laughed, but it was a strained sound. “You are lovely.”

“Um. Thank you. You look pretty fit for someone who does a lot of admin.”

“I have worked out my tension over your disappearance in the gym. Not being able to kill more of them was irritating, so I am afraid I will take it out on you.”

Riley squeaked. “What? I was stabbed in the neck with a hypo.”

“How about I will reassure myself that you are alive and safe?”

“Um. Okay. How?”

“Allow me to demonstrate.”

He stepped toward her, and she backed up as he got closer. When she was where he wanted her, he gripped her ankle and pulled her toward him. He grinned and shook his head.

She knew what was going to happen when he widened her thighs and dropped to the bed between her knees.

“I have been most curious as to the source of your heat.” He parked his chin on her mound and looked at her. She was up on her elbows and staring at him in horror.

He laughed, moved, and his tongue was cruising across her clit a moment later.

Riley squeaked.

Rath reached with one hand and pushed her flat, stroked her cheek, traced her lips, and then moved down to caress her breasts. Meanwhile, his tongue had found the heart of her and was delving deep.

She held her breath, and his thumb rubbed her clit. There was a soft whine coming from her as he slowly built her arousal until she felt her sex start gripping his tongue. He slid three fingers into her, and she moaned and bucked when he gently took her clit between his teeth and scraped slowly. She yowled and bucked. He sucked her clit, and she fell apart.

Her pulse filled her body. Every inch of her felt the rush. She looked down at Rath, and he smiled at her, his black eyes lit with stars. She blushed and held her arms out. “Rath?”

He moved over her and kissed her, sharing the taste of her sex.

She ran her foot over his thigh and noted he had ditched his lower clothing at some point. She wanted him. She had always wanted him, but a contract was a contract, and a Hmrain was terrifying. Even Ranna’s dad. Especially Ranna’s dad.

He had a hot yet concerned expression. Riley smiled. “It’s okay, Rath.”

He shuddered. “Hearing my name from you without a sarcastic title is good.”

She stroked his neck and pulled him down. “I can save the sarcasm for when I don’t want to know what you feel like inside me.”

He kissed her softly. “That sounds like an observation. Ask me.”

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