Page 33 of Smoke and Flame

Aodh watched her strut across the short distance that separated them.Her steps were tentative, but they didn’t diminish the sway of her full hips.The sensual movement was hypnotic.He didn’t think she was doing it purposely like female Drahks, whose every action when they weren’t fighting seemed aimed at luring a male into their bed or having sex wherever they could find a semi-private spot.But with Kai, even her most innocent move or gesture drew his eyes and hardened his cock.

When she was within arm’s reach, he took her by the hips and dragged her to him.

“Ah.Gracious.”She tumbled into his lap with a gasp as she scrambled to clutch his shoulders to steady herself.

“You’re okay.”He shifted her body, draping her legs over one of his, fixing her awkward landing to a more comfortable position.Well, for her, at least.

His hands flexed on the ample curves of her hips.Now that her body was against him, her round, firm ass pressed to his granite-hard length, he had to tell himself to go slow.

Kai wasn’t one of his kind.The potency of their lust would shock her.He didn’t want her scared; he wanted her screaming and screaming as she came over and over again.

He looked into her eyes as he lifted a hand and slowly dragged it from her throat to that area between her breasts that had teased him from across the room.“I want you, little flame.”

Her gaze darkened, and she trembled beneath his touch.

“My people are not used to temperance.”He slipped his hand inside her robe and then glided a finger along the warm, supple underside of her breast.Aodh wanted to tear down the covering and bare her luscious breasts to his hungry gaze, but if he did that, there would be no holding back for him.“I want to move at a slower pace.At least at the start.”

She nodded, but her hips rolled against his cock.

If she continued that, he wouldn’t be able to stop himself from tossing her to the bed and driving into her.“Kai, you have to stop wiggling your ass on my cock, or you’re going to find yourself fucked any second.”

With an abashed look, she stilled her movements and lowered her hands to her lap.

Missing her touch, he removed his hand from her breast, then he curled a finger under her chin and forced her to look at him.“Don’t be embarrassed.I liked what you were doing.I want to give you time to become comfortable.”

“Okay.”

“What do you want, little flame?”

“I don’t know—”

He arched a brow at her.He didn’t need her eyes to flash a yellow flame to know she was curious about him.Aodh had seen her appraisal of him while she hid in the bed.Besides, he wanted her to become accustomed to speaking her needs and desires.To a Drahk, lusty words were an aphrodisiac.

“I want to touch you.”Her gaze ran over his face, shoulders, and abs.

“What else?”

She bit one inside corner of her lips, causing her mouth to twist to one side as she shook her head.

“Kai,” he demanded.

Forcing a heavy breath, she blurted, “I want to trace your markings.”

“Go ahead—”

“With my tongue.”She slapped her hands over her mouth.

Reaching up, he took hold of her wrists and pulled her arms down.“No more of that.”He leaned back in the chair and inhaled as the warmth of the blue flames moved along his marking and the thought of what she wanted.Like an arrow shot from an archer’s bow, the sharp blade of lust hit its mark and set his gut ablaze.“I’m your canvas.”

Her hands came first.Kai placed them on the back of his hands and caressed his skin up towards his wrists.She attempted to circle them with her fingers, but they didn’t quite close around him.

Aodh marveled at not only the smallness of her hands; even though she was tall for a human woman, she was still small compared to him.When her hands continued up, her soft fingers playing along his markings, he groaned and shifted in the seat.He wasn’t used to being touched in such a way.His kind could give rabbits a run when it came to how often they had sex, but what they didn’t do was take the time to touch and study each other’s bodies, maybe because they were similar in form except for the sexual parts.

Also, sex wasn’t about flirtation and foreplay, but each person getting their needs met as quickly as possible and as many times until one or both collapsed.Hell, even the human women he’d been with when he worked among them knew the score—a night of good hard fucking, and off they went.

But with Kai, his mate, he wanted to let her take her time.Go slow.If the Great Spirit gave him strength.

As she danced her fingers up his arms and to his shoulders, he saw her fascination at seeing the ribbons of blues zip through his markings.She even let out a small giggle.

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