Page 17 of Smoke and Moon

When her beguiling, delirious gaze met his stare as her climax overtook her, it pushed Aodh toward his end.

Not breaking away from her gaze, he pressed closer and drove harder.

The tree began to sway a bit from the power of his thrusts, and a tearing sound blended with their growls and screams as the force of his strength tore some of the tree’s roots from the ground.But Aodh didn’t stop.

He couldn’t stop.He had to claim his woman as his equal.

A blaze dove from his core and through his cock, knocking his body off the cliff into pleasure’s abyss.Thick and hot, his release shot out of him, filling Kai.Even though he knew his seed would not take root like all the other times, his body warmed, knowing it would soon.Very soon.

Kai’s legs locked around his hips.She gripped his shirt in her hands as her body tumbled through another orgasm.

They stayed there, panting and trembling against the slightly askew tree as the haze of desire lowered enough for them to get their bearings.

Her lips caressed along the side of his neck above his collar and started the build of lust again.

Aodh kissed her on the temple before he pulled away.They couldn’t give in to it again.Once, his dragon could excuse him, but the beast would tear him asunder a second time.Even now, it sat quiet but alert to everything Kai.

“We must go.”Aodh detangled their bodies and set her on her feet.

He didn’t miss her limbs shaking or how she rested back, using the tree for support.Even as he adjusted his pants, his cock still damp with her cream, he stared at her.His gaze locked on the sight of her bare, full hips and her thick thighs glistening with evidence of both their release.It was too easy to step back to her and retake her.

Becoming more aware, Kai tipped her head down and saw herself.She gasped and quickly yanked her dress down, covering the delectable sight.

When her gaze shifted to him, her eyes were still bright with her desire even as she shyly bit her bottom lip.

Breaking their gaze, he moved to his sword, buried halfway into the earth.Gripping the handle with one hand, he snatched it up.

Pushing away from the tree, she started to walk away, moving toward the trail.

“Come here, Kai.”

She turned.Her brow pinched.“You said we needed to get back.”

“Yes.”He faced her.“But we don’t have time for me to keep a tolerable pace for you to walk.”With his free hand, he beckoned her.

Her frown deepened, but she still walked back to him.

When she was before him, he set a hand on her waist.“Wrap your legs around me.”

Her gaze darkened even more, her need flaring again as she first slipped her arms around his neck and then jumped up.

He helped her lift into position with her ankles linked at the small of his back and her arms around his neck.Once Kai settled, he wrapped an arm around her to hold her tight against him.

Her soft fingers danced along the back of his head.“Why can’t I walk?What’s the rush, Aodh?”

Their combined scent greeted him and made his heart pound as he bit back the groan caused by her touch.He reminded himself that he could not fuck her again.He stared at her.“It is time you met my dragon, little flame.”

Kai clutched the back of his neck.Her eyes, bright with desire, flashed with curiosity and fear.

He wanted to tell her not to be afraid, but a Drahk’s beast was damn unpredictable.Once the enormous reptile was loose, he ran the show until he relinquished control back to Aodh.

“Close your eyes and hold on.”

After she closed her eyes and buried her face in the curve of his neck, he headed off.He squeezed her and exhaled, releasing some smoke from his lungs.A puff of white smoke swirled around them and soaked into their pours.

Aodh sprinted toward the Mckenna building with his woman and sword in hand.

In less time than it took him and his brother to get to the meeting grounds, Aodh got them back in the heart of his people’s territory.He entered his building from the backside.He took the stairs two at a time, still clutching Kai’s relaxed, curvy form.When he passed his brother, who sat in a chair outside Morlie’s door with his feet perched on the stair rail, they only acknowledged each other with a sharp nod.

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