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She made an impatient noise and gripped the front of my shirt in her fists.“Why did you stop?”she demanded, her rich alto husky with passion.
I grinned like a madman, bending to claim her mouth once more before I swept her up off her feet, eliciting a burst of surprised laughter.Mine.
I barely noticed when Cicley quietly removed himself from the courtyard, apparently confident that Ruya was safe and consenting.
Next time, little faun,I thought distractedly.Tonight is all for my mate.
Chapter 21
Ruya
Acool breeze flittedaround the courtyard as the magic from the simple charm circle faded.I knew such spells were limited in their effect and scope, but just now I was convinced all the good fortune in the world was mine.
I let out a startled laugh when Sadavir scooped me up in his strong arms, lifting me as if I weighed nothing.He carried me a few steps, then lowered me gently to the ground.My hands found thick, soft grass beneath me, and I felt the soft hum of the earth—an elemental sort of power I rarely accessed consciously, but which was always a part of me.
Naga magic was also attuned to the earth.Of course Sadavir’s beast side would want to make love here, as close to the wilderness as we could get within the city.I wiggled into the ground as a delicious wave of lust washed over me at the thought.I wanted that too—the primal wildness of making love under the open sky, of being one with our natures.
It was a sentiment that Cicely, averydevoted follower of Pan, had opened my mind to when we first met.And I had a brief moment of longing, wishing he could share this with us now.Was that possible?Would Sadavir and Cicely be open to sharing in a more intimate sense?Something told me they might...
I filed the intriguing thought away for the future, all of my focus narrowed to Sadavir’s powerful presence as he hovered over me.His big hands caressed my body, his touch a frustrating tease over the top of my thin clothes.
I couldn’t take it.No more delay.Magic and want surged over and through me in constant waves, and I felt flushed and nearly incoherent.I was sick of constantly denying myself.“Sadavir,” I pleaded, my thoughts scattering before I could form my demand into a full sentence.
He chuckled, low and full of promise as he kissed me, pressing his body to mine while he devoured my mouth.He’d taken off his shirt.My hands landed on warm, smooth muscle and the want in me kicked up even higher.“I’m here,” he voiced against my lips.“My needy omega.Do you want me to fill you?”
I shuddered at his words, and the dirty visions they conjured in my mind.“Yes.”Goddess, I felt like I was on fire.Like my heat had spontaneously kicked in and was determined to burn me alive.I needed him inside me like I needed oxygen to live.“Please,” I whined, scraping my nails over his chest.“I need...I need...”My words died on a whimper as I was hit with a craving...
Oh, Goddess.I had never consciously had the thought before, but I slowly realized it had always been there, lurking behind the self-imposed wall that I’d erected to hide all the “things I shouldn’t want.”I wanted...Ineededto be filled with his seed.I wanted him to hold me down and fuck me so thoroughly I ended the night with his baby in my belly.
I groaned.What was I becoming?It was mortifying.
If Robin was here...if she knew I had these thoughts, these desires when I was with her as well...she’d run screaming and never come back.Or, she’d give that disdainful shudder and her voice would go all haughty and disgusted.Losing her control andimpregnatingan omega was clearly something to be scoffed at.
But Sadavir wasn’t Robin.His hand moved from my breast up to my neck, gripping firmly but gently and tilting my head back, and I knew it was so he could see my face in the dim light, read whatever was written there.“What is it?”he said, his voice firm and calm, even as his energy against mine raged like a mad beast.“What do you need, Ruya?”
I squirmed, hot and flushed, and eaten up with desire.I had been learning to embrace my sexuality, to communicate my wants and needs with Sadavir and with the others.But this was different.This particular desire still made me cringe with the fear of judgement.
