Page 37 of Magic Claimed
Alerick’s tongue swept into my mouth, and like before, I welcomed him. His thumb circled my nipple lightly, teasing it into a sensitive point. My arms fell away, letting him caress my breasts. I arched my back, wanting, needing more of his touch.
Eike kissed a path from my earlobe to suckle the place where my neck met my shoulder. It was another sensitive place. Another secret unlocked. I tilted my head as Alerick expertly toyed with my mouth and my breast as arousal fogged my brain. But I didn’t mind. I didn’t mind that at all.
Eike kneaded my flesh, one hand on either side of my body. The back of my head slumped against his shoulder as Alerick played with my breasts. Eike dropped his hand and teased my outer thighs.
Tingles erupted through me, wanting, needing…I moaned into Alerick’s mouth as if that could tell Eike where I wanted his hand. My thighs parted easily, willingly, as his gentle touch eased towards my throbbing core.
I was going to sob into Alerick’s mouth when a light touch feathered along my seam to gently swirl about my clit. I jumped, then eased against Eike as he began to stroke me, his touch became firmer.
His fingertip slipped into my wet heat. He circled my entrance, his touch enticing and frustrating until I tilted my hips and he eased inside me. I gasped into Alerick’s mouth and electric bursts erupted through me. Alerick drew me out of the water high enough to latch into my breast, his tongue playing with my nipple before sucking hard.
Eike slid his finger in and out of me. One finger added to two, stretching me, invading me, forcing me towards the same peak as Alerick had done. The heel of Eike’s hand ground onto my clit as he curled his fingers inside me and as Alerick bit down on my nipple.
I screamed before I saw stars. My muscles locked as bliss erupted from my core. The golden ball of light inside my chest expanded, giving off a shower of sparks that joined in my climax and made me soar higher. Its joy mixed with my wonder of this feeling that Alerick and Eike had so quickly given me. Despite my protests, I still reached my peak.
The golden ball of light locked inside me wobbled as though trying to escape its tether, vibrating and spinning to break free. I reached for it to help it become free, my hand skimming the side. Charged energy zinged along my fingers, golden light infusing into my bloodstream, exhilarating me with its power, but my hold wasn’t enough. Despite my best attempts, I couldn’t hold on and it disappeared as I floated back to my body.
I cracked open my eyes to see Alerick drenched. Water dripped from his hair onto his shoulders as he stared at me in shock. Eike’s surprise rivalled the Alpha. Drops of water trickled over his forehead. I dragged a hand through my own hair, realizing it was a sopping, tangled mess.
Rain fell before I realized it was water dripping from the ceiling as though all the water in the bathtub…I looked down, my cooling body calling attention to the lack of warmth from the water. There was only an inch of water left in the tub. All the water in the bathtub had somehow exploded all over the room!
I let my head fall back on Eike’s shoulder and closed my eyes. “Be careful what you ask for, Alpha. Be very careful.”
Chapter Twenty
I thought maybe Alerick would be mad at me for wrecking the room but he tipped his head back and laughed. His Adam’s apple jumped up and down the column of his thick, stubble-darkened throat and I watched it tick, as though hypnotized. The sound was a rich baritone that made my nipples bead and me squirm when my core pulsed. His face was bathed in happiness, making him look years younger and more carefree as the mantle of Alpha dropped from his shoulders. He went from sexy-handsome to devastating, and I couldn’t pull my gaze away from his face.
I pressed my thighs together and wrapped my arm about my breasts, trying to hide the way my nipples hardened with interest. I didn’t need to be aroused by Alerick’s laughter, but the sound was so free and joyful I couldn’t help it when my own mouth tipped up.
Eike’s chest thrummed, and it took me a moment to understand that his laughter joined with Alerick’s. Eike wound his arms around me. I didn’t know what he was doing until he hugged me and kissed my bare shoulder.
“You are a true blessing, Serafine.” Eike spoke so spontaneously, so honestly, that the truth of his words sunk into me.
He really thought I was a blessing.
I peered behind me to make sure, looking for the lie, the deception, but there was none. Eike smiled at me, his eyes dancing with warmth, and a strange flutter rolled through my stomach. My veins pulsed and in my mind’s eye, I saw the golden light that had come off the tight ball zing through my veins. I wouldn’t be surprised that if I bled, it would be liquid gold instead of crimson, so powerful the light was inside me. The light infused with joy so contagious that a sound came out of me I didn’t recognize.
I thought something was wrong with me at first. The sound was so foreign, but a light bubbly feeling rose and swept away the heaviness in my chest. The sound came again and this time I couldn’t stop it. My mouth stretched, and the sound came out. The sound made me happy. So happy I didn’t want it to stop.
Alerick smiled at me, his eyes sparkling, the back of his fingers caressing my cheek as he watched me make the sound. “You are truly beautiful when you laugh, Little Mate.”
Is that what I was doing? Laughing?Eike tightened his hold, squeezing me for a moment before easing the tightness. I found I didn’t mind that. He hadn’t tightened his hold to capture me. He’d hugged me and…I liked it. I didn’t want to. Maybe it was the laughter or the strange joyous feeling inside me, but I found that I liked his arms about me. “You are truly beautiful full stop, Serafine.”
I stopped laughing, but the light-hearted feeling remained. I didn’t think it would. Well, I wouldn’t know. There was nothing to laugh about at the castle. Maybe I might laugh once more before Esoti would tighten my collar and I would have to go back. At that thought, my smile fell away. I shivered as the air cooled on my wet skin.
“Well, now that we have no water in the tub, I’ll need to fill it again since I didn’t get to clean you,” Eike said. He turned a lever and warm water gushed from the tap and began to fill the bath with crystal clear, warm water.
“This is much better than my cold water bucket baths,” I sighed.
Alerick’s smile slipped and his joyful look turned sad. “I’m glad you could reach your peak, Little Mate. Gladder that it brought on such an explosive climax. The magic inside you is indeed powerful. How did it happen?”
I frowned at him. “Do you want me to say it’s because of your talented mouth and Eike’s impressive fingers?”
Eike chuffed, while Alerick smirked. Even that expression was handsome on his dark face. “Hear that, Alpha? She said I have impressive fingers.”
“I mean, how did you make all the water come out of the tub like that?” Alerick asked.
My cheeks heated. Moments passed but I knew he would not stop unless I told him. The water filled almost to the top of the rub and Eike turned the level off. I was going to let myself enjoy this bath. It might very well be my last. To think that most people in the castle had a daily bath like this! I cleaned out Esoti’s every day, and those in every chamber.
