Page 76 of The Curse of Golden Blood
"Look at me, Mira. Look at me," Zydar whispered, and I opened my eyes, meeting his gaze. The look on his face was one of pure ecstasy. His red eyes were glazed, his mouth open, his nostrils flaring with every breath.
I couldn't take my eyes off him. I didn't want to miss a moment of this.
His breath came in ragged gasps, his body trembling from the effort of holding back. His whole body shook, like he was barely hanging onto control to not hurt me.
It was mesmerizing.
And then he let go, finally letting himself lose that iron control, moving inside me in long, deep strokes. Every muscle on his face was clenched.
"Gods, you feel so good," he growled, thrusting harder.
I clutched onto him for dear life, burying my face into his neck, my breath coming in short little gasps.
Pleasure unlike anything I'd ever known spiraled through me, electrifying my nerves, burning my veins, tingling down my spine.
It was utterly maddening, the way his thrusts hit just the right spot over and over, driving me absolutely wild. My moans rose into the night air, swallowed by the drumming rain and distant thunder.
Zydar began to pick up his pace, his thrusts coming faster, harder, more erratic. I felt his weight shift as he braced his elbows on either side of me, his hands finding mine. He twined our fingers together, and I clung to him, as if I could somehow anchor him to me. As if I could somehow keep him from slipping away.
His mouth claimed mine in a frantic kiss, muffling my cries, swallowing them.
I wrapped my legs around him, locking my ankles behind his back, riding the wave, giving into it.
Zydar's moans were growing louder, his thrusts becoming faster, harder.
"Let go. Let go for me, Mira," he whispered against my skin. His voice was like silk, warm and soft. My eyes met his and that's when the dam burst open.
Pleasure crashed into me, waves of it surging through me, one after the other. They left me no room to breathe. No room to think.
My body arched underneath him, every nerve raw and over sensitized. Every inch of my skin tingled and shivered, my blood burning and boiling in my veins. It was like lightning running through my body and soul. I was losing myself in the storm. Losing myself in him.
He followed a second later, his own body shaking against mine as he spilled his seed inside me. His hot release flooded my core, filling me completely. Claiming me as his own.
We rolled over, completely, utterly satisfied. The only sound in the arena was the sound of our ragged breathing and my heart pounding in my chest. Everything else just disappeared into a haze of ecstasy.
It took several long moments for reality to begin seeping back in.
My body felt like it was made of liquid. Like it would never come back together again. Like I was just a puddle of feelings now.
How on earth was I supposed to move ever again?
With a chuckle, he rolled onto his back, taking me with him. I stayed slumped against him, savoring his warmth, savoring the sound of his heart beating beneath my ear.
Then his wings shifted, stretching wide before curling in close around us. The vast span of them folded over me like a living shield, shutting out the cold rain and the rest of the world.
There was no one and nothing out there but him and me.
Just the way I wanted it to be.
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Zydar
IhadalwaysthoughtI'd die a thousand times sooner before I ever gave in to another like this.
That I would never take a lover. Never give in to the desires of the flesh.
