Page 46 of I Married Kayog
She smiled, her fingers fiddling with the down feathers on my head and temples in a way that made me want to coo.
“How’s your head?” Linsea asked with genuine concern.
I shrugged in a nonchalant fashion. “Same old. But being with you helps tremendously.”
She frowned, far from mollified. “Are you sure you want to go to that conference tomorrow night?”
That question took me aback. “Yes. You know how passionate I am about protecting the Syllens and their lands. The conference will not be broadcast anywhere, so the only way to get an accurate account of what will happen requires me to be physically present.”
She absentmindedly clacked her beak in a way that equated with humans pinching their lips when they weren’t pleased with something.
“It’s just that you had a concert last night, spent the evening with the three of us tonight, and then that massive conference tomorrow feels like a lot for you, back-to-back,” Linsea said carefully.
I tightened my hold around her waist, drawing her a little closer against my body. Fuck, it felt amazing to have someone as wonderful as she was genuinely caring about my welfare.
“The concert and spending the evening with all of you were fine. I actually thrive in the positive energy from the fans during a performance. And I left immediately after, before I could get distraught by their other emotions. And being with the three of you is no hardship at all, quite the opposite. I wish you could hear and feel how amazing it is to be surrounded by people who radiate pure love. You and your friends not only bring me peace, in many ways, you’re even healing me.”
“You know, if you’re trying to make me like you, you’re doing a mighty fine job of it,” Linsea said in a taunting tone to hide how touched she was by my words—not that she could fool me.
“No, my dove. I’m not trying to make youlikeme. I want you to be madly in love with me.”
“If you keep this up, it could very well happen,” she deadpanned.
“Notcould, butwill,” I countered with a hint of arrogance.
She chuckled and shook her head at me. “Challenge accepted. But that doesn’t make me any less worried about you for tomorrow.”
Her words touched me in the most wondrous way. “I don’t intend to linger very long over there. I just want to get a sense of where things are headed, and what his current plans are. And then I will leave early.”
Linsea slowly nodded as she weighed my words. “Do you want me to come with you?”
My heart leapt, and I barely fought the urge to shout a resounding yes.
“Only if you want to,” I said carefully.
She gave me an unimpressed look. “That’s not the question I asked. Do you want me to come with you?”
I made a face at her. “You shouldn’t even have to ask that question. Ialwayswant you by my side. So, if you truly want to go—or at least don’t mind tagging along—then yes, I would absolutely love having you there with me.”
“For some weird reason, it seems that I, too, like being with you,” she said with a long-suffering sigh that made me want to spank her.
“Then we have a deal,” I said with a shameless grin.
“Then we have a deal,” she echoed, her eyes locking with mine.
In that instant, something shifted. I couldn’t say what prompted it. One moment, we were talking. Next, we were kissing. And a volcano suddenly erupted between us.
In the past week, we had indulged in some increasingly heavy petting, reining ourselves in right before our passion flared to overwhelming levels. Today, our self-imposed shackles collapsed, and we gave in to the desire that had steadily been building between us.
Linsea’s hands glided down my sides with a possessiveness that sent a delicious shiver down my spine. My palms settled on her rump and caressed its generous curves. The soft feathers of her tail fluttered, grazing the back of my hands as if to express their approval.
We deepened the kiss, our tongues mingling in a sensual dance that set my loins ablaze. Linsea’s arousal was the biggest turn on imaginable. It all but screamed at me to proceed, to have my wicked way with her, and to do to her all the things I secretly fantasized about. She pressed her chest against mine, the heat of her body seeping into me.
I broke the kiss and gently tilted her back, my left hand holding her nape for support, while the other still firmly grabbed her behind. I greedily feasted my eyes with her beauty, and my mouth watered when I stared at her pelvic area resting against mine. Her stomach quivered, and she involuntarily blasted me with another wave of lust that echoed directly into my groin. I wished I could share with her the emotions she stirred within me. But nothing would ruin this moment.
My eyes flicked back to hers. No words were needed. With a smile laced with sexual tension, Linsea gave me her blessing. Without a word, I stood up, still holding her in front of me. My female wrapped her legs around my waist as I carried her to my bedroom, our gazes still locked.
She spread her wings wide as I carefully laid her down on the mattress. I didn’t immediately join her and took a moment instead to admire her beauty. The dark blue blanket covering thebed acted as the perfect canvas for the masterpiece that was my female.
