Page 95 of Sealed By Fire (The Nature Hunters Academy 2)

Shelly wrapped her arms around him until she gripped the back of his shoulders. She wanted to get closer. She wanted to crawl inside of him and stay there forever.

His hands left her face. They ran down her hair until one was on her neck and the other at the small of her back, pulling her tighter against him. Shelly heard a soft moan and realized the sound was coming from her.Wow, I’ve never made that noise before.

“Shelly,” he whispered as he lifted her and began moving. She felt herself being lowered back, and then she was lying on his bed.

Ra covered her body with his as his mouth continued its assault on hers. After several more minutes of him driving her insane with his taste, he pulled back enough that their lips weren’t touching, but she could still feel his breath against hers.

“That was my first kiss,” he whispered.

“No.” Shelly shook her head. “I don’t believe you. Nobody who’s never kissed kisses like that. Sorry, not buying what you’re selling.”

He grinned at her, and her heart stuttered at how beautiful he was. “You don’t have to believe it for it to be true. You’re the first woman, and the only woman, I have ever tasted.”

Okay, if he kept saying things like that then she’d be very embarrassed tomorrow morning because her inner slut was about to show itself. “Really? No one else? How could that be true? You’re hot. Like ridiculously, only happens in books and movies, hot.”

He shrugged. “You’re beautiful, sexy, and desirable. Why haven’t you been kissed?”

“I told you, I’ve never been asked out, and I refuse to ask a guy out.”

“I’m glad,” Ra said.

“I love that you’re so honest,” Shelly said as she lifted her hand and ran her fingers through his hair. His eyes closed and he shuddered. She liked that she could cause that with only her touch.

“I said I’d let you be in control, and then I took control. That wasn’t very honest of me.”

“And if I told you I didn’t want to be in control?” She bit her lip and forced herself to hold eye contact with him. “What if this would be easier for me if you took control?”

“Are you sure?” His voice was its usual even tone, but she saw the desire in his eyes.

Shelly nodded. “If you keep kissing me like that, I’ll be too drunk on lust to be embarrassed.”

Ra chuckled. “You have nothing to be embarrassed about.” He glanced down at her, and there was a rumble in his chest as he groaned.

Shelly remembered that she was still in the black silk nightgown and robe. “Osiris did that.”

“Did he touch you?” Ra asked, and the desire in his voice had turned to anger.

“No,” she said quickly and pulled his face back to her. “Not like that.”

Ra frowned. “Then in what way?”

“Completely non-sexual. I can explain later. I’d like you to do the whole control-kissing thing now before I start freaking out in my head again.” The heat of their kiss was fading, and she remembered that more than kissing had to happen. Not that she didn’t want Ra, because she absolutely did. But something so intimate was scary, regardless. It made her vulnerable. What if he didn’t like what he saw? What if she was bad at it? Bloody demon babies, what if he hated it?

“Shelly.” His firm voice made her gasp and brought her back to the here and now. “You won’t do this wrong. It could never in a million years be bad with you. And I am going to like what I see.”

“Dammit, did I say that all out loud?”Someone shoot me now.

“You did, but I can also feel your fear. I don’t want you to be afraid or feel insecure.” He pressed a soft kiss to her lips and then whispered against them, “Trust me. You gave your soul up for me. I gave you my soul to save you. We were made for each other, beloved. Trust me to care for you.”

She looked into his eyes as they begged her to believe him. All of a sudden, the fear she’d been feeling was overridden by an intense desire that started a fire in her stomach. The want and need were so strong it was difficult to breathe. Her eyes widened as she realized she was feeling what Ra felt—for her. “I trust you.”

As soon as the words were out, Ra kissed her. He explored her mouth and bit her lips until she gasped. Then he had mercy on her lungs as he kissed her face, her neck, and her chest.

Shelly felt his hands pulling at the belts on the robe and briefly felt the cold air hit her skin, as the only thing covering her was a thin nightgown. His mouth did wicked things with his teeth and tongue so she was oblivious to the straps on the nightgown being pulled over her shoulders and then down her arms. When the cool air hit the bare skin of her breasts, reality cleared her brain, and she tried to raise her arms to cover herself, but Ra grabbed both her wrists and held her so she couldn’t move.

Her eyes snapped up to his. He was looking straight into hers and not down at her exposed flesh, as if he knew she was going to freak out.

He leaned down and ran his tongue across her lips. “You’re beautiful. Please don’t try to cover yourself from me.” He paused and licked her lips again. “Or I will have to tie your arms to the bed.” The words were spoken softly but with so much heat that Shelly was pretty sure she was going to pass out.

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