Page 107 of Stars At Dusk

‘I lost -,’ she started with a hitch in her voice, and he reached out a hand and gently pressed a finger to her lips.

‘Tell me about it when you’re ready. But, for tonight, we stay in the happy.’

His finger trailed slowly lower before pausing on her upper chest. He tapped her skin softly, under which her heart was wildly beating. She trembled, and he imagined she was still feeling the high and the emotion of the night.

‘Kara, will you let me inside?’ he murmured, stepping forward and dipping his head so that his breath played across her cheek. ‘I want to explore everything about you, Harlow. Your mind, your heart, your all.’

She lifted her lips to his jawline, trailing them softly along it, feeling the brush of his beard against her skin.

‘Kage -,’ she hesitated.

‘Harlow. Let me in,’ he said gruffly against her temple, his hands gently wrapping around her head, sinking his hands in her hair. ‘Don’t push me out, not today, not now.’

‘I’m not pushing you out,’ she countered gently. ‘I do want to explore what this could be too,’ then she paused for a beat. ‘But is it OK if we go slow?’

Kage pulled back and looked deeply into her eyes.

‘Absolutely OK. Your lead,kara. I’m all yours. Your pace, your timing,’ he said softly.

He made a split decision. ‘Starting now, love. You tell me what to do.’

She shot him a surprised glance as his hands fell away from her, and he stood there quietly. Waiting.

He saw the realisation sweep over her face that he was genuinely letting her take control. She smiled tremulously, and he knew he’d made the right call.

She stood there for a beat, unsure. Then she reached a hand and pulled at his hand.

She led him slowly, tentatively working out her next steps, towards his floating bed.

Once there, she gently pushed him onto it.

She stepped back and worked the buttons of her jumpsuit. They fell apart as Kage watched from under heavy-lidded eyes. She shimmied out of it, leaving her only in the tee she’d worn below it, plus her underwear and bra.

She arched over him, reached for his shirt, and helped pull it off. Followed by his work pants and boots. Presently he was on the bed in nothing but his shorts.

He sat back, arms crossed under his head, watching her, watching him. The glyphs across his shoulders and neck glowed, pulsing in shades of gold and silver under his skin.

She found her courage and crawled onto the bed slowly until she was astride his legs, a silken thigh on either side of him. She leaned forward, her amethyst-hued hair falling over her face and her hands trembling slightly as she set them on his skin. First, on his pulsing shoulders, chest and arms, then she skimmed his waist.

‘It’s like you’re lit from within,’ she whispered in awe, tracing a finger over his unique meta patterns as they morphed and fanned out iridescently.

‘They’re responding to you,kara,’ Kage rasped.

Her hand brushed his hardening cock, and he twitched.

She pulled back like she’d been electrocuted. ‘Too much?’ she whispered.

Kage gave her a sloppy smile. ‘No, love. Just sensitive. We don’t need to rush. Take what you need when you need to. You’re running this show.’

He laughed softly when her eyes lit up with endless possibilities.

She bent over him and pressed her lips to his. She kissed him softly, gently. Then, folding her arms around him, she pushed her hands through his hair. Her lips explored, gently skimming all over his face, temple, jawline, cheeks, and hair and back down to his lips and lower still to his thick neck.

‘You’re so beautiful,’ she told him, and he smiled at the unexpected compliment. ‘It’s been so long, and I’m so turned on.’

Her caresses continued, and he tried to subtly shift away from her in case she felt how hot and hard he was for her.

She slid closer over him, and he bit back a sigh. She wasn’t going to make this night easy at all. He was so hyped for her that he didn’t know whether he could hold back from consuming her with his fever.

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