Page 244 of Halfblood Deceived

Zeydan changed sides and gave the same maddeningly delicious ministrations to her other breast. Aella was all but panting and shaking with desperate want.

He straightened to merge their mouths again. Aella bit his lower lip, coaxing a low, delicious grunt from him that made her push her hips forward. He cradled her face with one hand and slid the other to her hip, pressing her against him, then squeezed her backside gently. The heat of his hand on her buttock felt surprisingly good.

Zeydan broke the kiss. “What do you want, Amazon?”

“You,” Aella breathed out.

“We’ve established that,” he said patiently. “Do you want me to kiss you and use my fingers to make you come as before, or…” One of his hands teased her oversensitive nipples while the other slid between her thighs slowly—torturously. Two of his fingers trailed up and down the wet satin with barely there pressure.

Aella’s whole body jolted. “Or?” she prompted, breathless.

“Or are you going to let me devour you as I’ve wanted to for weeks?” Zeydan asked.

“Weeks?”

He all but purred. “I could smell your desire all those times you had fun playing with my hair when I placed my head on your lap. You have no idea how hard it was to resist the temptation to bury my face between your legs.”

Aella’s eyes went wide. Oh, gods. When he says devour, he means to… She couldn’t even finish the thought in her mind. She knew about oral sex for females now, of course. But…

“I thought you wanted my blood,” she blurted.

Zeydan blinked. “No. Well, yes. I would be honored if you let me drink from you one day. But right now, what I want most is to put your legs over my shoulders and devour you. So can I? Will you let me taste you properly, Amazon?”

Aella swallowed hard and nodded.

Zeydan half smiled. “Aloud, please.”

Aella licked her lips. “Yes. I want it.”

“Thank you,” Zeydan said, kissing her fiercely until she was putty in his hands again. He rolled up his sleeves, smiling knowingly.

Aella knew she couldn’t hide her hunger for him, but for once, it didn’t embarrass her. Zeydan looked just as starved for her as he dropped to his knees. He placed hot, reverent kisses down the scar beneath her ribcage, and Aella realized he had noticed the fall of the glamour. She shuddered at the confusing mix of desire and vulnerability flooding her chest as his thumb traced soothing lines over the ugly scar on her side. Her eyes prickled, and she bit her lip.

Zeydan met her gaze, eyes feline, heated but fierce, too. Loaded with a silent, protective promise she couldn’t describe but felt down to her bones. “You’re the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen.”

Aella gulped. “Can’t be.”

Zeydan delivered a gentle nibble under her navel and then licked away the soft throb. Aella whimpered, barely resisting covering her face with her hands as the wetness between her legs increased.

“That’s what I thought the first time I saw you,” Zeydan said. He caught the waistband of her underwear with his teeth, pulling at the material and letting it snap back in place.

Aella groaned. “I-I thought the same.”

Zeydan grinned like a cat. He pressed his nose against her and inhaled. “Delicious.”

Aella bit her lip as he slid her soaked underwear down her legs. She stepped out of them obligingly and took her shoes off a second later.

Her stomach tightened.

Naked. I’m naked. So naked.

Zeydan growled low, pressing a kiss over her mound of Venus. “So fucking gorgeous.” His tongue delivered a dainty lick. “And mouthwatering.” He looked up at her, trailing soothing caresses up and down her trembling thighs. “Ready, Amazon?”

“Yes. But are you sure?” Aella asked. “I’m, um, heavy.”

Zeydan grinned, wrapping his hands around her knees. He had her legs over his shoulders in a blink. “No, you’re not.” He kissed her inner thigh, making a slow path toward where she needed him most.

“Maybe your perspective is askew because you have super strength,” Aella said.

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