Page 101 of Cruel Tides

Longing shone on her face as her chin moved in a slow nod. My breath caught as her knees gave way, falling as open as Leander’s legs were underneath her.

And just as Leander said, her slickness was there. Had that really all been because of me?

“That’s it,” he rumbled, helping her by using his arms to spread her legs wider. As she yielded to his commands, his smirk grew. “Give him a good look. You like showing him, don’t you, beautiful?”

His hand swiped between her legs, finding that slickness, and Claira keened her answer. “Yes.”

Leander’s fingers swirled, but when her knees tried to clamp back together, he held her open, giving me a full view of the attention he was giving her. I stood there, mesmerized, as his hand played over that part of her that remained such a mystery to me.

“Lee,” she gasped, her head tossing and rocking against his shoulder. He chuckled through every little plea, like he knew he was already giving her exactly what she wanted.

“Tell me,” he whispered into her neck even while she squirmed in his embrace. His hand seemed to slow its pace just enough to give her a moment to think. “What do you like about Kaius?”

Panting, Claira’s head rolled forward. “Kai?” she asked, her eyes finding me even through the haze of pleasure. It took a moment for her to find enough breath to answer. “He’s… sweet.”

My heart swelled. She thought I was sweet?

“No,” Leander said, punishing her with a tap directly between her legs. Her groan for more had my dick aching for me to be the one to give it to her. “I want to know,” he started, his voice smooth and insistent, “what it is about him that has gotten you so wet and needy.”

When her head rolled forward to regard me again, she licked her lips. “His mouth.”

“His mouth,” Leander repeated, and Claira whimpered as his fingers played a leisurely circle around her again. “That mouth of his never stops moving, does it?” he murmured, and when he looked at me, a knot formed in my stomach at the wicked tilt in his smirk. “Maybe we can find a use for it.”

Claira moaned out her frustrations as Leander’s hand retreated, moving up to the smooth skin at the apex of her legs.

His eyes were still locked on me when he said, “Lick her.”

“What?” I choked out, finally finding my voice.

“Our mate says she likes your mouth.” Using two fingers, Leander spread her wide, showing off all those slick, delicate folds he had been teasing. “So let’s give her what she likes.”

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Claira

“Lick her?” Kai whispered, echoing Leander’s command. A mix of anticipation and nervousness flooded my senses as Kai’s normally innocent gaze fixated on the spot where Leander held me spread. There was nothing innocent about his gaze now, though.

My throat went dry as I mustered the courage to speak. “Kai, really. You don’t… You don’t have to just because he told you to.” Each word came out raspier than the last, betraying the desperation I hoped to keep hidden. Inside, every thought was a silent plea, begging him to go ahead.

The picture Leander had painted with his words had been so tempting. How could I not yearn for it?

I wanted to whimper, to urge Kai to sink between my legs and put his mouth exactly on the place Leander had instructed. But deep down, I knew it wouldn’t be right. Kai was new to this experience. And honestly, so was I.

Yet here was my golden prince again, seducing me with calculated words smoothly muttered in my ear. “Don’t you want to feel his mouth on you, beautiful?”

Uh, yes, please.I whimpered, even more frustrated.

He knew how much I wanted it. How much I ached for it now that he’d put the thought into my head. But only if Kai truly wanted it, too. And right now, I wasn’t sure he did.

However, I had no doubt that Leander was eager for this. His hips shifted, ensuring I felt his presence beneath me.Damn that sea cucumber. He must have been enjoying this domineering, power play thing, because his body was taut with arousal. Even though I was still frustrated he’d pulled me away from Kai, it was insane how much I wanted him—how much I wanted both of them. The three of us, here, together.

Leander’s hard length pressed into my backside, making me crave to feel it elsewhere.

“Or perhaps you’d prefer me instead?” His voice was a warm, cocky whisper that washed over the back of my neck. “Well?” His touch as he adjusted himself beneath me only served to heighten my arousal. I almost hated how easily he could read my desire.

I wet my lips. “You’d like that, wouldn’t you?” I challenged, my voice sounding tighter than I liked. “Me choosing your cock over Kai’s mouth? Yeah… Not going to happen.”

With a single smooth jutting of his hips, Leander’s thick cockhead slipped high, teasing against my slit. “Oh, beautiful,” he murmured, his lips searing a path, skirting the edge of my ear as he pressed into my back. “I won’t make you choose.”

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