“Hey,” I whisper as I settle LJ down on my bed, “You doing okay so far?”
“Demon boy, I told you, I’m not fragile, I’m not going to break, but … I’ve never done this before. So you can take that into consideration.” She flushes nervously, her cheeks stained scarlet as she settles back on my bed, and damn but she’s the most tantalizing female I’ve ever laid eyes on and she’s all mine. My demon is all but purring as we take her in.
“I find that incredibly hot and sexy,” I growl, as I prowl over her suddenly inert body, “You are so much more than I could have asked for, so fucking beautiful.” I lean in to kiss the hollow of her neck. She stiffens slightly before relaxing beneath me. Taking my time, I intend to get to know her body intimately before I take her. Trailing kisses down her sun-kissed skin, I murmur, “Damn, honey cheeks, you’re wearing way too many clothes. I want to see you, I want to run my tongue over every fucking inch of your beautiful body.”
“Daxell?”
“Yes …” I breathe as I sweep her bra aside and pull her taut nipple into my mouth. She arches into my touch with a gasp. I can’t help the wicked grin that tugs at my lips when I hear her moan. Her body flush against mine.
“Love me, Daxell, because I intend to show you just how much I love you until the wee hours of the morning.” She breathes out.
I hesitate as fears spikes through me. Want? Hell, yeah. Need? Hellfire and brimstone, I need her so damn much, but love?
“Demon boy? Come back to me,” she demands. “I know you’re all in, so I don’t need to hear the words just yet.”
Sighing, I look up at her glorious face. Her rich dark hair is fanned out on the white raw silk sheets of my bed. Her luminous sapphire eyes watching me intently, and at that moment I surrender to her. “I do love you, Lillie, and I plan on showing you just how much. I never want to be parted from you again.”
Sliding up her form, I take her lips in a searing kiss as I press into her and we surrender to one another.
Hours later, Lillie lies spent in my arms, her gorgeous hair draped over both of us, and I can’t help but play with the silky strands. At some point during our lovemaking, our kindred bond kicked in and I can feel her happy contentment thrumming through our bond. Until this moment, in my life, I’ve never understood just how much I stand to lose if we cannot clear her name from Mammon’s charges.
“Mmm … you are a loud brooder.” Lillie stirs, nestling closer, her silky smooth skin sliding over me and damn if that doesn’t have me stirring again.
“Sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you.”
Those jewel-like eyes of hers flutter up to mine. My soul is hers from this moment forward and she smiles, “As mine is yours.”
“Damn, honey cheeks. That’s going to take some getting used to.” I grin back down at her, cupping her delightful rear, as she begins doodling on my chest.
“I’ll treasure this time that we had together forever.” Her smiling lips lean in to kiss the hollow between my pecs.
“As will I.” I pull her closer to me. Wanting to feel every inch of her silky smooth skin against mine, needing to be inside her again. “Did you know it would be like this?” My curiosity is more than I can contain.
She sighs, “No. Not really.” She exhales, “Can you hear me?”
Her voice is an echo in my mind, “Yes”
“I think this is what your mother was eluding to. What do you think?”
Sighing, I have to agree, “Yes. She wanted us to complete the binding link, but I’m not sure if she just didn’t seem to think that it would take until we had our binding ceremony, or she was just being old fashioned.” I smile down at my kindred mate.
“Well, I guess our bond is a little ahead of schedule. We still need to visit the Tree of Life for our official binding, but until then, how much time do we have until we need to get up?”
“More than enough time for another round, and I intend to love every inch of your delectable body.”
“Oh, gods, bring it, demon boy.” She smiles back up at me and I flip her over onto her back. Batting those baby blues at me for a moment until her smile slips a fraction, “You and I have bonded, Daxell, but now its time to let your demon out. He’s been patient and understanding of our time together, but I know that he’s brooding and pushing to the surface. You know it too. It’s time Daxell, he won’t hurt me. You know that, and just like him, you will be there in the background. I belong to both of you.”
A growl rumbles deep in my chest as my demon voices his opinion. Lillie is right. He needs equal time with her, as much as I want to keep her all to myself, I need to let him out so they can deepen our bond. Leaning down, I caress her rosy cheeks with my calloused thumbs and reverently kiss those full
