Chapter 35
Varum couldn’t stop kissing her. He was afraid that if he did, Kalyani would vanish from his arms. He hadn’t intended to give in to his need to taste her lips, but when he saw how moved she was by his neighbor’s song, the last thread of his will snapped.
From then on, all he could think about was her.
The moment she sank against him after their lips touched, he was utterly, completely hers.
Each sigh, whimper, and moan she made drove him wild.
Her hands were a torture all their own as she stroked and caressed him, leaving a trail of heat everywhere she touched.
But it was her fingers in his hair, her nails softly scraping against his scalp, that nearly sent him over the edge.
He’d thought to only take one kiss—one quick touch of their lips.
But he had made the mistake of looking into her eyes.
Need smoldered as bright as the moon. The promise he had made to himself to back away had disintegrated instantly.
She hadn’t taken the chance he’d given her to end it, and he was glad she hadn’t.
Varum stopped beside the bed as he ended the kiss and looked into her dark eyes.
She unlocked her ankles and allowed her legs to drop.
He then let her gradually slide down his body until her feet touched the floor.
His gaze dropped to find her lips swollen from their kisses.
He lightly touched her cheek, and she leaned her face against his hand.
He unfastened a button of her tunic. When she didn’t stop him, he moved to the next, and then the next.
He gathered the hem of the garment in his hands and slowly tugged it upward.
She raised her arms so he could pull it over her head.
It dropped from his hand, forgotten as she began to unbutton his.
He could do nothing but watch as her fingers nimbly worked until she rose on her tiptoes to push his tunic over his shoulders and off.
Her lips parted as she flattened her hands on his chest and smoothed them over his shoulders and down his arms. His balls tightened with need. His cock ached to be inside her, to have their bodies sliding against each other. But he would not rush this.
His hand shook as he ran his finger along the waistband of her pants. She sucked in a breath when he slid a digit between her body and the fabric. Her fingers dug into his waist, her body tense, waiting for his next move. He held her gaze as he loosened the fastening.
The pulse at her neck beat rapidly when he slid both hands around her waist and pushed her pants down.
He slowly dropped to one knee as he tugged the fabric down her legs bit by bit until they puddled around her ankles.
He then gently lifted first one foot and then the other, before shoving the trousers away.
He had barely gotten to his feet before she moved so close their bodies were almost touching.
He stared at the top of her head as her hands came to rest on his waist. His breath lodged in his throat when she slid a finger into the band of his trousers as he had done to her.
Varum fisted his hands to keep from reaching for her.
She lazily skimmed the digit across his skin, leaving a hot trail in its wake.
His cock jumped each time she got close.
All the while, her warm breath fanned his chest. Then she lifted her head.
Their gazes clashed once more as she unbuttoned his pants.
He watched as she lowered to her knees and pushed his trousers down.
Varum stepped out of them at the same time he pulled her to her feet.
Before he could reach for her thin layers of underwear, she was already removing the panties.
He swallowed hard and divested himself of his undergarments.
Then she tugged off the rest of his clothes.
For several moments, he could do nothing but stare at her beautiful body.
Her curves begged to be caressed, from her breasts to her dark nipples that pebbled beneath his gaze.
He rested his palms on the swells of her hips and caressed upward to the indent of her waist, then higher until his hands were just below her breasts.
She stroked upward from his wrists to his shoulders.
Varum’s control was quickly evaporating now that they were skin to skin, but he wanted to savor every second.
He wrapped an arm around her before gently settling her on the bed. He followed, leaning over while braced on his hands. She tugged him down so that he settled between her legs. A small smile played upon her lips before she pressed her mouth to his. He groaned as their tongues tangled.
A moan escaped Kalyani at the feel of his delicious weight.
She wound her arms around him, her hands on his back as he deepened the kiss.
The fire he had begun was slowly becoming an inferno.
She rocked against his hard length, helpless against the need throbbing at her core.
He shifted to the side so he could caress a hand down her body and up the inside of her thigh.
She tensed as he neared her sex, waiting for his touch.
His touch was light as he stroked over her center once, twice.
Then he slid a finger between her labia.
She groaned and shifted her hips forward.
He applied just the right amount of pressure as he circled her clit.
Kalyani wrenched her mouth from his and cried out from the exquisite pleasure that bloomed outward.
It was too much, and yet, it wasn’t enough.
She clutched at his arm, her desire steadily building.
She felt his breath against her nipple a heartbeat before his lips wrapped around the peak and he suckled.
Need shot from her breast to her sex, making it throb.
As if sensing what she needed, Varum slid a finger inside her.
She gasped, her back arching. Then he began to slowly move his finger in and out of her while continuing his assault on her breast.
She was close to climaxing already. The feel of him, the smell. The taste. He overwhelmed her senses, becoming the center of everything. He worked her body as if they had been lovers for years, and she was powerless to do anything but bask in the pleasure.
He would never get enough of her. Varum knew it after their first kiss, but it was confirmed once they were skin to skin. Her soft cries, seductive moans, and the way her body undulated…it was as if she had been made for him and him alone.
“Please,” she begged.
He glanced at her face as he shifted his attention to her other nipple. He swirled his tongue around the peak while adding a second finger inside her. She was unbelievably wet. And he needed a taste.
Varum slid down her body and spread her legs wider as he settled between them. He looked up to find she had lifted her head to watch him. He grinned, holding her gaze as he dipped his head and licked her.
She groaned as her head fell back. He issued a satisfied moan as his tongue found her clit and began to mercilessly tease it. He didn’t relent until she was writhing on the bed. He paused to slide his fingers inside her once more, and then he returned his attention to her swollen nub.
Desire tightened with every flick of his tongue and stroke of his fingers. Kalyani fisted her hands in the covers as he brought her ever closer to the edge. He had coaxed her there twice already, but backed off just before she climaxed. Her entire body shook with the need for release.
“P-pl-please,” she begged.
His fingers kept a steady rhythm as his tongue flicked faster.
Her body tensed, seeking the release. Then, she was hurtled over the edge as white-hot pleasure engulfed her.
Shudder after shudder racked her body until he finally lifted his head and withdrew his fingers.
She cracked open her eyes to see Varum rising up on his hands and knees, desire darkening his gaze.
She didn’t have time for words as he flipped her onto her stomach and grabbed her hips, pulling her to him. He set her on her hands and knees and ran his hands down her back and over her arse.
“I’ve longed for this moment,” he rasped.
She swallowed hard, knowing exactly what he meant. Kalyani looked over her shoulder at him, but his gaze was on her back. His jaw was clenched, his body taut. Then he met her eyes. She couldn’t name what passed between them, nor did she try. It was bigger than them, bigger than the moment.
He leaned forward as the head of his cock rubbed against her sensitive sex. She moaned and dropped her head, eager to feel him within her. She didn’t have to wait long. He pushed between her folds and slid inside. He went slowly, giving her body time to adjust to his size until he filled her fully.
Then, he began to move.
Varum gripped her hips as he moved with short, slow thrusts. The slick walls of her sex gripped him tightly. He wouldn’t last long at this rate. The sight of her dark curls falling over one shoulder, and her soft cries filling the room, was almost too much.
He grabbed a handful of her hair and turned her head to the side so he could see her face. She was breathing heavily, and her eyes were glazed with pleasure. He released her and began to thrust hard and deep. She moaned in response. Soon, their bodies were slick with sweat.
She shouted his name right before her body clamped around him. He felt the tremors that ran through her body from the climax, and they sent him to his own orgasm. He thrust deep inside her and shuddered as his seed spilled into her.
He didn’t know how long they stayed locked in that position before he came to. Varum slowly pulled out of her, and she collapsed onto her side, breathing heavily. He curled around her and shifted his arm under her head.
Neither said anything as they lay in the aftermath of their union. He didn’t know what to say. Nothing had ever felt so right and amazing, but even as he admitted that, he knew there couldn’t be anything between them.
Tormented lovers.
Just like the song his neighbor had sung.
Was he following the footsteps of that Sea Elf who had fallen for a human?
Varum wanted to deny it, but he couldn’t quite muster the energy to even think such a thought.
Maybe giving in to his desire had been wrong.
Kalyani was leaving in just a few days. Still, he wouldn’t take it back, even if he could.
He tightened his arm around her, and she snuggled back against him. Things had already been complicated between them. This only muddled it more. There was no way to untangle his emotions. All he could give her now was safe passage home. And he would, no matter what he had to do.
Varum lifted his head to look down at her and discovered that she was asleep.
He grinned before kissing her temple. As he lay his head down, he made a list of what needed to be done over the next two days.
He didn’t want to return to work. He’d rather stay with Kalyani, but he didn’t want any undue attention cast his way either.
That meant he’d have to go back in, at least for one more day.
So many things could go wrong between now and then.
While he couldn’t think of every scenario, he should contemplate the worst and get prepared for those, at least. He had gotten Kalyani into the city without incident, and he was determined to get her out the same way.
No one would expect a human, especially if he put her in a bag so no one could see.
She might not like that, but it would only be for a short time.
And Nirav had a sack that was big enough.
Varum smiled as he realized that was the answer that had been plaguing him from the beginning. Even if the patrols saw him, they wouldn’t stop him.
“It’s perfect,” he murmured as he closed his eyes.