25. Bringing the heat （literally） #2
My eyes turn glassy as I blink back my cresting emotions and swallow the defensive urge to push him away.
I circle my hands around his biceps. Press my fingertips into his skin while he waits, patiently paused above me.
I think he knows I need a moment to collect myself, and the fact he’s so in tune with me gives my protective instincts another flare of defiance.
I don’t want to be seen.
But… It’s not so bad when it’s Ro.
I open eyes that I had clenched shut, looking up through my lashes to meet Ro’s steady gaze. He tilts his head and offers me a soft smile that quickly takes on an impish slant. It’s a safe way out of the emotional mess I’ve landed in and I take it, meeting his smirk with a glare.
His eyes light up as his grin grows. “There she is,” he murmurs.
He dips down to nudge his nose against mine, then nips my bottom lip. My lips part, and Ro groans into my mouth.
“I want you, Lor,” he says.
“Yes,” I reply with a frantic nod, giving him all the permission he needs.
He pushes inside me, a decadent stretch as my pussy sucks him in.
I angle my hips and pull one leg up, stretching it above us and allowing Ro to push even deeper.
He growls out a string of profanity and leans into my leg, adjusting it on his shoulder so my foot is behind his head.
Then he grips my opposite knee, bending and pushing it wide to give himself room to pound into me.
I gasp and arch off the bed, the angle hitting something deep inside, triggering a cascade of trembles to wrack my body. I don’t understand how we fit together so well, how after only knowing each other a short time, we can have what feels like an instinctual connection.
I also don’t have the capacity to think about that right now, as Ro obliterates me for the second time tonight.
He’s a different person in this space; no longer the ridiculous demon whose eyes sparkle with mischief.
It’s like something has been unleashed inside him, something allowing him to dominate and control every facet of me.
My body, my mind, my pleasure are all his to command.
I’ve never opened myself so fully to someone before, and yet it feels right with Ro. Like this is exactly the moment I’m meant to be in.
Ro’s thrusts are relentless as he drives me higher and higher, tightening every muscle in my body as he forces me to the edge. I’m so close, it won’t take much to push me over.
“Open your eyes,” Ro growls, not softening his punishing rhythm for a moment. “Look at me, Starfire.”
I force my heavy eyelids open, and take in his form above me. His rumpled hair hangs down, falling over one eye as his shoulders bunch, and breath heaves in and out of him. I gasp, my eyes flaring wide when they meet his.
His eyes are wild, lit from within by his demon fire so they’re glowing a rich golden bronze. The knowledge that I could have such an impact on him, combined with the gorgeous image of his luminous eyes, is the last nudge I needed.
I careen straight into euphoria, my raw throat letting loose a harsh cry as Ro’s hips punch into me.
He answers with a low groan of his own, his eyes not letting go of mine, and I see every moment of his pleasure as he flies off the cliff with me.
The gold in his eyes pulses in time with the warmth I can feel flooding me, and it sends aftershocks scattering through my trembling muscles.
I collapse beneath him, blinking heavy eyes as I will them to stay open, to hold onto his fiery gaze, but I quickly lose the battle as exhaustion pulls me under.
Goosebumps flare up and down my ribs as light touches tickle my skin, and I shiver.
“Are you awake, Starfire?” Ro’s soft voice rouses me from whatever passed out state I was in, and I grimace, curling into myself.
“Nuh-uh,” he says, tugging me back into him. “None of that closing off nonsense. I’ve seen every part of you, Lor, inside and out. I want it all.”
My cheeks heat at the brazen statement, and I lick my dry lips, but allow him to pull me flush against his body again. Then I realize… I want to be there. My instinctive reaction to pull away and wall myself off isn’t who I want to be with Ro.
I nuzzle my face into his neck and sling my arm over his waist, pulling myself tight against him as his chest rumbles with approval under my ear.
“That’s better,” he murmurs, dropping a kiss on the top of my head.
It’s another struggle to let myself enjoy the small gesture. I don’t know what to do in this situation; none of my previous hookups involved waking up to cuddles.
“Soooo…” Ro says, dragging out the word, and I tense at the seriousness of his tone. “You claimed your cat in court.”
It takes me a moment to sort through the jumble of words that just came out of his mouth, but he’s not done yet.
“And you know it’s illegal to lie to a judge.”
My eyes narrow as my body turns rigid in his arms. I’m still lying next to him, molded into his side, so all I can see is the bare expanse of his chest and shoulder. I hope he can feel the glare I’m attempting to burn into his skin.
“That means,” the demon continues, his tone blithe as though he has no care for his impending demise. “Kahlo really is yours now. No takesies-backsies.”
My lip pulls up in a snarl as I realize he’s right, and that I’m happy about it. I think I really like that goddamn cat.
“Fuck you,” I mutter, pressing my bared teeth into his neck.
Ro tips his head back and laughs, his entire chest bouncing beneath me so I have to pick my head up for fear of brain damage.
A smile tugs at my lips as he pulls my entire body onto his, so I’m lying flat on top of him.
I cross my arms over his chest and rest my chin on my forearms as he stares down at me, a grin stretching across his face.
I twist my lips sideways, and he wrinkles his nose. It’s such a surprisingly cute look that it forces a laugh to break past my defiant lips.
“There it is,” Ro says, his eyes glimmering with joy. “I love your laugh, and your smile.”
I bite my lip and attempt another glare, but I know it doesn’t work. Somehow this demon makes me happy. An entirely foreign sensation for me, but one I’m trying to embrace for the first time in my life.
“I love your glares too,” he says with that stupidly endearing grin still plastered across his face.