Chapter 13 Sunshine and Tangerines #2
As she falls apart against me, I grip her hips, forcing her against my tongue even harder, tasting her more thoroughly, and pushing my fingers inside of her until she is screaming my name.
I let her whimpers and the pleasure that leaks onto my tongue quench my unbridled thirst for her.
Even as her moans die out and her body trembles, I do not let her pull away from me.
I want to feel every last drop of her pleasure trickling across my tongue.
I want to ravish her until she can no longer move or breathe or imagine life without me ever again.
Her breathless laugh rushes out in a quiet huff of air as I pull myself up to hover over her. I moan softly, letting her taste the love we made with a kiss, pulling her tongue into my mouth and sucking it in greedily.
“Let me taste you, Nyx. I need you,” she whispers, removing my thin dress and gripping my thighs as she slides down and positions me above her.
I straddle her mouth eagerly, and the warmth of her tongue is against my skin immediately.
Leaning forward, I grip her breasts, enjoying the fullness of them in my hands.
I caress her and feel her and allow my thoughts to fade away and focus on nothing but my pleasure.
She pulls my clit into her mouth and the soft touch of her hands stroking my thighs sends shockwaves of pleasure along every burning nerve ending in my body.
When she gives my nipples the soft little pinch she knows drives me wild, I feel my wetness leak and settle in her pretty little mouth.
It makes me hungrier for her. I grind my hips in slow circles, and her tongue does the same as she ravishes me, sending her shimmering blue power swirling around us.
Each brush of it against my skin brings new sensations, a passionate lick or a gentle lash or a persistent touch that begs me to fall apart for her.
“Please… say it again, Hekate. Convince me this is real.”
“I will love you forever, Nyx.”
As the words ring out around me, her name pours out in whimpers and the most beautiful orgasm rips through me, shattering the ice around my heart and my soul and every truth I try to hide when she is near crumbles to nothing.
Every inch of my body is electric and alive with her in this moment.
In every moment with her. I know the truth as well as she does… I love her.
My heart thuds against my chest and my breathing catches in my throat with words I want to say, but cannot yet, burning at the back of my throat unspoken.
I collapse on the plush mattress next to her, knowing nothing has ever or will ever feel as good as being with her does.
I would kill for this woman. Die for her.
Take on any celestial, demon, or god known to man for her.
Anything for her.
“Say it, Nyx. Say what it is you’re thinking in that pretty little head of yours. Say how we both know you feel already.” She turns to her side, dragging a fingertip softly up my arm as I pull the sheet up around us.
Her blue eyes sparkle and glow brighter than ever as I roll over to face her and smile. “You know the truth. Why must I say it?” I try and fail to swallow back the fear of what might happen once I admit the truth.
Good things never last. In the blink of an eye everything disappears. Love dies faster than it takes for it to bloom, withering away to nothing but dust and death and disappointment. I cannot lose her. Once I say it, I fear fate or destiny will take it all away.
Her voice is firm but understanding as the bright glow in her eyes sparks and fades away. “I need to know I’m not in this alone. That you’re in this with me as much as I am with you. I just need…”
“To believe. To have faith in the future. That is all you need, my love. If we are truly meant to be, then we have all the time in the world to figure it out. We are immortal, after all.” Bringing her hand to my lips, I kiss her palm, and she glances down, avoiding my gaze.
“I don’t want to lose you. I’m scared of how life felt before you walked into it. How lonely it all was before I found you. I can’t bear feeling that way ever again. So sad. So lost. So empty,” she sighs, glancing up at me as her lip quivers slightly.
Cupping her chin in my hand, I caress her cheek with my thumb and smile over at her.
“I will never let you feel that way ever again, do you understand me? I will not let you. I am not going anywhere, my love. I am yours. There is no one else for me, not now or ever. It is you and I against the world from here on out,” I promise, leaning forward and brushing my lips against hers.
Someday I will be brave. I will tell her what my heart yearns for her to know so badly. I will tell her the truth, that I am a coward, and that I am even more scared of life and of her than she could ever imagine.
“You and I against whatever may come our way.” She places a kiss to my forehead. “I’ll never stop telling you how much I love you. I’ll tell you until you get so tired of hearing it that you finally admit the truth. That you, Nyx, love me, too.”
Shaking my head, I laugh as she lays her head on my chest. I run my fingers through her silky hair, caressing her worries away.
As her breathing slows and her eyes remain closed, I hold her while she sleeps and do not let go.
Here, with Hekate’s head resting on my chest and my arms wrapped around her tightly, there is no other place I ever wish to be.
I will never again let her wander through life alone unless she asks me to.