Chapter 35 Asher
ASHER
I should control myself.
Instead, I'm carrying Heidi into the big bathroom attached to her room with every intent of getting her to beg as pretty for me the way she was just begging for Zak.
My damn cock is like a crowbar in my pants as I shut the door behind me, ignoring Ian calling out a complaint about me taking our girl in here, away from them.
Our girl.
Fuck, I'm calling her that from now on.
It's official. I'm done keeping my hands off of this gorgeous empath. Now, I'm going to make her come all over me until she's shaking.
Then I'm going to wash her and wrap her up nice and cozy in her bed.
I'll either crash next to her, or if her other boyfriends are already taking that space, I'll sleep on the ground if I have to.
I just need to satiate the inexplicably powerful urge I have to be close to her tonight, keeping an eye on all of them.
I don't know how to describe it. It feels fucking nuts, but there was something so right about being in that room with Heidi's sweet cries and all that hunger in the air. Something I've never felt before.
I grab a towel hanging on the wall and toss it onto the counter so Heidi's perfect ass won't get cold as I gently set her down on it. Then I turn to figure out her shower, testing the water as it warms.
This shower will work for now, but it's not particularly big. I can tell how much Heidi loves her place, so if she's not opposed, I'm going to have some work done here. Mostly expanding this shower, along with the main bedroom so it can fit a bigger bed.
Maybe she'll want the kitchen expanded, too, since she loves cooking and baking so much. I won't change anything about her place if she's set on keeping it this way, but since we'll all be here with her from now on—
"What are you thinking about over there, Buns of Steel?" Heidi murmurs, apparent contentment and satisfaction in her voice.
I glance over my shoulder, taking in all those irresistible curves on display and that stunning face of hers.
"I'm thinking you're the prettiest fucking thing that's ever existed."
Heidi blushes. One of her hands seems to have a mind of its own, reaching up toward her face like she's about to cover her birthmark. When I give her a sharp look of warning, ready to spank her ass until it's as pink as her cheeks, she folds her hands in her lap with a small smile.
"Gods, I don't think I've ever felt this good," she admits in a whisper, her brown eyes shining.
"You'll feel even better in here," I promise, picking her up off the counter and setting her under the warm spray of the shower. My combat attire gets a little wet, but I don't fucking care.
Heidi groans in pleasure at the way the water feels on her well-fucked body, rinsing off the sweat and cum. She closes her eyes and turns to wet her hair. For a moment, all I can do is watch her.
Fucking gorgeous.
And mine. The possessiveness I'm feeling toward her is bone-deep and sure.
There are only a few things in life I've felt this way about.
I was this sure that I would graduate the Legacy Council's bounty hunter training program and become the best there is, because I worked my ass off to make it happen.
I was this sure about working for Frost during the Upheaval, when I guessed how bad things would get and decided that ice elemental was someone whose corner I wanted to be in.
And now, I'm sure that this woman is mine just as much as I'm sure the guys in the room next to us can be trusted with her. As much as pieces of their past are still a mystery to me, I trust my gut instincts, including the gut instinct I had when they all showed up here.
We're good together. We're supposed to be here, with Heidi.
She finally opens her eyes to peek at me and grins. "Enjoying the show?"
"You know I am."
I see the teasing gleam that enters her beautiful eyes as she lets her hands move down her body, skimming and cupping and showing off everything I want.
Godsdamn, she knows how to tempt me.
Fuck it. It's happening.
I'm graced with Heidi's surprised but definitely pleased gasp when I strip out of my shirt before discarding the rest of my clothes, stepping into the warm shower with her. I tower over this beautiful shifter, who is now taking in all my ink with parted lips.
I'm not covered in tattoos, but I have a fair few.
Some holy verses under one of my pecs, a bit of a sleeve up one of my arms with Devil's name mixed in, an intricate mosaic pattern over one of my shoulders, and a few others.
The bounty hunter mark on my throat was the most painful, but I was young and pretty damn smug about ranking first at graduation, so I wanted to show it off.
"Whoa," Heidi breathes, still checking me out. Then she notices how hard my cock is and turns bright pink, right down to her cleavage. "I'm changing your name from Buns of Steel to Steel Pipe."
I fight a smile, taking a step toward her. She moves back slightly until she's pressed against the shower wall, her warm russet eyes still trained on me, and that gorgeous blush making her so pink and pretty.
I can tell she's getting nervous when she swallows. "Um, about all that teasing—"
"Don't worry, I'll make your sweet ass pay for that later. For now, I just want this."
Leaning, I let my lips brush against hers.
Just like the first time she touched me, butterflies take flight in my gut as my body has a visceral reaction to the chemistry between us.
A slight sound of pleasure escapes her, and she melts against me as I wrap my arms around her naked, wet, fuckable body.
I've never felt a need like this for someone before, but I'm not going to lie: part of me is really fucking annoyed that I can't feel Heidi's emotions.
I know it's because of Arati's blessing, which is supposed to be a protection at all times. Still, seeing Zak, Kaenon, and Ian all losing their minds as they've experienced her emotions up close and personal makes me wonder if there's a way around it.
I want to experience her like that. And every other way possible.
When Heidi moans and squirms against me, one of her hands slipping down to stroke my wet cock, I swear at how good it feels.
Cupping her face, I let my thumb brush over her birthmark as I pull away to look into her lust-glazed eyes. "If you want this cock, you're going to ask for it."
"Please," she squirms again, stroking me harder.
"You can do better than that, sweetheart."
Give me those pretty words.
Heidi is frustrated enough that she almost whimpers before meeting my eye. "Please give me your cock, Asher. I need it in me. Please fuck me, please—"
Gripping her thighs, I lift her up against the shower wall and thrust hard up into her.
Fuck.
She's tight and warm and perfect, almost sobbing with pleasure as she clutches me. Her dripping body is so perfectly fucking maleable as I give her time to adjust to having me inside her.
"There you go," I praise, my voice strained as pleasure already starts to curl down my spine. "Gods, you're so damn good at asking for what you need. This is all yours—I'm all yours."
Heidi moans and clings to me tighter when I start moving, keeping the pace slow.
I keep my strokes slow and deep, holding her tight and whispering how good she's taking it.
There will be plenty of time later to fuck her as hard and desperately as we'll both need.
I enjoyed every second of watching Heidi get stretched and pounded by the others, and how godsdamn good she sucked Kaenon's cock.
But right now, I want this languid pace. This intimacy.
She starts to tremble, clenching slightly around me. "Asher," she whispers, her lips trailing along my neck. "Gods. Gods, I'm—I'm going to come."
"Good. You deserve to come," I murmur, keeping my pace exactly the same despite the need starting to twist my balls in its vice-like grip. "Fuck, I wish you could see how fucking gorgeous you are, dripping wet and trembling on my cock like this. You're so pretty it hurts, Heidi."
She shudders and gasps, clenching up tightly around me, so oversensitized after all the attention that she's nearly sobbing as she comes all over my dick.
The moment I know she's taken care of, I pull out of her quickly, cum shooting all over her stomach as my cock jerks.
I swear as euphoria washes over me, joining all the butterflies and crippling pleasure.
"Oh my gods," she groans, slack as a rag doll after her last release. "That was…wow. Wow."
Gently, I set her down on the tiled shower floor and immediately have to fight a laugh when she slumps against me. I have to wrap an arm around her to keep her upright as she moans again.
"I feel. So good," Heidi mumbles, shutting her eyes.
She's exhausted.
I don't blame her. I'm sure it takes a lot out of anyone to take dick as good as she does.
Kissing the top of her head, I make sure she's steady on her feet before releasing her, turning to grab her shampoo. I thought her eyes were still closed, but now that my bare back is to her, Heidi inhales in surprise.
"That's a beautiful tattoo."
I pause, reaching behind me to graze the massive golden phoenix emblazoned on my back with the tips of my fingers.
Heidi is mine now, and I'm hers, so I may as well share.
"It's not a tattoo. It's a blessing. Arati gave it to me."
When I turn, her mouth is hanging open, brown eyes wide. "What? You've met the queen of the gods? When?"
"Want the short version, or the sob story?" I ask, pouring some of her shampoo out onto my hands and rubbing them together for suds.
"I want to hear all about it," she insists. "I didn't even know the gods gave people blessings like this."
"It's rare," I admit.
I adjust her position under the spray until I can start massaging the shampoo into her scalp. Her eyes shut in pleasure as I talk.