Chapter 16 #2
Gideon’s chest rumbled with a low growl. “He’s mistaken, and it’s long past time he and the rest of to Court suffer the consequences of stealing you away. I’m not without resources, Phe. Especially with a node to draw upon.”
He was also not without weaknesses, and Ophelia was positive Vesper knew what they were.
“Promise me you’ll stay away from the ocean.
You know they’ll try to draw you out over deep water, and if that happens—” She shook her head, unable to go on at the thought of him trapped as a block of granite at the bottom of the sea.
“There’s only one thing that I would take that risk for, and you’ll be far from the fray. I want you to stay with Jena. In some respects, she’s a more competent than I originally gave her credit for, and she and the node will protect you whilst I do what needs to be done.”
“I don’t want you to leave.”
“I don’t want to go.”
Ophelia turned in his arms to straddle him, burying her face against his neck. “I do love you, Deo. I’m sorry I didn’t say it before, I just—”
“Shh. I know,” he murmured, stroking her hair. “And since neither one of us is going to be able to sleep, might I suggest we try to relax and enjoy each other’s company in the few hours we have before the world wakes up and drags us out to deal with it?”
She sniffled as she nodded, breathing him in.
Ghandi, how often had she wished to be exactly where she was right now?
He was right, and allowing Kremlyn and the rest of the Court to live rent free in her head was letting them win before they even got here.
That was going to be what it was going to be, and if she only had this one night with Deo, she sure as hell wasn’t gonna spend it crying.
Gideon held Ophelia against him, trying to find a balance between his rage and arousal, and failing on both counts.
He’d kill every last vermin that dared to step foot on Havers’s shores.
Ophelia was his, damn it, and the urge to remind both of them what that entailed was fierce.
He exhaled slowly, far too aware of her core’s proximity to his hardened member.
“Gideon?” she asked, her face rising to his, determination etched across her features.
“Mmm?”
Ophelia chewed her lip and raised her hand, tracing his stubbled jaw. Gods, she was beautiful. His hand slid to the small of her back then came to rest upon her slim hip. He shifted his own, brushing his length against her. Unintentionally, of course.
Ah…the lies we tell ourselves…
A smile teased her countenance. “I was going to apologize for killing the mood, but that doesn’t seem to be the case, now does it, Mr. Sperry?” she asked, a glimmer of the old Phe in her eyes.
His heart leapt to see it. “No, counselor. I’m afraid you’re innocent on all counts, and my original motive remains unchanged,” he rumbled, playing along.
His gaze fixed on her tongue darting over her lips, and he spread his fingers to cup the perfect round of her ass cheek.
Gideon’s eyes flicked to hers. “But, given that I’ve a naked goddess on my lap, you’ll have to forgive the seriousness of my crimes. ”
A grin bloomed over her face before she tsked. “I don’t know that I can do that. The law is very clear. I’m afraid I’m going to have to recommend an immediate intervention.”
He quirked a brow. “Oh? And exactly what would that entail?”
She reached between them, and his head fell back as her fingers wrapped around his cock. Sweet Jesus, the feel of her hand on him.
“Rigorous reeducation, I’m afraid. You obviously have no idea what to do with said goddess.”
“Oh, I’ve several ideas.” He groaned as she began to stroke him, his tip sticky with pre-cum. “Why don’t we start by—”
She put a finger to his lips. “None of that now, Mr. Sperry. I’m in charge, remember?”
He blinked at her. “You are?” Her hand tightened, and he drew a sharp breath, his pulse jumping with anticipation. “Oh, yes, that’s right. You are. Well then, Ms. Diamondé, you have me, now what are you going to do to me?”
“I’m going to fuck you, Mr. Sperry.”
His dick became painfully hard, and she gasped as he pulled her against him, nuzzling against her long, white throat. The scent of her arousal tinged the air. Gods, it was divine.
“That doesn’t sound like much of a punishment,” he murmured, nipping at her lobe. “What am I supposed to do while you’re fucking me?”
“You’re going to do whatever I say,” she breathed, her free hand tangling in his hair.
“Well, then, I suppose you best get on with it.”
“Kiss me, Gideon.”
Gladly. He trailed his lips along her jawline and teased her mouth with his. Her breath came faster, and she softened against him, accepting his tongue with a small cry of surrender. He licked into her mouth, her heady musk from earlier still upon his lips.
Her hand left him, arms wrapping around his neck. She moved her hips against him, her slick core stroking over his cock in a hot, wet line. He deepened the kiss, hand raising to fondle her breast, her nipple pearling against his palm.
“Gods, I want you,” he murmured, tugging at its hardened peak. “Tell me I can have it.”
“Not yet, Mr. Sperry. I need you to touch me.”
He growled as she arched back, and he drew her nipple into his mouth, groaning as it contracted against his tongue and drawing it back out against the roof of his mouth. His hand skated between her legs, fingers sliding to her center.
“Don’t stop.” She rocked against him, urging him on.
Gideon kissed up her chest, fingers circling her nub, still swollen from her previous release and gently tugged.
She cried out, and his dick jumped, aching to be inside her.
“Shh…quietly now, Ms. Diamondé. We wouldn’t want any one to intrude on our little game, now, would we?
” he chuckled, loving the way her pupils expanded as his finger breached her tight little hole, pumping.
She bit her lip, the flesh turning white beneath her teeth. “Good girl.”
Gods, the want playing over her face was exquisite.
He added another finger, her brows knitting.
Her slick walls softened, blooming for him.
He rubbed against that rougher patch of flesh deep inside, and a flush spread up her chest to her cheeks, her core positively dripping for him.
“Mmm. That’s it, getting so nice and wet for me. Are you ready to sit on my dick?”
She nodded, all pretense of being in charge forgotten. He withdrew his hand, sucking her arousal from his fingers as she grasped him and positioned his fat crown at her entrance.
“Look at me, Ophelia,” he said, caging her hips. “I want to your eyes on mine while you’re fucking me.”
She wet her lips, and her throat bobbed as she lowered herself onto his throbbing cock, eyes widening. His lids fluttered at the sensation of being incrementally encased by her tight, hot flesh.
“Oh, God,” she gasped. “I’d forgotten…”
“You can take it, poppet. Up and down. That’s it,” he murmured, kissing her. “Almost there. Mmm. Good girl, go as slowly as you need. We’ve all the time in the world.”
Her forehead pressed against his as they rocked together.
Moving away, then becoming one. Her tight channel rode over his wide length, her passion dripping down his sac.
He teased her lips with his, caressing her body, deriving as much pleasure from her small sounds of ecstasy as from what her body was doing to his.
Gideon grazed his thumb over her clit, rubbing small circles, a tight heat building in his loins.
“Come with me, Phe,” he panted, his gaze locked on hers. “Let me feel you fall apart.”
She gasped, her nails raking over his shoulders, the pace of her hips quickening.
Her thighs quivered, sweat stippling her body and a low keening coming from her throat.
Gideon thrust against her, burying himself in her velvet heat again and again.
Her cries became louder, and her body spasmed around him, sucking and pulling at him.
He bellowed, searing ropes of his desire lashing into her, violet light flaring across his vision and the top of his head light. He held her tight against him, twitching, small aftershocks of her release fluttering across his softening member.
“I love you, Deo,” she murmured, already half asleep.
“And I you, Phe.”
He scooted to lie flat and kissed her neck. She sighed against him, not inclined to move. A sated smile crossed his lips, and he pulled a sheet up over them both. Glad one of them would get some sleep after all.