Chapter 28
Grayson
Any remnant of sunlight was gone by the time they reached their destination. The tiny beach was tucked between sheer, obsidian cliff faces. Stairs had been roughly hewn into the rock face, leading down to the silvery sands.
“Wow.” Grayson leaned over the edge of the cliff. “I’m going to die.”
A sharp, amused breath left Keld’s lips. “No, you’re not.”
Grayson felt something strike his legs, knocking the ground out from under them. He yelped as he went crashing into Keld’s waiting arms. Keld hoisted him into the air and Grayson flung panicked arms around his neck.
“Don’t!” Grayson half-screeched. “You are not carrying me down those fuckin’ stairs.”
“I’m not?” Keld’s foot hit the first step.
“No!” Grayson tightened his stranglehold. “I’m too heavy, you’re going to lose your balance and then we’re both going to fall and die!”
Keld actually laughed, the sound echoing off the cliffs. “Heavy? You?”
“Okay, fine, but I’m still five foot nine! I’m not exactly small.” Grayson squeaked when Keld descended another step. “Seriously! I can walk!”
Keld clucked his tongue. “Hush. Your flailing is the only thing that’ll make me lose my balance. I’ve carried paperwork heavier than you.”
Grayson stilled and buried his face in Keld’s neck. If he just focused on the feeling of Keld’s powerful arms around him, and the way he made Grayson feel small…
No, that’s just making me horny.
Keld’s low voice interrtupted—but did not redirect—Grayson’s impure thoughts. “See? Perfectly safe.”
Grayson peeked out from his hiding place. Shallow waves lapped at the sand under Keld’s feet and the jet cliff face rose at his back. Keld placed him back on his feet, looking smug.
Grayson toed off his shoes and socks to feel the cool water washing over his skin.
“Is this the skinny dipping part of the itinerary?” he asked.
“Ideally, yes.” Keld waded into the sea until he was deep enough to fling himself backward with an almighty splash.
“Can I ride you like a dolphin?” Grayson shouted.
“Ride me? Yes. Like a dolphin? No.”
Grayson chuckled and stripped off his clothing. Goosebumps sprang up almost instantly, but if this was about to go the way he expected, he wouldn’t be cold for long. He splashed into the water, wincing when the droplets hit his back.
“It’s cold,” he complained.
Keld opened his arms. “Let’s see if you still think I’m too scaly to warm you up.”
Grayson waded deeper, until he was close enough to jump into the Alpha’s arms. In the air, his body still felt cool to the touch. But under the waist-deep water, Keld actually felt warm.
“Whoa.” Grayson stuck a hand into the waves and touched Keld’s hip. “That’s so weird.”
“And that is how you know you’ve been fucking aliens for too long.”
Grayson tossed a handful of water into Keld’s face, laughing. Keld seized him and pulled them both into the sea. Grayson’s muscles went stiff at the sudden shock, but the arms and tail surrounding him radiated warmth. Keld brought their heads above water and grinned.
Grayson scrubbed the salt water from his eyes. “Happy?”
“Almost.” Keld dragged a claw along Grayson’s jaw.
His pulse quickened.
The Mer’s lips met his—slow and hungry. Grayson let out a small noise and curled his fingers into Keld’s hair.
The wiry strands flexed in his grasp but refused to tangle.
Keld broke the kiss, moving his mouth down Grayson’s neck.
Grayson tipped his head back, giving the Alpha access to his throat and jaw.
Keld nipped at his skin, soothing the little hurts with sweeps of his tongue.
Despite the chill of the ocean, Grayson’s cock stiffened under Keld’s skillful ministrations. The Mer’s hands roved Grayson’s body, pinching his nipples and squeezing his ass, but never staying in one place for long.
Grayson gave a soft moan.
Keld pulled him closer, pressing his arousal against Grayson’s belly.
“I want you,” he murmured into Grayson’s shoulder.
“You have me.”
A low noise left Keld’s throat and he hooked Grayson’s legs around his waist. The tapered length slid against Grayson’s hole, pulling another needy sound from his lips. He swiveled his hips, trying to bear down on the length.
Keld’s fingers dug into his waist. “Not yet, aiu. I’ve barely started.” His mouth captured Grayson’s again, and he eased their tangled bodies deeper into the water.
“On your feet.” The command was quiet, yet Grayson did as he was told without thought, finding himself in chest-deep water. The newfound heat of Keld’s body vanished, leaving Grayson scanning the waters for any sign of golden scales. When the warmth returned, it was not Keld’s hands that found him.
A gasp ripped free of Grayson’s throat as he felt Keld’s mouth wrap around his cock.
“Oh, fuck…” He couldn’t see the Mer, not with the moon’s reflection glancing off the water, but he could sure as hell feel him. Keld’s lips and tongue laved Grayson’s aching length—the only source of heat in the cool water. Grayson reached down blindly and gripped Keld’s hair.
He moved in tandem with Keld’s head, rocking into his mouth. More heat gathered at the base of his spine, hot and fast. His thrusts grew uneven and his fingers curled more tightly into the Mer’s flowing hair.
Grayson cried out as he emptied himself into Keld’s mouth. He held the Alpha in place as he rode the waves of pleasure. When he finally let go, Keld resurfaced.
“You let me come,” Grayson said, breathless. “You never let me come that fast.”
“Don’t worry. I’m not even close to being done with you.” Keld dragged Grayson closer and kissed him, hard.
Grayson reached between their bodies and took hold of Keld’s cock. Keld grunted but only deepened the kiss. Grayson pumped his hand slowly up and down, savoring the way Keld twitched and jerked in his grasp.
His hole clenched around nothing, pleading to be filled.
“I want you inside me,” he whispered against Keld’s lips.
“Patience, aiu.” Keld palmed Grayson’s ass, lifting his feet from the sea floor. The Alpha’s length slipped from Grayson’s hand, and he took the opportunity to wrap his legs around Keld’s hips. His hard tip pushed into Grayson, just barely.
Grayson’s breath caught, but Keld held him in place.
Instead, his hand crept down, a finger curling into his cleft.
Grayson whimpered as it penetrated him, replacing the cock he desperately wanted.
Keld’s eyes were fixed on his as he plunged his finger in and out of Grayson’s slick hole, adding a finger as he worked Grayson open.
Grayson let his head fall back as he rode the Alpha’s hand. His cock grew hard once again, grinding delicious friction against Keld’s stomach.
“Keld,” he gasped. “Please.”
“Please what, aiu?” Keld’s tone was low and rough. His arousal throbbed at Grayson’s entrance, betraying his need.
“Please, fuck me. Please.”
Keld’s fingers pulled free, only to be replaced by the head of his cock.
“You said you wanted to ride me.” Without waiting for a response, Keld pushed off from the ground, shifting to lie on the surface of the water. Grayson, caught off guard, clamped his thighs around Keld’s hips and caught himself on the Mer’s chest.
“Lean back. Put your hands on my thighs.”
Grayson gaped at him. “Can you hold us both up if I do that?”
A look of amusement crossed Keld’s face. “I’m a Mer.”
Cautiously, Grayson leaned back, lips parting as he sank onto the Alpha’s length. By the time his palms touched Keld’s thighs, the Mer was fully seated deep inside of him.
“Oh god,” he breathed. “Fuck, that’s so good.”
Keld’s hands came up to steady Grayson’s hips. “Ride.”
Grayson obeyed. He lifted his hips, fingers digging into Keld’s thighs for balance, then rolled them back down.
He let out a sharp breath and moved again.
Each time his ass hit Keld’s hips, a hot spike of pleasure radiated through his body.
He was hard again, his arousal straining toward the starry sky as he fucked himself on Keld’s cock.
It vaguely occurred to him that anyone could walk by and see them floating in the open water, but the thought didn’t stop him from moving faster.
The Mer hissed out a Loaish word Grayson didn’t recognize and tightened his grip.
Pressure built, higher and higher with each movement. His ass clenched around the wide base of Keld’s alien anatomy, seeking his knot and chasing climax all at once.
“Fuck, fuck… Keld…” Grayson’s head lolled back as he moved, balancing at the very cusp.
“Don’t stop, keep riding me, aiu. Fuck you feel so good.” Keld’s body was rigid beneath his. “I want to see you come on my cock.”
Grayson let out a choked whimper. His hips moved faster, chasing the orgasm that hovered just out of reach. He felt it the moment he tipped over the edge.
“Fuck!” Grayson slammed himself down one last time and spurted his release across Keld’s chest. His body clenched, squeezing the massive length buried inside him, again and again.
Keld threw his head back as he erupted into Grayson, his hips making tiny, desperate motions as he came.
The water around them shivered as Grayson collapsed onto Keld’s chest. Keld wrapped shaking arms around him as his knot locked them together.
“Tyr, aiu,” he said softly. “That was incredible.”
“I don’t…” Grayson panted, “think I’ve ever… come… so hard… in my life.”
He felt Keld laugh. “I’ll take that as a challenge.”
They lay together, floating on the surface of the water, blanketed in moonlight.
“Keld?” Grayson said drowsily.
“Mm?”
“I could get used to this kind of camping.”