Total pages in book: 119
Estimated words: 110079 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 550(@200wpm)___ 440(@250wpm)___ 367(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 110079 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 550(@200wpm)___ 440(@250wpm)___ 367(@300wpm)
A wicked grin spread across Haru’s lips, and Adrian laughed even harder. Sure. They’d get their rest, but they knew Haru wouldn’t be allowing either of them to sleep until he’d tasted all of Adrian first.
They paused only long enough to place what remaining food there was under covers. Haru rose and pulled Adrian to his feet, where he stole yet another kiss before Adrian could break away. He didn’t give the man a chance to admonish him. He just guided him through the bedroom to the bathroom, where he started the water flowing into the tub.
“There isn’t enough room for both of us,” Adrian observed as he stared at the pristine white tub. It was long and slender, which was perfect for Haru’s tall, narrow frame. However, Adrian would struggle a bit with his wider, more muscular body. It would not be a comfortable fit.
“I will wash quickly.”
“No,” Adrian cut him off. He reached down and pinched the end of the sash that held Haru’s inner robes closed. It was one of the first things he’d done after returning home—he’d changed into the robes of his clan and out of the more common trousers and shirt that were worn in Damardor. The sash fell loose, and his robe parted to reveal a small expanse of bare skin. “You will take your time, and I will help you wash. There’s no reason to rush.”
“Except I am impatient.”
“I know, but you will have patience for me.”
Yes, he would. For Adrian, he could be patient.
Haru stood still while his heart raced like a rabbit chased by a fox. Adrian worked slowly, pulling away one layer of clothing after another. Each time he revealed bare skin, he pressed soft, warm kisses across it until it felt as if his Adrian had marked nearly all of Haru’s body.
When he was naked, he slipped into the hot water. Adrian snagged a couple of plain black clips from the counter and helped Haru to pin up his long hair. A contented sigh slipped from his parted lips as he lounged against the back of the tub and closed his eyes. But that relaxed posture lasted only a moment. Adrian picked up a cake of silky soap and dipped it into the water beside Haru. His eyes popped open, and he watched the warm smile spread across Adrian’s lips as he soaped his hands.
“This isn’t necessary,” Haru murmured.
“Of course it’s not necessary,” Adrian scoffed as he ran his hands across Haru’s chest. “But are you telling me that if our roles were reversed, you wouldn’t take advantage of the situation to do this?”
Haru sat up enough to capture Adrian’s mouth in a blistering kiss that stopped his hands and put his lips and tongue to work. He broke off the kiss and discovered Adrian was panting, gripping him with slick fingers, the soap lost somewhere in the depths of the water. “You have no idea how ruthless I can be. I will take advantage of every opportunity.”
He gripped Adrian’s upper arms and pulled him into the tub and on top of him. Adrian squawked, but the water crashing over the sides of the tub and onto the floor drowned out the sound. Haru reclaimed his mouth in another brutal kiss.
Washing was forgotten. Together, they tugged at Adrian’s sodden clothes, struggling to remove them so that they could get to bare skin. One of Adrian’s hands slipped between them and wrapped around Haru’s hard cock, stroking him. Haru growled and tipped his head over the edge of the tub, his hips thrusting upward. All thought of battling nightmares and the powers of a goddess were long gone. There wasn’t a single whisper in his mind. Just a stray idea that if maybe the Goddess of Nightmares had filled her life with endless lovers, she might have had an easier existence.
But then Adrian’s hot mouth covered that one spot on his neck that made his toes curl and sucked hard. Nothing else mattered except getting inside Adrian.
The only problem was this damn tub. It was too small and made maneuvering awkward. This would have to be replaced as soon as possible. In the meantime…
“Bed,” Haru snarled. He grabbed Adrian by the shoulders and pushed him upward, putting enough space between them so that his brain could start working. It faltered, though, as soon as he spotted Adrian’s hooded eyes, flushed face, and kiss-swollen lips.
With a lot of slipping and stumbling, they tumbled out of the tub and paused long enough to sort of pass a towel across their soaked bodies before rushing into the bedroom, leaving a trail of puddles behind them. Haru remembered to snag a bottle of oil from his bathroom prior to falling on top of Adrian. Their flushed, damp bare skin slid and tugged in just the right way, creating the most delicious friction as they came together.