Total pages in book: 54
Estimated words: 50815 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 254(@200wpm)___ 203(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 50815 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 254(@200wpm)___ 203(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
“Oh,” Nora said faintly. She’d been about to get into bed beside him, but now she wasn’t sure she wanted to.
Xarex seemed to see her hesitation.
“Please, don’t worry,” he said earnestly. “I would never hurt you, Nora. I have control of the W’rx side—I can curtail my urges. You just caught me by surprise in the shower, that’s all.”
“All right.” Slowly, she climbed into bed beside him. “But…I have to ask, is that why you like all that porn where the women are, you know, tied down?”
A look of shame crossed his face and she almost felt bad for asking. But she had to know if she was going to feel comfortable with him.
“Yes,” he murmured. “But though I am drawn to the bondage part of the porn you saw, I would never want to hurt a woman or take her by force. I just like the idea of restraining a woman while I pleasure her.”
“Oh, well…” Nora felt a little shiver run down her spine. She could see it in her mind’s eye—the big Kindred tying her down with her thighs spread wide so he could touch and tease and taste her.
“Forgive me.” He turned towards her, his eyes remorseful. “Have I frightened you?”
“A little, in the shower,” Nora admitted. “But so far you’ve been gentle and respectful. I just need a little time to get used to everything, I think.”
“You can have as much time as you need,” he promised. “But for now, can I hold you?”
He held out his arms and Nora found she couldn’t resist. She scooted over and he pulled her close. Nora slipped an arm around his waist and pillowed her head on his chest. His warm, spicy scent filled her nose and she felt immediately soothed. How had her scary Dark Kindred boss turned into such a big teddy bear, she wondered sleepily.
But there’s a monster inside him—you’d better be careful, Nora! whispered a little voice in her head.
Nora did her best to ignore it. It was late and she was tired. Also, they had a long trip ahead of them tomorrow. Apparently they were going all the way to a different galaxy.
Still, she couldn’t help asking one more question.
“Tell me something,” she said, looking shyly up at the big Kindred. “All that porn I saw on your computer—most of it was guys going down. I mean, tasting women. Is that really such a fantasy of yours?”
His silver eyes were suddenly half-lidded.
“Of course. I’m part Kindred—we have a biological need to taste our females. Besides which, what could be more pleasurable than tasting the sweet, wet pussy of the woman I care for? Hearing her call my name and feeling her tug my hair as she comes for me…”
Nora shifted against him, feeling both awkward and aroused.
“And did…did you imagine doing that to me?” she asked.
His eyes blazed.
“How can you ask me that? Of course I fantasized about tasting you, ellana! It’s all I can fucking think about sometimes when you’re near.”
Nora nibbled her lip nervously.
“I’ve never been with a guy who really wanted to do that,” she confessed. “My ex hated it. He said it was ‘disgusting’ because I get so, um, wet down there,” she ended almost in a whisper.
Xarex’s brows drew low on his forehead.
“What kind of an idiot doesn’t want to taste his female’s pussy?” he demanded. “And how dare he complain when he’s blessed with a numalla?”
“A what?” Nora asked, frowning.
“A numalla—a female whose pussy gets extra wet and slippery for her mate.” Xarex gave her a hungry look. “I remember how wet you got for me in the shower when I teased you with my enhanced fingers. Are you still wet, ellana?”
Nora nibbled her lip some more. She was still shy about admitting such things, but the way he was looking at her made her incredibly hot.
“I…I don’t know,” she murmured at last. “Maybe…would you like to find out?”
And reaching for his hand, she slipped it between her thighs.
His long fingers curled around her and then he seemed to realize there was a slit in the front of her panties. With a hungry-sounding growl, he slipped his long fingers inside the opening and began to tease her again.
“Oh…oh!” Nora arched her back as his fingertips found her clit again. “Oh, Xarex, that feels so good! Can you tell if I’m…if I’m really a numalla or not?”
He shook his head.
“I can’t be sure just feeling with my fingers. But maybe if I explored you with my tongue, I could tell.”
Nora felt as though a thousand butterflies were fluttering their wings inside her stomach.
“You want to taste me to find out?” she asked breathlessly.
“Gods, yes!” His eyes flashed molten gold again for a moment and Nora wondered if this was completely safe. Might letting him taste her bring out the W’rx part of him? But hopefully it would be safe as long as she wasn’t tied down.