Page 65 of Oak & Ember


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She tugged on his collar, trying to undo the elaborate buttons of his tunic, but he shook his head. “Oh, no, Trivia. You don’t get to ravish me tonight. Right now, it’s your turn to be laid bare before me.”

Pandora huffed in exasperation. “Really? You won’t let me undress you at all? That’s hardly fair.”

“You had me begging for mercy in the library. It’s only fair I return the favor.”

She rolled her eyes. So it was another competition between them, then.

That was fine. She would prove she had more restraint than he did.

Sol’s grin widened as if he could see the stubborn resolve in her eyes. “I will unravel you, Trivia,” he promised, his voice low and sultry. “Piece by piece.”

Her insides trembled from his words, but she lifted her chin, challenging him. “I doubt that. But you can certainly try.” Her skin still tingled from his touches earlier, and she secretly yearned for his tongue to explore more of her body.

But she would never admit this.

He clicked his tongue at her. “Such an obstinate thing you are.”

She was about to snap a retort at him, but the words died in her throat as her skirts rose up to her thighs and his hands moved beneath the fabric, brushing between her legs. He swiped a finger at her center, and she groaned in spite of her conviction to remain unaffected by him.

“So wet already,” Sol taunted, lifting his fingers to his mouth and sucking on them. Pandora followed the motion with her eyes as heat pooled in her stomach. “I think this will be quicker than I thought.”

“Prick.”

He laughed. “You taste divine, though. Almost as if you were a true goddess.”

“Gods, you really know how to flatter a lady,” Pandora said sarcastically. “Truly. It’s a miracle I haven’t melted into a puddle at your feet.”

His grin turned feral as his hand dipped beneath her skirts again, his fingers tracing circles along her center. She bucked her hips in silent demand, her head thrown back once more as fire coursed through her veins. She wanted him deeper. Harder.

But he was teasing her, his fingers only brushing the lightest of touches against her.

“Bastard,” she breathed.

He chuckled. “If you wanted a benevolent lover, you would have sought someone else.” He dragged his lips along her cheekbone, her jaw, then to her ear. “But I don’t think that’s what you want.”

No, it certainly wasn’t. She’d had affectionate and tender lovers in the past, and while they had been pleasant encounters, they hadn’t been as intoxicating as this. Never before had she been with a man who had challenged her, who had infuriated and aggravated her, who had elicited such hateful venom but also such uncontrollable lust from her.

It was arousing. All of it.

“No, you’re right,” Pandora quipped. “What I want is someone whose touches are so slow and light that it takes hours to make me come. That’s much more satisfying.”

He plunged a finger inside of her, and she gasped.

“Trust the process, darling,” Sol crooned in her ear.

Her eyes closed as he inserted another finger, pumping them in and out, his movements ever so slow. She clenched around him, tightening and demanding more. He curled his fingers inward, brushing her inner walls and making her inhale sharply. She pressed against him, riding his hand, urging him onward.

He pushed into her, guiding her backward until she was pressed against the cool marble wall. He pinned her to it, then lifted her until her legs were draped over his shoulders. She cried out in alarm, her arms flailing as she searched for purchase, but Sol only laughed.

“I’ve got you.”

“Forgive me if I don’t take your word for it,” Pandora said, her voice shaking.

Then, his tongue was on her, and she forgot everything. Her skirts lifted higher, and his fingers were still inside her as he licked her inner thigh. His tongue swept over her center, and her legs cinched around him. Her insides quivered, and she moaned.

“That’s it,” he said, his voice tickling her flesh.

His fingers withdrew to make way for his tongue, which slid deeper inside her, fully tasting her. It was smooth and hot against her skin. She arched against the wall, eyes closing as he licked her again and again. Her legs tightened as she ground against him, the friction of his mouth and tongue driving her to the brink.

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