Page 22 of Condemned

He wondered what she would do. A moment later her tongue pushed at his finger. Warm and wet. Their eyes locked. If she dared bite him, his control would disintegrate. He’d bend her over right now and fuck her.

When he withdrew his hand, her lips remained parted and he glimpsed her tongue between her teeth.

He was in a little in awe of what he had before him. A mere girl?

His intuition was banging at the door.

Swiftly Zo soaped himself and rinsed off. He shucked off his pants and washed all over. His freed cock was well above the surface and creating a minor wake in the already rippled surface. Ignoring it, though aware Avalon was staring, he turned his arm and his hand. Clean, for the first time in ages. His claws slid out, slid back, then he stretched and heard his back crackle as joints popped.

She remained near him, knee-deep at the edge of the stream, watching him as if he were the strange one. Even that mouse of hers was odd. Scythefoxes were keen predators. Gia usually pounced on everything that scampered and gobbled it down.

“You know, Takk would turn you over his knee or even whip you for running. A contract is a contract. He’s done the same to soldiers under his command. You’re a thief but even you must know not to renege on an agreement with mauleon warriors?”

Avalon closed her eyes, shivering as if he’d awakened her from some reverie. “I’m sorry?”

“Are you?”

“Umm, what?”

“Really sorry.”

“No, I’m not.”

Ahhh. Truth.His laugh was soft.

Feeling with his feet for the smooth boulders beneath him, Zo moved closer to her. If he missed his footing, she might try to drown him. He poked his tongue at the back of his left upper fang.

She’d lose. Be fun to let her try? Then again, she was tied, so she’d probably not try it due to being the one more likely to drown. A pity—he almost felt duty bound to lead her into temptation just so he could do things to her. Nasty things.

The way she’d licked his finger. He let out a sigh then wrenched himself back to reality, only to drift again at the sight of her wet, shiny tits.

“You fucking tempt me, girl.”

“No, I do not.”

Was she genuine? He tilted his head. All he saw was annoyance, anger.

“You have no idea, do you? The others will catch up, but it’ll be close to nightfall. Between now and then we are going to talk.”

“About?” She frowned, that little innocent frown that made a tiny crease between her brows.

“Everything that matters.”

Then, because he sometimes did what he shouldn’t, Zo towed her to the nearest embankment and ran his hands over her. Everywhere.

After one whimpered, wriggling protest, she let him, following where his hands went with her eyes. This wasn’t him soaping her up, it was seduction, and they both knew it.

He didn’t use his claws, not yet.

When he coaxed her to move to let him feel somewhere he could not reach, she obeyed, wordlessly, shivering, even sighing. Her little sounds were beautiful clues.

She loved this.

It made him take that leap of judgement. He would fuck her because... because everything. His head was crammed with possibilities. And because he wanted to see what she looked like when she came.

He moved to the rocky edge and heaved himself onto it. His legs dangled in the water where the stream undercut the rock. With his encouragement, Avalon stepped between his legs and he put his hands to her shoulders. Going slow still. Sticking his cock in her, as far as possible anyway, would be all the sweeter if he had her begging.

“Tell me the truth about you.” He stayed focused on her eyes, those sky-cloud eyes with a blue that reflected and changed from moment to moment. “Why you are here. What you think of us, everything. Be truthful and I...” He made a snap decision, one he thought Takk would agree with. “And I promise we won’t sell you. We’ll free you when we reach Omage Temple.”