“I haven’t been with another woman since you stepped foot in this camp.” I’d never intended to admit that to her, but the stress and unhappiness radiating from her tore at me. I couldn’t keep her from what lay ahead of us, but I would do everything I could to make her happy now. “I’ve never gone so long before.”
“And after you’ve had me, then what? You’ll toss me aside like all the other humans and demons you’ve used!”
I buried my annoyance at her words. I had to remind myself that humans saw things so differently than demons did. “No. You arenothinglike any other woman I’ve ever encountered. Once I’ve had you, I’ll have you again, repeatedly.”
Stepping closer, I pulled my other fist from the wall. Plaster dust trickled around her, and some of it stuck in her damp hair as I rested my hands on an unbroken section of wall by her head. I gazed at those tempting lips, swollen from my kiss. I lowered my head until my lips were against her ear and I breathed in the scent of her. Her body tensed, but she seemed to lose the battle with herself when she turned her head into my cheek.
“You’re beautiful, River, and I’d like to watch you dress. Let me.”
I grasped the edge of her towel, giving her time to tell me no, but she remained silent and watchful as I gradually pulled it open. The sight of her full breasts with their pert, dusky nipples standing out as they begged for attention caused me to groan.
Lean muscle ran through her flat stomach. I couldn’t stop my hand from running over it before sweeping over the curve of her rounded hips and down toward the mouthwatering black triangle.
She inhaled sharply, her body pushing closer to mine when I cupped her mound in my hand and slid my fingers over her silken, wet warmth. “I’ve found no release since the dreams started, not even with my own hand. Have you?” I grated against her ear.
Her hands fell onto my shoulders, and her fingers dug into my flesh as her hips moved with my finger once more.
“Have you found your own release?” I demanded, stilling my hand against her. She impatiently thrust her hips against me, but I remained unmoving. “Answer me, River.”
“No!” she admitted on a gasp.
Her head fell to my shoulder when I stroked her anew, my fingers sliding deep within her while my thumb rubbed over her clit. Tremors rocked her; her teeth pressed against my neck to stifle her cries.
“Before the dreams, did you slide your hand between your legs and come while imagining it was me inside of you?” I asked.
Her head lifted; her striking eyes flew open to meet mine. I held my breath as I waited for her to respond, finally she gave a brief nod. “I did. I’d imagined it was you often before.”
I was unable to tear my gaze away from her darkening eyes as those words unleashed something primitive within me. I’d never felt undone before; I did now. This woman could somehow strip me down to my basest demon instincts and set free something within me I’d never known existed. It felt powerful in a way I’d never known before her.
“Why didn’t you after the dreams started?” I asked as I watched her body grinding against my fingers.
“Because I knew I’d find no fulfillment, not unless it was you.”
I growled at the admission before bending my head to reclaim her mouth once more. The feel of the cloth of my pants between us was becoming unbearable; I almost tore them from me, threw her on the bed, and took her right then. I held myself back because I didn’t want this to be quick, not with her. I would savor her for hours before it was over.
She tore her mouth away from mine; her breathing ragged as she struggled to catch her breath. “Kobal, you have to stop. We have to go. You must meet with Mac.”
Something savage built within me. I couldn’t bring myself to let her go. I may not be able to find my release right now, but she would find hers. I would not leave her in need when I could bring her fulfillment. Unfortunately, she had other plans as she pressed closer against the wall, pulling away from me with a look of regret and longing. I reached for her again, but she grasped my wrist before I could touch her.
Her eyes searched my face as her fingers stroked over my wrist, somehow managing to soothe my need to grab her. Her legs trembled and her nipples were hard buds begging to be stroked, but she still refused to let me ease the desire I could smell on her.
“You cannot jeopardize your relationship with the humans further; wemustgo,” she whispered.
Reluctantly, I stepped away from her. My dick jerked with disappointment, but it had waited this long, it could wait longer for her.
I stopped her hands before she could pull the towel back over her. “Kobal—”
“I want to watch.”
Torture myself further more like it, but I couldn’t tear my gaze away from her lithe body. Ever so slowly, I tugged the towel away from her and tossed it on the bed. Red tinged her neck and cheeks but she didn’t argue with me when I bent to pick up the clothes she’d dropped on the floor. Grabbing her simple white underwear, I dangled it from the tip of my finger as I held it out to her. She stared at it for a minute before snatching it away from me.
Her necklace fell forward, my eyes drank her in as she bent and tugged her underwear on over one foot then the other. They didn’t look so simple when they were sliding over her flesh. I admired the curve of her rounded ass and the way her breasts swayed with her movements. Disappointment filled me when she tugged her bra on and clasped it behind her back.
“You’re the only one who will satisfy me, too.” I didn’t know where the words had come from, but I knew they were true, just as I knew she belonged to me.
She froze in the middle of pulling her shirt on. Through the thin material of her white bra I watched as her nipples puckered. She hastily pulled her shirt the rest of the way over her head and tugged it into place before slipping on her shorts.
I took hold of her arm, pulling her against my chest and brushing back strands of her damp black hair. I wiped the plaster away, hating to tarnish the beauty of her raven locks. “Let me into your room tonight, River.” She blinked up at me. “Let me finally satisfy us both.”
