And now that Hael’s hands were on me, I never wanted them off. The way his mouth moved against mine, the feeling of his hands on my body, over my hips, cupping my neck—everywhere.
I wanted them everywhere.
At some point, we stumbled into my room. He latched the lock on the door without breaking our kiss.
I knew I was letting my guard down, which was so stupid. Dahes could enter my mind at any time.
But maybe that’s why I did it. Maybe I knew my days here were coming to an end, and I’d be damned if I returned to the Dead Kingdom before I did this.
I shoved the thought away, refusing to let it ruin the moment.
Hael pushed me onto the bed as he stood over me, his legs resting between my knees.
“On the six Moons, you’re all I’ve been thinking about, Nollie.” He towered over me, his gaze roaming my body, and I couldn’t find an ounce of fear left, couldn’t register that I used to think this was bad when it felt so good… “I’ve never felt this way about anyone,” he groaned as he bent overtop me, his hips pressing into my stomach. “I’ve never wanted anyone the way I want you. You drive me fucking mad.”
I leaned forward, grabbing his neck and pulling him the rest of the way down. “Good,” I said against his lips.
“I’m going to take you.”
“Good,” I murmured again, barely able to get the word out with histongue down my throat. I wasn’t sure if he even heard it. Maybe I only said it in my head.
My heart was beating so fast and everything around me was spinning except for him. He pulled away, ripping his mouth from mine. His hips were still pinning me to the mattress as he sat up. His pale eyes never left mine as he slowly unbuttoned his shirt.
I watched every second of it, grinding my own hips upward without even realizing it. He was taking too long. My body felt flushed and hot and only calmed wherever he touched me.
“I’m going to taste and fuck you all night.” His shirt hit the floor. I kept staring at the necklace dangling down his chest, jealous that the metal was pressed against his skin and I wasn’t.
I swallowed, any words I had were lost on me. He bent forward again, pulling the straps of my dress over my shoulders before tugging the material past my chest. Two seconds passed where cold air whipped across me before he was cupping and kneading my bare breasts.
I moaned. Loudly. My back arching, applying more pressure into his hand as his other trailed lower, down my stomach and over my hip. He gathered the material of my dress in one hand, then leaned back just enough to rip it down the middle, leaving me completely naked underneath his heated gaze.
He stilled, his eyes drinking me in. “Fuck. You’re perfect?—”
“Please.” I cut him off, bending forward to wrap my hands around his shoulders, trying to pull him down on me again. He was talking too much, taking too long… “Please,” I moaned again. I felt like I was going to die if he didn’t touch me.
He smirked like he knew it. “Please what?” he taunted into my mouth, but he leaned forward an inch, allowing me to pull him.
“I want you.” I was panting, starting to feel faint. Hell. I had no idea this was what it could feel like.
It was fuckingheaven.
For a split second, I got flashes of Dahes. Bits of the night when he tried to rape me. It was so different, so cold, so dark. A shudder ran through me,but then it was gone.
I wasn’t cold now. I was sweating.
I forgot that I used to be terrified of this, forgot that this was exactly what Cash tried to get me to do by overcoming my necessity. My Token wasn’t even remotely on my mind. Right now, Ihadcontrol, or at least it wasn’t controlling me.
Hael unbuttoned his pants, and I didn’t even pretend to avert my gaze. One second he was standing over me, the next he was on his knees, cupping my hips and pulling me toward him, dragging me to the edge of the bed.
He spit over my clit and gave me no time to even process what he was doing before he licked up the center and was kissing and sucking and flicking his tongue and?—
Fucking hell.
I think I screamed his name, but I couldn’t put my thoughts together enough to pay attention. All I could do was lose myself to his mouth and how it felt against me.
“You taste so fucking good,” he groaned before his tongue flicked over my clit again. I screamed as he bit down gently and tugged. My legs were thrown over his shoulders. My ass was in his hands. My back off the bed.
“Shit,” Hael swore as my back slammed back onto the mattress. He backed away like he was burned.
