And then I heard somebody moan.
Opening my eyes, it didn’t take any effort at all to figure out who it had been because all four of them were paired off and kissing their partners. Hands were wandering, water was rippling, and no one was being quiet about their enjoyment.
I looked to Solaris, but he was leaning back with his eyes closed and seeming completely relaxed and unbothered. I was not unbothered. In fact, I was becoming more bothered by thesecond. And my choices were flying solo while creeping on them, hitting on a prince, or doing my best to pretend nothing was happening.
Solaris chuckled, bringing my attention back to him. He bit his bottom lip and shrugged one shoulder like this amused him and he was powerless to stop it at the same time. I smiled back and felt my face heating.
Then he swam over to me.
I held up a finger, stalling him. “Look, I know we’ve been jailer and prisoner for a while now, so I want to make sure you’re not doing anything you think you have?—”
“As if you could order me to service you.” He pushed my hand out of the way and swam right up against my chest. Arms around my shoulders and his cock poking my stomach, he said, “Tell me yes, or tell me no—that’s all I want to know.”
Oh, this is a mistake. My entire body might be on board with sharing every sensation with him, but yeah, this was going to cause a lot of trouble. How? I wasn’t sure yet. Why? Because he was a mess, and I didn’t know what I was doing.
Well, I didn’t know what I was doingin this world. I knew exactly what to do with a hot naked guy rubbing up on me. And I very much wanted to make sure I blew his mind.
I shoved my fingers into his hair and got a grip that I used to angle his head just right. “Yes,” I said before taking his mouth in a kiss.
Solaris twitched, grunted, and maybe wanted to take control, but I didn’t let him. I wasn’t always interested in being in charge, but I’d gotten used to it with him, and that was what I wanted now. When I felt him acquiesce, I licked into him and grabbed his ass as I notched our legs.
In addition to the smoothness of his skin, there was the texture of those feathers vining all over him. I petted a patch of them just above the crack of his ass as the two of us rubbedagainst each other. I could feel more feathers on his belly adding an unexpected sensation to my cock.
Solaris lifted his head from our endless kiss and gasped a breath only to moan it out again. His forehead was creased, eyes shut tight, and mouth in a grimace of concentration as he undulated against me. I kept staring at him as he moaned and held tightly to my shoulder and the back of my neck.
Letting my one hand wander, I teased his ass and reveled in the groan he gave when I lightly fingered him. Would he let me take him next time?
Would there be a next time?
Suddenly, Solaris cried out and curled against me, coming in my arms. I could see and feel his wings fluttering fast, and then I was coming, too. Somehow, I kept my eyes open, watching him the whole time. He was so fucking beautiful with those bright blue eyes, swollen lips, and flushed cheeks.
He shivered before leaning against me and resting his head on my shoulder. I didn’t think I’d expected cuddles afterward, but I wasn’t going to say no to them. I held him close as our heartbeats slowed back to normal.
I liked him a little more than I should’ve right then.
Across the spring, the others were lounging together, smiling and talking. Politely ignoring us? I’d expected some ribbing at the very least, but not one of them even looked over here.
“Wallace,” Solaris whispered.
I rubbed at his lower back. “Hmm?”
But then I realized he was asleep, all his weight in my arms and gentle breaths on my neck. Just whispering my name and trusting me to keep him safe.
Yeah, I definitely liked him more than I should.
Chapter 8
Ihad known Solaris was going to be trouble.
After we got out of the water, dressed, and convinced the horses to leave, I’d gone and chosen to ride one of the horses. I should’ve done something to stop myself from overthinking, like riding in the carriage with the color squad. I could’ve had conversation instead of just my own thoughts.
Because I rode that damn horse for hours and couldn’t stop reliving every small gesture and breathless sound, looking for meaning. Had our relationship changed? Were we friends with benefits now? If I got horny tonight, could I go to him?
We weren’tina relationship. I knew that much. Obviously, we weren’t. Not just because we barely knew each other, but also because he was a prince of the realm, and I was…a human? Did that matter? What I knew of princes in my own world said they married for alliances and heirs. What was expected of princes here?
We didn’t make any sense.
But I was already hoping we’d “have to” share a room tonight.
