Page 21 of The Void

“More?” he asked against her skin.

“More,” she purred.

When he finally plunged a finger deep into her pussy, she cried out and dug her fingernails into his shoulder.

Feeling her body pulse around him had him wanting more than he’d ever wanted before. Seeing her body respond to his touch was the most exciting thing he’d ever witnessed.

Which scared him for some reason. That knowledge was like a bucket of ice water being poured on his entire body. Inside and out.

He looked down at her. She practically glowed as she came down from the high of the orgasm.

She opened her eyes and looked up at him, then tried to pull him further over her, but he stilled and shook his head.

“As much as I want to explore the rest of this, I think we have some things we need to figure out. And while I hate to admit it, I can barely keep my eyes open. I need sleep soon,” he said, trying to convince her. What he needed was time to think. Time to get himself back under control.

She smiled slowly and then nodded. She sat up as he shifted away from her. He watched her pull her dress back into place, covering the skin he’d just tasted.

He turned away and closed his eyes as he tried to get himself back under control.

“I can tell you’re tired,” she said when he yawned. “The good news is…” She shifted so that they were both sitting beside one another again, her clothes back neatly in place. “You haven’t far to go for your own bed.”

“Oh?” he asked. He could hardly keep his eyes open at this point. In other circumstances, he knew he’d spend the entire night making love to her. But after fighting through the Kri, and stuffing himself with the meal, he was dog tired.

“It’s through there,” she pointed to another door across the room.

“Good to know.” He turned to her, not wanting to move. “We could…” He pulled her close to him. “Snuggle?”

She laughed. “Something tells me you’re not a snuggler.”

“I am,” he countered. “With the right person.” He leaned over and placed a kiss on her shoulder. “And right now, you’re the right person. But maybe we should talk some more, since we may not have time tomorrow.”

“Would some coffee help keep you awake for a while?” she suggested.

He groaned. “I’d kill for—”

“An espresso?” She held up her hand and a cup appeared.

“How did you know?” he asked, walking over and taking the cup from her. He took a sip of the drink. It was exactly like he ordered at his favorite coffee shop by his apartment.

“I’ve worked at a coffee shop for the past few years. I can spot the type.” She shifted until she sat with her back against the headboard, then she produced a mug for herself.

He sat next to her on the other side of the bed and got comfortable as well while they sipped their coffees. “Okay, you first.”

“My family is from here. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, they fled this place and traveled to Earth. There is a library in a cave somewhere in the mountains with the Li’s family history dating back before the Shang dynasty in China. Actually, our records pre-date that by a few hundred years. Each and every member of the Li family has been accounted for. The moment I was given the djinn gift, I became aware of all the djinn in my family before me.”

Lucas held up his hand to stop her, then set his empty mug down. He had a hundred questions but asked the first one that had popped into his head.

“Given? I thought you were born into it?”

She shook her head. “I was six when my great-uncle Bai passed and gave me the gift. It was supposed to go to my brother, Lei. He died before he could receive the gift.”

“I’m sorry.” He frowned over at her. “Why you? Why not someone else in the family?”

“Bloodlines.” She shrugged and set her own empty mug down. “The elders have always determined who will hold the gifts. They determined that my family’s bloodline was the purest.”

“Meaning?” he asked, shifting and lying down on her bed a little.

Mia chuckled and mimicked his move by lying down facing him. “I’m not inbred, if that’s what you’re thinking.”