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“You don’t need tocalm me down,” I said with a scowl, though it was only half-hearted.
“Sure I don’t.” He set me down on my feet, leaning me up against the shower’s wall while he turned on the water.
My eyes followed his hands as they unfastened his pants and then tugged his pants down. I loved that he didn’t hesitate to strip in front of me—that he wasn’t ashamed to show me his scars.
His cock grew with my attention on it, hardening and swelling in response to my gaze. Teris didn’t acknowledge it, simply kicking his pants free and then stepping up in front of me.
He eased me away from the wall, then peeled my tank top over my head, tossing it to his own pants. When he kneeled in front of me, tugging my shorts down my thighs, my body warmed just a little.
Was he going to fuck me?
That would probably be a good way to calm me down…
“Give me a minute,” Teris said, brushing a kiss to my bare thigh before rising to his feet. He strode into the water, and I watched as he roughly scrubbed the mud off his skin. It took what felt like an hour, but I liked watching him move. “Feels like you’re staring into my soul,” he murmured.
I smiled. “Nope. Just staring at your ass. And shoulders. And… all of it.” I gestured vaguely to his gorgeous body. “You’re too pretty for your own good, you know.”
He chuckled—the sound was deep, and rich. My smile grew.
And though I never would’ve expected it, I already felt a hell of a lot calmer than I had been before we stepped into the shower. Something about seeing him relax and watching him get clean was calming for me.
“The same thing is true for you, Nai. I don’t even want to think about how many bastards I’m going to have to start fights with for staring at you.”
I rolled my eyes. “They’re not going to stare at me. Everyone’s used to pretending I don’t exist to avoid pissing off Aeven.”
He growled unhappily. “I’ll start fights with them for that too, then.”
“You’ll spend all your time fighting.”
“Nah. I’ll make time to fuck you every now and then, too.”
I snorted, and he flashed me a tired grin over his shoulder. He was still working on the mud, or I would’ve stepped into his arms and hugged him fiercely. Assuming I could walk to him without falling over, that is.
He turned around so he could stare at me while he scrubbed his skin. Despite his erection, and the way it bobbed every now and then, he made no move to touch himself or me.
“You’re gorgeous, baby,” he murmured to me, as he worked on a particularly thick patch of mud on one of his arms.
I made a face at him, and he chuckled.
“I still can’t believe you’re here. In my house—our house. Wearing my scent. Connected to me permanently,”he said into my mind, still staring at me without a shred of shame.“Mine, and only mine. Forever.”
“It’s really surreal. I don’t think I’ve processed it yet,”I admitted.“I’ll probably panic at some point.”
“I know I haven’t processed it yet. Panic all you want—I’ll hold you through it, and growl at you as many times as I have to.”
I laughed softly.“Good answer.”
He finally finished scrubbing the mud off. With one soft, smooth motion, he took my hand and pulled me to his chest. His arms wrapped around me, and though his erection was trapped against my belly, I wasn’t turned on.
I was really, really comfortable, though.
He held me to his chest as we stood under the warm falling water for a long, long time. And slowly, as he did, the remaining stress and tension in my body faded away until I was practically boneless.
I was mostly-asleep when Teris finally turned the water off.
“I can dry us,” I mumbled, before lighting us both on fire. A short, soft laugh escaped him as the water evaporated off our skin and then my flames winked out.
He cradled my bare body in his arms as he walked us both to the bed, and a groan escaped me when he lowered us to the mattress.
