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I barely suppressed a nervous laugh Better? How could it be better? I wasn’t entirely certain I would survive better But I let hi when he started back down the hall

I’dI could usually claih I was pretty sure Aidan wouldn’t have minded messy sheets

He brushed his lips over mine when he pulled htly over my still-covered skin I stepped back when he broke the kiss and slowly unbuttoned ht still on overhead I reached the last button and then let the shirt drop to the floor, watching him expectantly

He srin He pulled his shirt over his head Then pulled down his jeans, leaving only boxer briefs to cover what I didn’t need ination to envision His body was hard, chiseled, but not so developed he looked like the only place he spent ti hiht of when he looked atdoubt touched hts Was I just another lay he’d barely reht away For better or worse, I’d decided to sleep with him Only time would shohat he decided to do with that trust I unbuttoned ed them down overout of the me in with his eyes Then he took me into his arainst his hard chest and placingand nibbling His face was rough against my skin and I could feel he hadn’t shaved in a day, at least He slid a hand up and lightly touched ripped his broad shoulders, digging h, and I strained against hi tothe release I knew he could grant me But he pulled back as I pushed forward, and thenme

"Kiera," he whispered, and as he pressed his hand asped

The rest of our clothing disappeared under his expert hands He lowered his head to trail kisses downatto be in control

I pushed at his shoulders and he looked up at ed him down onto his back and benthis slightly daht and his eyes widened He dropped his head back when I loweredmy way to his erection And when I took hiroaned

"Yes," he said, breathless

I tortured hi up until he was at the brink, and then slowing down He grippedit out ofit to direct me He knew I needed this, needed the control, needed him to want me as badly as I wanted hi lick, I released hiainst his hardness, but didn’t take him inside of me

"Kiera" He spoke my name softly, and there was the hint of a question in his voice

I just looked at him

"Will you let rasp what Marisol had said about joining with a succubus, because I knew the same rules would apply to an incubus, butto drain me to death, after all But in the back of my head I wondered if the process would bond us I buried the thought, serous desire

And part of me, a small part, wanted to feel what the victiet part of hi from me, would this reveal that? I wouldn’t be helpless, after all I wasn’t under thrall If he started to take too much, I’d show him exactly how loudly I could scream

Just a taste, he said, and I so badly wanted him to tasteit, I edtouchedof him eased into me psychically as well Heat built in my chest and in my stomach, and for a brief moment, I felt safe and warm and home