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I knew better I put my hands around his face and held hi deep into those inhuman eyes
And then I nodded No words, and none necessary
His skin took on a dusting of gold, and then darker shades, until he seemed more metal than flesh - but it was flesh to the touch, warm and soft and firm He tasted like exotic spices - carda about hi was exactly the same
His hand slipped lower down hs The sensation was overwhel at the sa, lovely fingers slipped within His ue and tasted fire
Ecstasy to the power of infinity
The old, wild ic spiraled up inside of me, exultant, slow pulses that built on each other
Yes, God, yes When I ca the awesoh the link between us
It drove hiht exploded in the roo to stay with me in flesh, because flesh e both needed just now
He solidified again into skin, hot and firainst me I rolled over and up to my hands and knees, and felt the fiery stroke of his hands over asped and dropped my head to the pillow as the relentless pleasure of hineed to feel Every thrust traveled throughwaves, as intense as any sensation I’d ever known I heard David whispering in that liquid, sibilant language that I knew e of fire, of Djinn I didn’t know the words, but I heard the music - dark, delicious, and utterly abandoned
He knew just the right spot to hit to shatter asering aexplosion that rocked us both to the core
The rooht my breath to hold on to the pure, silvery perfection of that ently dilish David still didn’t He continued to entle strokes - and kissed the sressive, passionate coupling, and it promised me, without the luxury of words, that whatever boundaries we found ourselves crossing, he would always lead me back
David eased down next toand triumphant Human, and not
So h le of heat inthan an attack
I curled into David’s body and recoveredthe past few hours flooded back, bringing guilt and regret What right do I have to be happy? I had none
Maybe I never would That wasn’t safe I couldn’t surrender control like that, not with Bad Bob’s e of that moment to strike? What if he’d taken control?
"Jo" David’s voice was rough, not quite steady When I looked up into his eyes, I recognized the expression "I see I can’tAnd you think toowhat a terrible risk that was," I said "Because - "
"Because of the mark"
I nodded He lifted hiolden skin still shiht places
"I know," he said, and trailed his fingertips over the line of my collarbone "But you’re ht be, that matters more to me"
"I love you," I whispered "But you need to be careful Especially with ht every candle in the world "I was, at first But I fell in love with you instead Now there is no safety from you" I burrowed close to him, and his arms wrapped around me, and for theas we live," he said, and kissed the top of my head "Which means forever, if I have any say in it"
Chapter Four
It wasn’t heaven, but it was damn close For the next couple of hours I slept, curled in David’s protective ar safe for the first time I could re, and for a little while the world did go away, after all
I could almost - alht up until Cherise threw open the bedroo at us with eyes that didn’t really see us at all
"You’d better get out here," she said, as David sat up I did too, swiping hair back fro at the thousand-thread-count sheets as they threatened to slide away
Cherise, shockingly, didn’t seem to notice any of that - not even David’s exposed chest, which frankly should have at least gotten a double take, or a stare, or a patented Cherise coe and dashed away
"That’s not like her," David said, swinging his legs out of bed "Is it?"
"Nope Clothes?"
"Closet" He was already heading there He pulled open the door and inside was a rainbow of choices, some for him, some for me
"Underwear?" I asked
He raised eyebrows "Is it absolutely necessary?"
"Right now? Yes"
"Top drawer" He nodded toward a delicate-looking dresser, so that would have made Antiques Roadshow stars buzz with excites - pretty ht crave I picked out so plain and put it on As I turned, David threwin all the right places
He was dressing too, the old-fashioned way As a Djinn, he could have easily just gone thethe sight of hiht have been intended, froave me
Even with mutual appreciation, it took us only about a minute to dress, and then we headed down the stairs