I’ve won, and that means I get every inch of her. I drag her up my body until I can strip a few more inches of pants and reveal her wetness to my eyes. A droplet lands on my lip, and I lap it up hungrily.My groan vibrates against the slick skin of her thigh. I pull her down and open my mouth.I sho
FinnWhen I grabbed Xander in the headlock, I thought his tunic was kind of lumpy. Probably just a side effect of how loosely they wear them under those vests. When Xander climbed onto my back, I thought…well, mostly I thought that he’d set me up to win.Now, with the entire line of my body pressed
It’s for the best. Even if he keeps adjusting his feet to stand as carefully on the shadow of the path as he can, protecting plants he doesn’t even know I care about.“Fine, then,” I blurt. “It’s a bet. If I win, we keep our distance. If you win—”“We attempt to look normal.” His smirk is hollow. “F
XanderLukewarm night air whispers through my private garden. One of the many strange things about Dun’s Crossing is how far off they seemed to keep the natural world. Buildings cover all the land within their walls, or they have flattened it into fields. I appreciate they went to the trouble of all
I suspect—I very nearly know—there is more to Finn than that, but I cannot disagree with Corwyn without prompting further questions.“I would worry less.” I smirk. “It makes you sound like an egghead.”“This, from the man who’s read every book in the library—twice!”We bicker the rest of the way to
Xander“He’s here,” Vedran says in my room as he helps me prepare for kafi.I meet his pink eyes in the window's reflection. “How did you know?”Vedran taps one of my shoulders lightly. “Every time someone mentions their arrival, you tighten. Why do you think you have woken so sore in the mornings?”